Multiparameter indexing and searching for documents
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1. A system comprising:
- an abstract creation computer, running a plurality of rules, accessing a plurality of documents, each of said plurality of documents including information therein, and said computer processing said documents using said rules to create a searchable abstract file, at least one of said rules determining information within the document based upon an analysis of words in the document and a position of those words within the document, and at least another of said rules determining a specific enumerated item of information from within the document, and at least another of said rules determining certain categories that apply to the document, said rules forming information about the document that is stored by the abstract creation computer in said abstract file.
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Abstract
A multiparameter abstract and search system for documents, e.g. legal documents. The documents are abstracted by an abstract creation engine. The abstract creation engine may process the documents based on objective criteria and subjective criteria. The processing creates a searchable abstract file that can be searched in various ways.
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1. A system comprising:
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an abstract creation computer, running a plurality of rules, accessing a plurality of documents, each of said plurality of documents including information therein, and said computer processing said documents using said rules to create a searchable abstract file, at least one of said rules determining information within the document based upon an analysis of words in the document and a position of those words within the document, and at least another of said rules determining a specific enumerated item of information from within the document, and at least another of said rules determining certain categories that apply to the document, said rules forming information about the document that is stored by the abstract creation computer in said abstract file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a searching engine which allows a user to search among a plurality of documents based on a plurality of criteria including at least type of document, and substantive areas addressed by the document; and
a user interface portion, which produces information indicative of a display of results from a search conducted by said searching engine, said information including a first result indicating relevant search results, and enabling selection of one of the documents and responsively displaying information about the selected document other than contents of the document itself, and allowing selection of the displayed information, to create a display showing subcategories or further detail within the displayed information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A system, comprising:
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a user interface which receives a request for information about a legal task, including at least a legal category, a document type, and a jurisdiction; and
an information provider, which returns information based on said legal task, document type and jurisdiction, said information including jurisdiction-specific law for said legal issue, narrative information about the jurisdiction-specific law, and links to specific sources including information about the jurisdiction-specific law, and also includes specific local information including local information about the document type for the jurisdiction. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system, comprising:
an abstract creation element, receiving information about a plurality of documents, and determining, from each document, specific information about each document, based on the actual words within the document, and context of said words within the document, where said context includes at least the presence of at least one of a plurality of specified other words within the document, and which produces an abstract based on said specific information, in a searchable form. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer-readable storage medium having a set of instructions for a computer having a user interface, a database, and access to a plurality of documents, the set of instructions comprising:
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a first objective-extracting instruction set determining information within each document based on analysis of words in the document and a position of those words within the document to look for a specific pre-enumerated item of information from within the document;
a second subjective-extracting instruction set, determining a category for the document by searching the document; and
a third instruction set, producing a document index in a searchable form based on first and second instruction sets. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method comprising:
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using a first rule to determine information about each of a plurality of documents, said first rule analyzing words in the document and a position of those words within the document;
using a second rule to determine information about each of the plurality of documents, said second rule determining a specific enumerated item of information from within the document while ignoring other items of information within the document which have the same class as said specific item;
using a third rule to determine information about each of said plurality of documents, to determine a category that applies to the document; and
storing said information from said rules in a searchable abstract file. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method comprising:
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using a computer to review contents of a plurality of documents;
using said computer to determine specified items of information within said documents based on context and position within the documents, while ignoring other information of the same type within the document; and
creating a searchable abstract of the documents, based on said specified items of information. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58)
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