High integrity computer implemented docketing system
First Claim
1. A human operator controlled computer implemented deadline docketing system for a plurality of cases, comprisingnon-volatile memory means for retaining a program including a series of executable commands for implementing the docketing system and for retaining stored signals when the system is de-energized including a plurality of case record keys uniquely identifying each case;
- controller means connected with said non-volatile memory means for executing said program to operate the docketing system;
deadline recording means operating under the control of said controller means for receiving and storing in said non-volatile memory means unverified future calendar date signals associated with a unique case record key representing an initial human operator determined future calendar date by which an action must be taken in a case identified by the record key;
report generating means operating under the control of said controller means for generating in response to an operator entered case identifier key an operator viewable first report listing and identifying all unverified future calendar dates stored in said non-volatile memory means associated with the operator entered case record key; and
verification recording means operating under the control of said controlling means for converting unverified calendar date signals into verified future calendar date signals by receiving and storing in said non-volatile memory means in association with a future calendar date appearing in said first report a human operator generated verification signal indicating that the human operator has independently verified the accuracy of the corresponding future calendar date appearing in said first report.
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Abstract
A computer implemented deadline docketing system for receiving, organizing and reporting future deadline calendar dates. The system includes a report generator for generating an operator viewable first report of all unverified future calendar dates which are stored in the system. The system also includes a verification recorder for converting unverified future calendar dates into verified dates by receiving and storing in association with a future calendar date a human operator generated verification signal whenever a human operator has independently verified the accuracy of the corresponding calendar date. The system is also organized to provide in the first report a complete chronological record, in the form of a Table of Contents, of all deadline calendar dates which have been entered into the system in association with a particular law case identified by a unique record key along with a word description of the action required, the verification status, the date upon which the required action was completed and a word description of the action taken to satisfy the calendar date deadline.
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29 Claims
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1. A human operator controlled computer implemented deadline docketing system for a plurality of cases, comprising
non-volatile memory means for retaining a program including a series of executable commands for implementing the docketing system and for retaining stored signals when the system is de-energized including a plurality of case record keys uniquely identifying each case; -
controller means connected with said non-volatile memory means for executing said program to operate the docketing system; deadline recording means operating under the control of said controller means for receiving and storing in said non-volatile memory means unverified future calendar date signals associated with a unique case record key representing an initial human operator determined future calendar date by which an action must be taken in a case identified by the record key; report generating means operating under the control of said controller means for generating in response to an operator entered case identifier key an operator viewable first report listing and identifying all unverified future calendar dates stored in said non-volatile memory means associated with the operator entered case record key; and verification recording means operating under the control of said controlling means for converting unverified calendar date signals into verified future calendar date signals by receiving and storing in said non-volatile memory means in association with a future calendar date appearing in said first report a human operator generated verification signal indicating that the human operator has independently verified the accuracy of the corresponding future calendar date appearing in said first report. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29)
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22. A method for docketing and reporting deadline dates for a plurality of cases by utilizing a programmed computer system having a non-volatile memory and a report generator which is capable of generating a report based on the results of a search and compare function under control of the computer program, comprising the steps of
storing in the non-volatile memory a plurality of case record keys uniquely identifying a case, storing unverified future calendar date signals associated with a unique case record key identifier representing an initial human operator determined future calendar date by which an action must be taken in a case identified by the case record key, periodically generating a human viewable report listing and identifying all unverified future calendar dates associated with the case identified by the operator entered case record key, and converting stored unverified future calendar date signals to verified future calendar date signals by storing in the non-volatile memory in association with the corresponding stored calendar date a verification signal generated by a human operator who has independently calculated the calendar date appearing in the first human viewable report and has verified the accuracy of the corresponding stored future calendar date appearing in the first human viewable report.
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