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System for delivering professional services over the internet
Assignee: WhitServe LLC
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Filing: 1999-12-02
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Granted: 2001-01-30
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Expires: 2019-12-02
Abstract
Abstract A system is provided to deliver professional services over the Internet. The system includes a computer, a database of client reminders, and software for automatically querying the database by values attributed to date fields to select reminders. The software also automatically generates a form based on the retrieved client reminder and transmits it to the client over the Internet. The system may include or comprise a web site.
Inventors
- 👤 Wesley W. Whitmyer, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 08:48
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06Q10/109; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/06; G06Q30/0601; G06Q99/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A device for automatically delivering professional services to a client comprising: a computer; a database containing a plurality of client reminders, each of the client reminders comprising a date field having a value attributed thereto; software executing on said computer for automatically querying said database by the values attributed to each client reminder date field to retrieve a client reminder; software executing on said computer for automatically generating a form based on the retrieved client reminder; a communication link between said computer and the Internet; and software executing on said computer for automatically transmitting the form through said communication link.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
100 words
A device for automatically delivering professional services to a client comprising: a computer; a database containing a plurality of client reminders, each of the client reminders comprising a date field having a value attributed thereto; software executing on said computer for automatically querying said database by the values attributed to each client reminder date field to retrieve a client reminder; software executing on said computer for automatically generating a form based on the retrieved client reminder; a communication link between said computer and the Internet; and software executing on said computer for automatically transmitting the form through said communication link.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the form is an email message.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device of claim 2 wherein the form is a web page.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
174 words
A device for automatically delivering professional services comprising: a computer; a docket database containing a plurality of client reminders, each client reminder including a matter identification number and a type of reminder identification, each of the client reminders also comprising a date field having a value attributed thereto; software executing on said computer for automatically querying said database by the values attributed to each client reminder date field to retrieve a client reminder; a client information database containing a plurality of client information; software executing on said computer for automatically querying said client information database by the matter identification number to retrieve client information; a forms database containing a plurality of forms; software executing on said computer for automatically querying said forms database by the type of reminder identification to retrieve a form; software executing on said computer for automatically merging the date and the client information with the form; a communication link between said computer and the Internet; and software executing on said computer for automatically transmitting the form through said communication link.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
174 words
A device for automatically delivering professional services comprising: a computer; a docket database containing a plurality of client reminders, each client reminder including a matter identification number and a type of reminder identification, each of the client reminders also comprising a date field having a value attributed thereto; software executing on said computer for automatically querying said database by the values attributed to each client reminder date field to retrieve a client reminder; a client information database containing a plurality of client information; software executing on said computer for automatically querying said client information database by the matter identification number to retrieve client information; a forms database containing a plurality of forms; software executing on said computer for automatically querying said forms database by the type of reminder identification to retrieve a form; software executing on said computer for automatically merging the date and the client information with the form; a communication link between said computer and the Internet; and software executing on said computer for automatically transmitting the form through said communication link.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device of claim 4 where in the form is an email message.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device of claim 4 wherein the form is a web page.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
121 words
A device for automatically delivering professional services comprising: a computer; a database containing a plurality of client reminders each of the client reminders comprising a date field having a value attributed thereto; software executing on said computer for automatically querying said database by the values attributed to each client reminder date field to retrieve a client reminder; software executing on said computer for automatically generating a form and a notice based on the retrieved client reminder, the notice containing a URL; a web server; software executing on said computer for automatically transmitting the form to said web server and for automatically transmitting the notice; and, software executing on said web server for automatically transmitting the form when the URL is activated.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
121 words
A device for automatically delivering professional services comprising: a computer; a database containing a plurality of client reminders each of the client reminders comprising a date field having a value attributed thereto; software executing on said computer for automatically querying said database by the values attributed to each client reminder date field to retrieve a client reminder; software executing on said computer for automatically generating a form and a notice based on the retrieved client reminder, the notice containing a URL; a web server; software executing on said computer for automatically transmitting the form to said web server and for automatically transmitting the notice; and, software executing on said web server for automatically transmitting the form when the URL is activated.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device of claim 7 when the notice is an email message.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
81 words
A method for automatically delivering professional services comprising the steps of: providing a computer; providing a database containing a plurality of client reminders, each of the client reminders including a date field having a value attributed thereto; querying said database by the values attributed to each client reminder date field to retrieve a client reminder; generating a form from the retrieved client reminder; establishing a communication link between said computer and the Internet; and transmitting said form through said communication link.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
81 words
A method for automatically delivering professional services comprising the steps of: providing a computer; providing a database containing a plurality of client reminders, each of the client reminders including a date field having a value attributed thereto; querying said database by the values attributed to each client reminder date field to retrieve a client reminder; generating a form from the retrieved client reminder; establishing a communication link between said computer and the Internet; and transmitting said form through said communication link.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 9 where in the generating step further comprises generating an email message.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the generating step further comprises generating a web page.
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