Document tracking system and method
First Claim
1. A method of finding and tracking the status of a target document in a legislative, regulatory or similar process in a state or other entity, comprising:
- entering a search expression;
selecting at least one entity to be searched using the search expression;
searching the selected entity for target documents containing said search expression;
extracting information from each said target document found in said search to identify associated supporting documents;
using said extracted information to obtain all relevant desired status and related information from each of said associated supporting documents; and
generating a composite report of said status and related information of each of said target documents found in said search.
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Abstract
A legislative, regulatory or similar process tracking system and method for finding and presenting a composite view of the real-time status of a specific document or documents of interest and other related information generally contained in supporting documents and/or in entirely separate databases. The supporting documents and status information generally are not available utilizing traditional searching methods and can provide the most or only relevant information for tracking the status of the specific documents of interest as they move through the legislative, regulatory or similar process.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of finding and tracking the status of a target document in a legislative, regulatory or similar process in a state or other entity, comprising:
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entering a search expression;
selecting at least one entity to be searched using the search expression;
searching the selected entity for target documents containing said search expression;
extracting information from each said target document found in said search to identify associated supporting documents;
using said extracted information to obtain all relevant desired status and related information from each of said associated supporting documents; and
generating a composite report of said status and related information of each of said target documents found in said search. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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