Systems and methods for producing documentary credit and conforming shipping documents
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1. A computer-aided method of generating documentary credit and related documents, including:
- providing at least one template for documentary credit issuance, including at least one of a documentary credit instruction, a documentary credit application or a documentary credit instrument;
providing one or more templates for documentary credit-related documents, wherein the documentary credit-related documents are among a plurality of bank-required documents to draw on a corresponding documentary credit instrument;
mapping fields from the documentary credit issuance template to the documentary credit-related document templates;
accepting data for at least some of the fields of the documentary credit issuance template; and
populating fields in the plurality of documentary credit-related documents using the mapping.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods to support import-export transactions. More particularly, it includes methods and systems for generation of bank-required documents that are consistent with a documentary credit instrument and collaborative application for or amendment of the documentary credit instrument. Particular aspects of the present invention are described in the claims, specification and drawings.
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1. A computer-aided method of generating documentary credit and related documents, including:
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providing at least one template for documentary credit issuance, including at least one of a documentary credit instruction, a documentary credit application or a documentary credit instrument;
providing one or more templates for documentary credit-related documents, wherein the documentary credit-related documents are among a plurality of bank-required documents to draw on a corresponding documentary credit instrument;
mapping fields from the documentary credit issuance template to the documentary credit-related document templates;
accepting data for at least some of the fields of the documentary credit issuance template; and
populating fields in the plurality of documentary credit-related documents using the mapping. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-aided system to generate documentary credit and related documents, including:
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at least one template for documentary credit issuance, including at least one of a documentary credit instruction, a documentary credit application or a documentary credit instrument;
one or more templates for documentary credit-related documents, wherein the documentary credit-related documents are among a plurality of bank-required documents to draw on a corresponding documentary credit instrument;
a map that relates fields from the documentary credit issuance template to the documentary credit-related document templates;
logic to process input data for at least some of the fields of the documentary credit issuance template; and
logic to populate fields in the plurality of documentary credit-related documents using the map. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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