Attorney terminal having outline preparation capabilities for managing trial proceedings
First Claim
1. A transcription system used to convert words spoken during a testimonial proceeding to a textual form for real time display, the transcription system comprising:
- a transcriber comprising a court reporter that produces, in real time, a first document comprising transcript text representative of words spoken during the testimonial proceeding;
data storage that stores data representative of an image of at least one second document relating to the testimonial proceeding, the at least one second document comprising an exhibit;
a user input device supporting the selection of the at least one second document comprising the exhibit and;
a screen that displays the first document comprising the transcript text as the first document is produced and the image of the at least one second document comprising the exhibit for viewing.
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Abstract
The present invention provides attorney terminals which operate using an outline for storing, associating and managing case evidence, case law and work product for a given lawsuit at issue. Accessed through attorney terminals, the outline is structured based on a hierarchical categorization of the lawsuit into the law and fact at issue. Associated with each categorization entry in the hierarchical outline are groupings of case law, case evidence, relevance and draft discovery information for rapid access by the attorney. Each categorization entry in the tailored outline provides instant access to case law via headnotes, treatise selections, seminal cases, and preset searches. The disclosed invention also automatically: 1) tracks the use of Exhibits in a proceeding; 2) generates draft portions of a pretrial order including jury instructions; and 3) generates time-lines for analysis and use during a proceeding. Draft interrogatories, document requests and deposition or trial questions are also provided.
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1. A transcription system used to convert words spoken during a testimonial proceeding to a textual form for real time display, the transcription system comprising:
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a transcriber comprising a court reporter that produces, in real time, a first document comprising transcript text representative of words spoken during the testimonial proceeding; data storage that stores data representative of an image of at least one second document relating to the testimonial proceeding, the at least one second document comprising an exhibit; a user input device supporting the selection of the at least one second document comprising the exhibit and; a screen that displays the first document comprising the transcript text as the first document is produced and the image of the at least one second document comprising the exhibit for viewing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A transcription system used to convert words spoken during a testimonial proceeding to a textual form for real time display, the transcription system comprising:
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a transcriber comprising a court reporter that produces, in real time, a first document comprising transcript text representative of words spoken during the testimonial proceeding; a communication link; data storage that stores data representative of an image of at least one second document relating to the testimonial proceeding, the at least one second document comprising an exhibit; a screen; a processor that receives the transcript text in real time from the transcriber via the communication link; and the processor, as the transcriber produces the transcript text, directing display on the screen of the first document comprising the transcript text and the image of the at least one second document comprising the exhibit for viewing. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method used during a testimonial proceeding for viewing a first document comprising transcript text and an image of at least one second document comprising an exhibit, the method utilizing at least a stenographic system, a screen, data storage, and a user input device, the method comprising:
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converting, using the stenographic system and a court reporter, representations of words spoken during the testimonial proceeding to a first document comprising transcript text, in real time; displaying the first document comprising the transcript text on the screen for real time viewing; accepting, via the user input device, at least one input selecting a second document comprising a first exhibit stored in data storage; and displaying on the screen an image of the second document comprising the first exhibit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system used to provide words spoken during a testimonial proceeding in a textual form for real time display, the system comprising:
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at least one data storage that receives a first document generated at least in part by a court reporter comprising transcript text representative of words spoken during the testimonial proceeding, the at least one data storage receives the first document as the first document comprising the transcript text is produced in real time, the at least one data storage stores data representative of an image of at least one second document relating to the testimonial proceeding, the at least one second document comprising an exhibit; a user input device supporting the selection of the at least one second document comprising the exhibit and; a screen that displays the first document comprising the transcript text as the first document is produced in real time and the image of the at least one second document comprising the exhibit for viewing. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system used to provide words spoken during a testimonial proceeding in a textual form for real time display, the system comprising:
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a first terminal that receives from a second terminal via a communication link, in real time, a first document generated at least in part by a court reporter comprising transcript text representative of words spoken during the testimonial proceeding, the first terminal comprising; data storage that stores data representative of an image of at least one second document relating to the testimonial proceeding, the at least one second document comprising an exhibit; a screen; and a processor that, as the first terminal receives the transcript text, directs display on the screen of the first document comprising the transcript text and the image of the at least one second document comprising the exhibit for viewing. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:
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receiving, in real time from a stenographic system comprising a court reporter, a first document comprising transcript text representative of words spoken during a testimonial proceeding; displaying the first document comprising the transcript text on a screen for real time viewing; accepting at least one input selecting a second document comprising a first exhibit stored in data storage; and displaying on the screen an image of the second document comprising the first exhibit. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:
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displaying at least a portion of a first document generated at least in part by a court reporter comprising transcript text representative of words spoken during a testimonial proceeding on a screen; accepting at least one input selecting a second document comprising a first exhibit stored in data storage; associating at least a portion of the transcript text with the selected second document comprising the first exhibit; and displaying on the screen an image of the second document comprising the first exhibit. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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