# US 2017/0287091 A1 · Centralized school admission application and data exchange system and process > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0287091 A1 - Document ID: US20170287091A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/476,396 - Filed: 2017-03-31 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-01 - Inventors: Jennifer Harrell - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170287091A1 ## CPC - G06Q 50/2053: {Education institution selection, admissions, or financial aid} - G06F 21/6245: {Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes} - G06Q 10/06: Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling - H04L 63/104: {Grouping of entities} - H04W 12/08: Access security - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Systems and methods providing centralized admission application management, processing, control, and data exchanges for authorized users. A server or cloud-based system accessible from clients over a data network provides a universal application form, receives supplemental information in association with a student application, and authenticates and grants third party users and their access to records and forms associated with the applicant and provide additional information or records in support of the applicant's application to prospective schools. The system registers applicants, schools, and teachers as users, enables access to forms and data associated with applicant applications for admission to prospective schools, receives applicant information into a universal application form from which prospective schools can retrieve information associated with applicants, receives evaluation forms from teachers, provides application information and supplemental information to prospective schools, and authenticates and grants third party access to information associated applicants. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for providing centralized admission application management, processing, control, and exchanges for authorized users, comprising: a server including data network access to remote clients and accessible from the remote clients over the data network, the server programmed to: register applicants for access to the system; provide a universal application form to applicants that can be filled in with information from the applicants, stored and then the information can be provided into diverse applications association with different schools; receive supplemental information in association with information from applicants provided on the universal application form; and authenticate and grant access to records including universal application forms and supplemental information associated with the applicants based on stored information associated with applicants to third parties authorized by the applicants to gain access and retrieve records in support of the applicants' application to prospective schools represented by the third parties. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the remote clients include at least one of: a smartphone, a laptop, or a desktop computer, and the remote clients communicate with the server via at least one of: Wi-Fi, mobile cellular communications, wide area network communications, and local area network communications. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the remote clients are authorized to communicate with the server via the step to authenticate and grant access to records including universal application forms and supplemental information associated with the applicants based on stored information associated with applicants to third parties authorized by the applicants to gain access and retrieve records in support of the applicants' application to prospective schools represented by the third parties. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the supplemental information includes at least one of: entrance exam scores, transcripts, evaluation forms, letter of recommendation, and résumés. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the remote clients are authorized to communicate with the server via the step to authenticate and grant access to records including universal application forms and supplemental information associated with the applicants based on stored information associated with applicants to third parties authorized by the applicants to gain access and retrieve records in support of the applicants' application to prospective schools represented by the third parties. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein the remote client access the supplemental information and the supplemental information includes at least one of: entrance exam scores, transcripts, evaluation forms, letter of recommendation, and résumés. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the remote clients include at least one of: a smartphone, a laptop, or a desktop computer, and the remote clients communicate with the server via at least one of: Wi-Fi, mobile cellular communications, wide area network communications, and local area network communications. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the remote clients access the supplemental information and the supplemental information includes at least one of: entrance exam scores, transcripts, evaluation forms, letter of recommendation, and résumés. ### Claim 9 A method for providing centralized admission application management, processing, control, and exchanges for authorized users, comprising: providing a server, including data network access to remote clients and accessible from the remote clients over the data network, programmed to register applicants for access to the system and set up a profile for the applicants, provide a universal application form to applicants that can be filled in with information from the applicants, stored and then the information can be provided into diverse applications association with different schools, receive supplemental information in association with information, from applicants provided on the universal application form, and authenticate and grant access to records including universal application forms and supplemental information associated with the applicants based on stored information associated with applicants to third parties authorized by the applicants to gain access and retrieve records in support of the applicants' application to prospective schools represented by the third parties; registering applicant, school, and teacher users with at the server; receiving student information into a universal application form from which prospective schools can retrieve information associated with applicants including the student; enabling a student user to grant school users and teacher users with access to information from the universal application forms and the supplemental information associated with the student in support of the applicant's application for admission to prospective schools; receiving evaluation forms from teachers associated with the applicant and provided with teacher user access by the applicant; enabling a student user to select and authorize prospective schools to receive the application information and supplemental information; providing application information, evaluation information, and supplemental information in association with the applicant to the prospective schools selected and authorized by the applicant to receive the application information and supplemental information; and authenticating and granting access to records and forms associated with the applicant to third parties authorized by the student to access the server based on the applicant's profile and provide records in support of the applicant's application to prospective schools. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the remote clients include at least one of: a smartphone, a laptop, or a desktop computer, and the remote clients communicate with the, server via at least one of: Wi-Fi, mobile cellular communications, wide area network communications, and local area network communications. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the remote clients are authorized to communicate with the server via the step to authenticate and grant access to records including universal application forms and supplemental information associated with the applicants based on stored information associated with applicants to third parties authorized by the applicants to gain access and retrieve records in support of the applicants' application to prospective schools represented by the third parties. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the supplemental information includes at least one of: entrance exam scores, transcripts, evaluation forms, letter of recommendation, and résumés. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the remote clients are authorized to communicate with the server via the step to authenticate and grant access to records including universal application forms and supplemental information associated with the applicants based on stored information associated with applicants to third parties authorized by the applicants to gain access and retrieve records in support of the applicants' application to prospective schools represented by the third parties. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the remote clients access the supplemental information and the supplemental information includes at least one of: entrance exam scores, transcripts, evaluation forms, letter of recommendation, and résumés. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the remote clients include at least one of: a smartphone, a laptop, or a desktop computer, and the remote clients communicate with the server via at least one of: Wi-Fi, mobile cellular communications, wide area network communications, and local area network communications. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the remote clients access the supplemental information and the supplemental information includes at least one of: entrance exam scores, transcripts, evaluation forms, letter of recommendation, and résumés. ### Claim 17 A school admission system providing centralized admission application management, processing, control, and exchanges for authorized users, comprising: a server including data network access to remote clients and accessible from the remote clients over the data network, the server programmed to: create three portals including an applicant portal, a school portal, and a teacher portal; register applicants for access to the system via the applicant portal; provide a universal application form to applicants that can be filled in with information from the applicants, stored, and then the information can be provided into diverse applications association with different schools; receive supplemental information in association with information from applicants provided on the universal application form; authenticate and grant access to records including universal application forms, and supplemental information associated with the applicants based on stored information associated with applicants to third parties authorized by the applicants to gain access and retrieve records in support of the applicants' application to prospective schools represented by the third parties; and at least one client accessing the system via at least one of the student portal, the school portal, and the teacher portal. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the remote clients include at least one of: a smartphone, a laptop, or a desktop computer, and the remote clients communicate with the server via at least one of: Wi-Fi, mobile cellular communications, wide area network communications, and local area network communications, and the remote clients are authorized to communicate with the server via the step to authenticate and grant access to records including universal application forms and supplemental information associated with the applicants based on stored information associated with applicants to third parties authorized by the applicants to gain access and retrieve records in support of the applicants' application to prospective schools represented by the third parties. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the supplemental information includes at least one of: entrance exam scores, transcripts, evaluation forms, letter of recommendation, and résumés. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein the remote clients access the supplemental information and the supplemental information includes at least one of: entrance exam scores, transcripts, evaluation forms, letter of recommendation, and résumés.