System and Method for Generating Legal Documents
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1. A server system for generating legal documents, the server system comprising:
- a processor for executing instructions;
a display, operatively coupled to the processor;
an input communications device;
a computer readable medium, operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the computer readable medium contains;
a set of server system instructions that, if executed by the processor, are operable to cause the server system to prompt a first user to initialize the server system with a plurality of legal document forms and a plurality of form selection attributes corresponding to each of the plurality of legal document forms;
a set of learning agent instructions that, if executed by the processor, are operable to cause the server system to construct at least one machine learned, form selection classifier based on a training set, wherein the training set is a first subset of a set of form usage data;
a set of rule engine instructions that, if executed by the processor, are operable to cause the server system to construct a rules engine, the rules engine comprising form selection rules and resources and logic to apply the form selection rules, wherein the form selection rules include the at least one machine learned, form selection classifier; and
a set of document management instructions that, if executed by the processor, are operable to cause the server system to;
prompt a second user to populate the rules engine with transaction data corresponding to the second user'"'"'s legal transaction;
select at least one of the plurality of legal document forms as determined by the populated rules engine;
populate at least one selected legal document form with data corresponding to the transaction data to produce at least one completed legal document; and
display the at least one completed legal document to the second user.
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Abstract
A system and method for the automated generation of documents for a legal transaction over a network using probabilistic prediction of customary usage. The predictions are generated by user experience, expert rules and machine learned classifiers based on user input of transaction data. The classifiers are constructed and tested on a partitioned dataset consisting of transaction data and legal document and clause selections in previous transactions. In one embodiment, such dataset is collected in a document management system.
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1. A server system for generating legal documents, the server system comprising:
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a processor for executing instructions; a display, operatively coupled to the processor; an input communications device; a computer readable medium, operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the computer readable medium contains; a set of server system instructions that, if executed by the processor, are operable to cause the server system to prompt a first user to initialize the server system with a plurality of legal document forms and a plurality of form selection attributes corresponding to each of the plurality of legal document forms; a set of learning agent instructions that, if executed by the processor, are operable to cause the server system to construct at least one machine learned, form selection classifier based on a training set, wherein the training set is a first subset of a set of form usage data; a set of rule engine instructions that, if executed by the processor, are operable to cause the server system to construct a rules engine, the rules engine comprising form selection rules and resources and logic to apply the form selection rules, wherein the form selection rules include the at least one machine learned, form selection classifier; and a set of document management instructions that, if executed by the processor, are operable to cause the server system to; prompt a second user to populate the rules engine with transaction data corresponding to the second user'"'"'s legal transaction; select at least one of the plurality of legal document forms as determined by the populated rules engine; populate at least one selected legal document form with data corresponding to the transaction data to produce at least one completed legal document; and display the at least one completed legal document to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for generating legally binding documents, the method comprising:
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populating a document management system with a plurality of legal document forms; populating a rules engine system with a plurality of form selection rules, wherein populating the rules engine system with the plurality of form selection rules further comprises predicting a form usage probability for each of the plurality of legal document forms; receiving transaction data for a legal transaction, wherein the transaction data includes at least one form selection attribute; selecting at least one legal document form from the plurality of legal document forms for the legal transaction, wherein selecting the at least one legal document further comprises applying at least one form selection rule to the transaction data; populating the at least one selected legal document form with data corresponding to the transaction data; and capturing form usage data associated with the selected legal document. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for generating legal documents, the method comprising:
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populating a document management system with a plurality of legal document forms and a plurality of optional clauses corresponding to at least one of the plurality of legal document forms; populating a rules engine system with a plurality of form selection rules, wherein populating the rules engine system with a plurality of form selection rules further comprises the rules engine predicting a usage probability for each of the plurality of legal document forms; populating the rules engine system with a plurality of clause selection rules wherein each clause selection rule maps at least one clause selection attribute to at least one optional clause, wherein populating the rules engine system with a plurality of clause selection rules further comprises the rules engine predicting a usage probability for each of the plurality of optional clauses; receiving transaction data for a current transaction, wherein the transaction data includes at least one user inputted form selection attribute and at least one user inputted clause selection attribute; determining with the rules engine at least one selected legal document form for the current legal transaction; determining with the rules engine at least one selected optional clause for the at least one selected legal document form; and populating the at least one selected legal document form with the at least one selected optional clause and with data corresponding to the transaction data; and capturing usage data associated with the selected legal document and the selected optional clause to reiteratively revise usage probabilities. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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