AUTOMATED DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION AND ROUTING

• US 20110153680A1
• Filed: 12/23/2009
• Published: 06/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
• Original Assignee: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
• Inventors: Rolla, Mark S., Tran, Travis H.
• Application Number:
  US12/646,636
• Publication Number:
  US 20110153680A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/803
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/353 into predefined classes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2216/11 Patent retrieval

Abstract

A system for classifying documents receives parsable data that defines an information object associated with a document. The information object defines an ID and document characterization information. The system determines a database record associated with the ID by searching through a database for a record associated with the Id. The system stores at least some of the document characterization information in the record.

Claims

1. A method for classifying documents comprising:

receiving, at an information server, a data file that defines information objects associated with a plurality of documents, wherein each of the information objects defines an ID and document characterization information;

parsing, by a processor of the information server, the data file to isolate an information object associated with a document;

determining, by the processor of the information server, a database record associated with the ID;

storing, by the processor, at least some of the document characterization information in the record.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the record search logic of the information server, a user associated with the ID;

generating, by message generation logic of the information server, a communication that includes at least some of the document characterization information; and

communicating, by communication logic of the information server, the communication to the user.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising associating the document with the communication before communicating the communication to the user.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the data file corresponds to an extensible markup language (XML) data file.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the document corresponds to a file that includes a graphical image of a correspondence.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the file corresponds to a portable document format (PDF) file.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

flagging the information object for review when information defined by the record does not match information defined by the information object.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a combined document file that includes a plurality of documents, wherein the parsable data defines a plurality of information objects, each information object of the plurality of information object being associated with a document of the plurality of documents.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising extracting a document of the plurality of documents and associating the extracted document with the communication before communicating the communication to the user.

10. A system for routing document comprising:

an information server with a processor configured to receive a data file that defines information objects associated with a plurality of documents, wherein each of the information objects defines an ID and document characterization information;

parsing logic of the processor configured to parse the data file to isolate an information object associated with a document

record search logic of the processor configured to search for a database record associated with the ID;

record storage logic of the processor configured to store at least some of the document characterization information in the record.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the record search logic is configured to search for a user associated with the ID, and further comprising:

message generation logic configured to generate a communication that includes at least some of the document characterization information; and

communication logic configured to communicate the communication to the user.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the message generation logic is further configured to associate the document with the communication before the communication is communicated to the user.

13. The system according to claim 10, wherein the data file corresponds to an extensible markup language (XML) data file.

14. The system according to claim 10, wherein the document corresponds to a file that includes a graphical image of a correspondence.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the file corresponds to a portable document format (PDF) file.

16. The system according to claim 10, further comprising data comparison logic configured to flag the information object for review when information defined by the record does not match information defined by the information object.

17. The system according to claim 10, wherein the information server is further configured to receive a combined document file that includes a plurality of documents, wherein the parsable data defines a plurality of information objects, each information object of the plurality of information object being associated with a document of the plurality of documents.

18. The system according to claim 10, further comprising extraction logic configured to extract a document of the plurality of documents and associate the extracted document with the communication before the communication is communicated to the user.

19. A machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program comprising at least one code section for routing documents, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform acts of:

receiving a data file that defines an information objects associated with a plurality of documents, wherein each of the information objects defines an ID and document characterization information;

parsing the data file to isolate an information object associated with a document

determining a database record associated with the ID;

storing at least some of the document characterization information in the record.

20. The machine-readable storage medium according to claim 19, wherein the code is executable by the machine to cause the machine to:

determine a user associated with the ID;

generate a communication that includes at least some of the document characterization information; and

communicate the communication to the user.

21. The machine-readable storage medium according to claim 19, wherein the code is executable by the machine to cause the machine to associate the document with the communication before communicating the communication to the user.