Partially customized document generation
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1. A document generation program recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable data storage medium comprising:
- logic configured to be utilized by a first computer to process a document template which includes elements of content which are non-conditional, elements of content which are conditional, and rules for the use of the elements of conditional content, including;
logic configured to use input information from an information capture document to evaluate ones of the rules which can be evaluated, where not all of the rules can be evaluated; and
logic configured to generate a partially customized document including the elements of non-conditional content, elements of conditional content selected based on the evaluated rules, unevaluated rules, and elements of conditional content corresponding to the unevaluated rules; and
logic configured to be utilized by a second computer to generate a fully customized document without reference to the document template from the partially customized document including the elements of non-conditional content and elements of conditional content selected based on the evaluated rules by using further input information to evaluate the unevaluated rules to select at least some of the elements of conditional content from the partially customized document.
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Abstract
A document generation system for generating a customized document using predetermined elements of document content selected by rules operating on input information, is configured to generate a partially customized document by evaluating some of the rules to select some of the predetermined elements, and associating other of the rules and corresponding predetermined elements with the partially customized document for later use in generating a further customized document.
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1. A document generation program recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable data storage medium comprising:
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logic configured to be utilized by a first computer to process a document template which includes elements of content which are non-conditional, elements of content which are conditional, and rules for the use of the elements of conditional content, including; logic configured to use input information from an information capture document to evaluate ones of the rules which can be evaluated, where not all of the rules can be evaluated; and logic configured to generate a partially customized document including the elements of non-conditional content, elements of conditional content selected based on the evaluated rules, unevaluated rules, and elements of conditional content corresponding to the unevaluated rules; and logic configured to be utilized by a second computer to generate a fully customized document without reference to the document template from the partially customized document including the elements of non-conditional content and elements of conditional content selected based on the evaluated rules by using further input information to evaluate the unevaluated rules to select at least some of the elements of conditional content from the partially customized document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A document generation system comprising:
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one or more first computers which are configured to; access a document template comprising predetermined elements of content for possible use when generating a customized document; access data associated with the document template, the data representing first and second rules for making, respectively, first and second determinations as to the use to be made of the predetermined elements of content when generating a customized document, the first and second determinations each requiring further information to be received; receive information enabling at least the first determination to be made; make the first determination on the basis of the received information; generate a partially customized document in accordance with the outcome of the first determination such that the partially customized document includes an element of conditional content selected based on evaluation of the first rule; and associate, with the generated partially customized document, data representing the second rule; and one or more second computers which are configured to; receive the partially customized document and associated data representing the second rule; receive information enabling at least the second determination to be made; and make the second determination without reference to the document template on the basis of the received information and the data representing the second rule associated with the partially customized document. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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