Methods and systems for conducting due diligence
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1. A method for operating a computer to conduct due diligence, said method comprising:
- prompting a user to identify data to be used to form at least one standard documentation file;
prompting a user to identify at least one data collector to collect the identified data;
receiving and storing the identified data; and
generating at least one standard documentation file.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for conducting due diligence are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises identifying data that will be used to assemble at least one standard documentation file, at least one data collector to collect the identified data and a time for collection of the identified data. The identified data is received and stored and the effectiveness of the data collection is evaluated. The standard documentation file is then assembled.
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1. A method for operating a computer to conduct due diligence, said method comprising:
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prompting a user to identify data to be used to form at least one standard documentation file;
prompting a user to identify at least one data collector to collect the identified data;
receiving and storing the identified data; and
generating at least one standard documentation file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer programmed to:
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prompt a user to identify data to be used to form at least one standard documentation file;
prompt a user to identify at least one data collector to collect the identified data;
receive and store the identified data; and
generate at least one standard documentation file. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A database comprising:
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data corresponding to at least one identified data collector;
data corresponding to a time for collection of identified data for a standard documentation file; and
data corresponding to the standard documentation file. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for conducting due diligence, said system comprising:
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a database comprising data corresponding to a due diligence checklist;
a server configured to prompt a user to identify data that will be used to form at least one standard documentation file, identify at least one data collector to collect the identified data and to identify a time for collection of the identified data. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method for conducting due diligence, said method comprising the steps of:
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selecting, from an electronic interface, data to be used to form at least one standard documentation file;
selecting, from the electronic interface, at least one data collector to collect the data; and
requesting, from the electronic interface, a standard documentation file. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. Apparatus comprising:
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means for prompting a user to identify data to be used to form at least one standard documentation file;
means for prompting a user to identify at least one data collector to collect the identified data;
means for receiving and storing the identified data; and
means for generating at least one standard documentation file. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A computer-readable medium, comprising:
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at least one record of identified data for forming a standard documentation file;
a record of at least one identified data collector; and
a plurality of rules for using the data to generate a standard documentation file. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61)
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