DATA ASSOCIATION ENGINE FOR CREATING SEARCHABLE DATABASES
First Claim
1. A point of license system, comprising:
- at least one computer processor;
a memory;
a data transmission port;
a data reception port; and
a program stored at least in part in the memory which, when executed by the at least one computer processor, generates first output signals transmitted from the data transmission port to prompt a user to provide first business license data, the first business license data representing information useful for determining whether to issue a business license, the program responsive to first input signals received at the data reception port representative of the first business license data to generate second output signals transmitted from the data transmission port to prompt a user to provide first non-business license data, the first non-business license data indicative of at least one advertising decision made by the user.
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Abstract
A point-of-license data collection and indexing system comprises a form database, a business database, a data entry tool, a rules database, a data association engine, and a reporting tool. The data entry tool is configured to commence a data entry session and to receive data required to complete a business licensing form and non-license business data during the same session. The business database is configured to store the entered business data. The data association engine is configured to consult the rules engine and to determine associations between items of data stored in the business database to facilitate searching of the business database using a search engine. The reporting tool is configured generate reports based on the business database, to make the license business data accessible to a government, and to make the non-license business data accessible to the public using a search engine.
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56 Claims
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1. A point of license system, comprising:
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at least one computer processor; a memory; a data transmission port; a data reception port; and a program stored at least in part in the memory which, when executed by the at least one computer processor, generates first output signals transmitted from the data transmission port to prompt a user to provide first business license data, the first business license data representing information useful for determining whether to issue a business license, the program responsive to first input signals received at the data reception port representative of the first business license data to generate second output signals transmitted from the data transmission port to prompt a user to provide first non-business license data, the first non-business license data indicative of at least one advertising decision made by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A point of license system, comprising:
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at least one computer processor; a memory; a data transmission port; a data reception port; and a program stored at least in part in the memory which, when executed by the at least one computer processor, generates first output signals transmitted from the data transmission port to prompt a user to provide first business license data, the first business license data representing information useful for determining whether to issue a business license, the program responsive to first input signals received at the data reception port representative of the first business license data to generate second output signals transmitted from the data transmission port to prompt a user to provide first non-business license data, the first non-business license data indicative of at least one sponsorship decision made by the user. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A point of license system, comprising:
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at least one computer processor; a memory; a data transmission port; a data reception port; and a program stored at least in part in the memory which, when executed by the at least one computer processor, generates first output signals transmitted from the data transmission port to prompt a user to provide first business license data, the first business license data representing information useful for determining whether to issue a business license for a first business, the program responsive to first input signals received at the data reception port representative of the first business license data to generate second output signals transmitted from the data transmission port to prompt a user to provide first non-business license data, the first non-business license data indicative of at least one bid registration decision made by the user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A license application system, comprising:
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at least one computer processor; a memory; a communication port; a data entry device; and a program stored at least in part in the memory which, when executed by the at least one computer processor, receives first input signals from the communication port, the first input signals representing one or more prompts prompting a user to provide first business license data, the first business license data representing information useful for determining whether to issue a business license for a first business, the program responsive to first data entry signals received from the data entry device to generate first output signals transmitted to the communication port, the first output signals representative of the first business license data, the program responsive to second input signals received from the communication port to prompt a user to provide first non-business license data, the first non-business license data indicative of at least one advertising decision made by the user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A license application system, comprising:
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at least one computer instruction processor; a memory; a communication port; a data entry device; and a program stored at least in part in the memory which, when executed by the at least one computer instruction processor, receives first input signals from the communication port, the first input signals representing one or more prompts prompting a user to provide first business license data, the first business license data representing information useful for determining whether to issue a business license for a first business, the program responsive to first data entry signals received from the data entry device to generate first output signals transmitted to the communication port, the first output signals representative of the first business license data, the program responsive to second input signals received from the communication port to prompt a user to provide first non-business license data, the first non-business license data indicative of at least one sponsoring decision made by the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A license application system, comprising:
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at least one computer instruction processor; a memory; a communication port; a data entry device; and a program stored at least in part in the memory which, when executed by the at least one computer instruction processor, receives first input signals from the communication port, the first input signals representing one or more prompts prompting a user to provide first business license data, the first business license data representing information useful for determining whether to issue a business license for a first business, the program responsive to first data entry signals received from the data entry device to generate first output signals transmitted to the communication port, the first output signals representative of the first business license data, the program responsive to second input signals received from the communication port to prompt a user to provide first non-business license data, the first non-business license data indicative of at least one bid registration decision made by the user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A point-of-license data collection and indexing system comprising:
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a form database comprising electronic forms that each define data fields for license business data that a business is requested to provide to apply for a license; a business database configured to store license business data and non-license business data comprising business data that a business is not required to provide to apply for a license; a data entry tool configured to commence a data entry session, to retrieve at least one of the electronic forms from the forms database, serve the defined data fields to a web browser during the data entry session such that the web browser can prompt a user to enter data associated with the defined data fields, serve additional data fields to the web browser during the data entry session seeking non-license business data such that the web browser can prompt the user to enter data associated with the additional data fields, to receive license business data and non-license business data from the web browser, and to cause the license business data and the non-license business data to be stored in the business database; a rules database comprising information defining rules for determining associations between items of data stored in the business database; a data association engine configured to use rules stored in the rules database to determine associations between items of data stored in the business database so as to organize the business database to allow the business database to be searched using a search engine; and a reporting tool configured to search the business database and generate reports based on the business database, to make at least a portion of the license business data accessible to a government, and to make at least a portion of the non-license business data accessible to the public using a search engine. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A point-of-license data entry system comprising:
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a display; a data entry device; and a terminal configured to commence a data entry session, to receive license data fields pertaining to data that a business is requested to provide in a process of applying for a license, to receive non-license data fields seeking non-license business data pertaining to data that the business is not required to provide in the process of applying for a license, to prompt a user to enter information during the session into the license data fields and the non-license data fields, and to transmit the entered information for storage in a business database, wherein the non-license data fields include hours of operation of the business. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of providing a service at a point-of-license, the method comprising:
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executing a computer-based process to commence a business license data entry session; obtaining first business data from an applicant for a business license during the data entry session; and obtaining advertising data from the applicant during the data entry session, the advertising data indicative of a decision to advertise products or services related to the first business data. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of providing a service at a point-of-license, the method comprising:
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executing a computer-based process to commence a business license data entry session; obtaining first business data from an applicant for a business license during the data entry session; and obtaining organization sponsorship data from the applicant during the data entry session, the organization sponsorship data indicative of a decision to sponsor an organization having a relationship to the first business data. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method of providing a service at a point-of-license, the method comprising:
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executing a computer-based process to commence a business license data entry session; obtaining first business data from an applicant for a business license during the data entry session; obtaining an indication from the applicant during the data entry session that the applicant wants to have access to business opportunities related to the first business data; granting access to the business opportunities; selecting a first set of business opportunities related to the first business data; and presenting the first set of business opportunities to a business user associated with the applicant. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A point of license system, comprising:
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at least one computer instruction processor; a memory; a data transmission port; a data reception port; and a program stored at least in part in the memory which, when executed by the at least one computer processor, generates first output signals transmitted from the data transmission port to prompt a user to provide first business license data, the first business license data representing information useful for determining whether to issue a business license for a first business, the program responsive to first input signals received at the data reception port representative of the first business license data to generate second output signals transmitted from the data transmission port to prompt the user to provide first non-business license data, the first non-business license data descriptive of at least one aspect of the first business, the program generating third output signals transmitted from the data transmission port to prompt the user to provide second non-business license data, the second non-business license data representing a decision as to whether the first business will agree to advertise products and services, the program generating fourth output signals transmitted from the data transmission port to prompt the user to provide third non-business license data, the third non-business license data representing a decision as to whether the first business will agree to sponsor at least one event or organization, the program generating fifth output signals transmitted from the data transmission port to prompt the user to provide fourth non-business license data, the fourth non-business license data representing a decision as to whether the first business will agree to receive information about items for which it may submit bids. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A point of license system, comprising:
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at least one computer processor; a memory; a data transmission port; a data reception port; and a program stored at least in part in the memory which, when executed by the at least one computer processor, generates first output signals transmitted from the data transmission port to prompt a user to provide first business license data, the first business license data representing information useful for determining whether to issue a business license for a first business, the program responsive to first input signals received at the data reception port representative of the first business license data to generate second output signals transmitted from the data transmission port to prompt a user to provide first non-business license data, the first non-business license data descriptive of at least one aspect of the first business, the program responsive to second input signals received at the data reception port representative of the first non-business license data to generate third output signals indicative of at least one selected product or service, the program comparing at least a portion of the first non-business license data to stored information representing one or more attributes of each of a plurality of products and services to select the at least one selected product or service. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56)
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