System and method for organizing information
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1. A computer program product embodied on one or more computer-readable storage mediums and for enabling manipulation of data of differing types, said data being stored in at least one data store and having a predetermined inter-relationship, the computer program product comprising:
- code for cooperating with at least one user interface to receive user input associated with said stored data;
code for automatically interacting with said at least one data store dependently upon said received user input to enable manipulation of a portion of said stored data of a given data type;
code for automatically identifying at least one other portion of said stored data of a data type distinct from said first data type and having a given relationship with said portion of data; and
, code for automatically triggering a predetermined manipulation of said at least one other portion of said stored data dependently upon and associated with said received input;
wherein said at least one user interface is a graphical user interface; and
wherein said graphical user interface displays information organized as general information, expense information, personnel information, and documents.
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Abstract
A system and method for accessing and manipulating, for multiple application types, of information stored in at least one database, in accordance with at least one data key, which information may be displayed or searched on a computer as a display of general information, a display of expense information, a display of personnel information or a display of document information relating to the item and matter is disclosed.
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1. A computer program product embodied on one or more computer-readable storage mediums and for enabling manipulation of data of differing types, said data being stored in at least one data store and having a predetermined inter-relationship, the computer program product comprising:
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code for cooperating with at least one user interface to receive user input associated with said stored data;
code for automatically interacting with said at least one data store dependently upon said received user input to enable manipulation of a portion of said stored data of a given data type;
code for automatically identifying at least one other portion of said stored data of a data type distinct from said first data type and having a given relationship with said portion of data; and
,code for automatically triggering a predetermined manipulation of said at least one other portion of said stored data dependently upon and associated with said received input;
wherein said at least one user interface is a graphical user interface; and
wherein said graphical user interface displays information organized as general information, expense information, personnel information, and documents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer program product embodied on one or more computer-readable storage mediums and for enabling manipulation of data of differing types, said data being stored in at least one data store and having a predetermined inter-relationship, the computer program product comprising:
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code for cooperating with at least one user interface to receive user input associated with said stored data;
code for automatically interacting with said at least one data store dependently upon said received user input to enable manipulation of a portion of said stored data of a given data type;
code for automatically identifying at least one other portion of said stored data of a data type distinct from said first data type and having a given relationship with said portion of data; and
,code for automatically triggering a predetermined manipulation of said at least one other portion of said stored data dependently upon and associated with said received input;
wherein said given relationship is one or more of the group consisting of association by client, association by matter, and association by category. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A computer program product embodied on one or more computer-readable storage mediums and for enabling manipulation of data of differing types, said data being stored in at least one data store and having a predetermined inter-relationship, the computer program product comprising:
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code for cooperating with at least one user interface to receive user input associated with said stored data;
code for automatically interacting with said at least one data store dependently upon said received user input to enable manipulation of a portion of said stored data of a given data type;
code for automatically identifying at least one other portion of said stored data of a data type distinct from said first data type and having a given relationship with said portion of data; and
,wherein said data types comprises a word processor data type, a calendar and scheduler data type, a spreadsheet data type, an accounting data type, and a personal contacts data type;
wherein said graphical user interface displays information organized as general information, expense information, personnel information, and documents; and
wherein said expense information comprises invoice date, number, amount, and billing entity, itemized billing description, amount of itemized billing and status of said invoice;
wherein said user may perform operations on said invoice by selecting one from the group consisting of pay invoice, edit invoice, and delete invoice functions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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