Method and system for document manipulation, analysis and tracking

• US 20060206462A1
• Filed: 03/10/2006
• Published: 09/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Logic Flows LLC
• Original Assignee: Logic Flows LLC
• Inventors: Barber, Jimmy N.
• Application Number:
  US11/372,842
• Publication Number:
  US 20060206462A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3331 Query processing

Abstract

A method and system for importing physical documents into one or more electronic documents, searching the electronic documents to automatically code the documents, to collect bibliographic information, to assign the documents to one or more categories, to identify documents with relevance by master keyword searching. This invention also provides the capability of user annotating and/or commenting without disturbing the original content of the documents.

Claims

1. A method for document analysis, comprising:

(A) receiving master keywords;

(B) receiving an electronically scanned document;

(C) converting said electronic scanned document to a searchable and editable document;

(D) searching said searchable and editable document for words which match said master keywords;

(E) assigning said matched master keywords to said searchable and editable document;

(F) determining if a threshold number of matched keywords is exceeded; and

(G) setting a flag if said threshold number of matched keywords is exceeded.

2. A method for document analysis, comprising:

(A) receiving category keywords and categories associated with said category keywords;

(B) receiving an electronically scanned document;

(C) converting said electronic scanned document to a searchable and editable document;

(D) searching said searchable and editable document for words which match said category keywords; and

(E) assigning said searchable and editable document to a category based on said match of category keywords.

3. A method for document analysis, comprising:

(A) receiving an electronically scanned document;

(B) converting said electronic scanned document to a searchable and editable document;

(C) searching said searchable and editable document for bibliographic text;

(D) saving said bibliographic text to a bibliographic document associated with said searchable and editable document to effect coding of said document.

4. A method for document analysis, comprising:

(A) receiving an electronically scanned document;

(B) converting said electronic scanned document to a searchable and editable document;

(C) opening an associated document for storing comments with regard to said searchable and editable document;

(D) receiving comments with regard to said searchable and editable document;

(E) storing said comments on said associated document, and

wherein said comment further comprises a text comment, a highlighting, a redaction and a line insertion.

5. A method for document analysis, comprising:

(A) receiving an electronically scanned document;

(B) converting said electronic scanned document to a searchable and editable document;

(C) searching said searchable and editable document for names; and

(E) storing said names in a document associated with said searchable and editable document.

6. A method for document analysis, comprising:

(A) receiving master keywords and category keywords;

(B) receiving an electronically scanned document;

(C) converting said electronic scanned document to a searchable and editable document;

(D) searching said searchable and editable document for words which match said master keywords;

(E) assigning said matched master keywords to said searchable and editable document;

(F) determining if a threshold number of matched keywords is exceeded;

(G) setting a flag if said threshold number of matched keywords is exceeded;

(H) searching said searchable and editable document for words which match said category keywords;

(I) assigning said searchable and editable document to a category based on said match of category keywords;

(J) searching said searchable and editable document for bibliographic text;

(K) saving said bibliographic text to a bibliographic document associated with said searchable and editable document to effect coding of said document;

(L) opening an associated document for storing comments with regard to said searchable and editable document;

(M) receiving comments with regard to said searchable and editable document wherein said received comments further comprises a text comment, a highlighting, a redaction and a line drawing;

(N) storing said comments on said associated document;

(O) searching said searchable and editable document for names; and

(P) storing said names in a document associated with said searchable and editable document.