SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DOCUMENT

• US 20130019151A1
• Filed: 07/11/2012
• Published: 01/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Paper Software LLC
• Original Assignee: Paper Software LLC
• Inventors: Whetsell, Nathan Alexander, Whetsell, Benjamin Stuart
• Granted Patent: US 10,592,593 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/137 Hierarchical processing, e.g. outlines
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/258 Heading extraction; Automatic titling; Numbering

Abstract

A method and computing system are provided for determining a hierarchical structure associated with a document. The hierarchical structure may be associated with a plurality of elements of the document. A map of the document may be generated. The map may include a plurality of links to one or more of the elements of the document.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining, on a processor, a hierarchical structure associated with a document;

associating, on the processor, the hierarchical structure with a plurality of elements of the document; and

generating, on the processor, a map of the document, the map including a plurality of links to one or more of the elements of the document.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the document includes a legal agreement.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of elements of the document includes one or more provisions of the legal agreement.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining the hierarchical structure associated with the document includes processing the document to determine the hierarchical structure.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining the hierarchical structure associated with the document includes accessing structure data associated with the document.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of links includes hyperlinks configured to navigate the document.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising generating a visual representation of the map, the visual representation including an arrangement of the plurality of links based on, at least in part, the hierarchical structure of the document.

14. The computer program product of claim 1, further comprising instructions for generating a visual representation of the map, the visual representation including an arrangement of the plurality of links based on, at least in part, the hierarchical structure of the document.

8. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

determining a hierarchical structure associated with a document;

associating the hierarchical structure with a plurality of elements of the document; and

generating a map of the document, the map including a plurality of links to one or more of the elements of the document.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the document includes a legal agreement.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the plurality of elements of the document includes one or more provisions of the legal agreement.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the instructions for determining the hierarchical structure associated with the document include instructions for processing the document to determine the hierarchical structure.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the instructions for determining the hierarchical structure associated with the document include instructions for accessing structure data associated with the document.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the plurality of links includes hyperlinks configured to navigate the document.

15. A computing system comprising one or more processors configured to:

determine a hierarchical structure associated with a document;

associate the hierarchical structure with a plurality of elements of the document; and

generate a map of the document, the map including a plurality of links to one or more of the elements of the document.

16. The computing system of claim 15, wherein the document includes a legal agreement.

17. The computing system of claim 16, wherein the plurality of elements of the document includes one or more provisions of the legal agreement.

18. The computing system of claim 15, wherein the one or more processors configured to determine the hierarchical structure associated with the document are configured to process the document to determine the hierarchical structure.

19. The computing system of claim 15, wherein the one or more processors configured to determine the hierarchical structure associated with the document are configured to access structure data associated with the document.

20. The computing system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of links includes hyperlinks configured to navigate the document.

21. The computing system of claim 15, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to generate a visual representation of the map, the visual representation including an arrangement of the plurality of links based on, at least in part, the hierarchical structure of the document.