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Document assembly customization system for modifying a source instrument including text and decisional commands
Assignee: Chi Development Mgmt Ltd Iv LLC
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Filing: 1991-07-03
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Granted: 1994-05-17
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Expires: 2011-07-03
Abstract
Abstract A document assembly customization system for modifying a source instrument including text and decisional commands and their associated decisional clauses, including a function for indicating each decisional command and, its associated decisional clause in the instrument; a word processor for moving and deleting decisional commands and their associated decisional clauses; a function for generating a new template from the modified source instrument; and a decision index generator which generates a decision index identifying each decisional command and its associated decisional clause and their location in the text of the modified source instrument.
Inventors
- 👤 Barbara Clapp
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 02:39
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/166; G06F40/174
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A document assembly customization system for modifying a source instrument including text and decisional commands and their associated decisional clauses, comprising: means for indicating each decisional command and its associated decisional clause in the instrument; means for moving and deleting decisional commands and their associated decisional clauses; means for generating a new template from the ) modified source instrument; and means for generating a decision index identifying each decisional command and its associated decisional clause and their location in the text of the modified source instrument.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
A document assembly customization system for modifying a source instrument including text and decisional commands and their associated decisional clauses, comprising: means for indicating each decisional command and its associated decisional clause in the instrument; means for moving and deleting decisional commands and their associated decisional clauses; means for generating a new template from the ) modified source instrument; and means for generating a decision index identifying each decisional command and its associated decisional clause and their location in the text of the modified source instrument.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The document assembly customization system of claim 1 further including means for adding and deleting words in the text.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The document assembly customization system of claim 1 in which said source instrument includes question blanks to be answered and there is further included means for indicating each question blank in the instrument and means for moving and deleting said question blanks.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The document assembly customization system of claim 1 in which said means for indicating each decisional command and clause includes first syntax symbol means accompanying each decisional command.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The document assembly customization system of claim 3 in which said means for indicating each question blank includes second syntax symbol means accompanying each question blank.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The document assembly customization system of claim 1 in which said means for moving and deleting decisional commands includes a word processor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
The document assembly customization system of claim 4 in which said first syntax symbol means includes a first component identifying a decisional command and a second component for selectively identifying the beginning and the end of the decisional command and clause and identifying the command as one of a repeat clause or a conditional clause.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
The document assembly customization system of claim 7 in which said means for generating a decision index includes means for storing a representation of said second component identifying the beginning and end of the command and clause and whether the clause is a repeat or conditional clause.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The document assembly customization system of claim 8 in which said means for generating a decision index further includes means for recording in the text the offset position of the decisional command clause in the text.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The document assembly customization system of claim 9 in which said means for recording the offset position defines both the beginning and end in the text of the decisional command clause represented by the decisional command.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1997-05-16 | 1997-11-15 | 1998-05-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2001-05-16 | 2001-11-15 | 2002-05-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2005-05-16 | 2005-11-15 | 2006-05-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |