US 10,706,221 B2Granted

Method and system operable to facilitate the reporting of information to a report reviewing entity

AssigneeNovaworks, LLC

InventorsScott A. Theis, David S. Theis, Erin M. Rybinski

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Abstract

A method and system are described herein that facilitate the reporting of information to a report reviewing entity. The method and system, in an embodiment, involve a plurality of identifiers, each of which corresponds to a different category of information. The identifiers are configured to be incorporated into a report file that is configured in accordance with a first markup protocol. The method and system also involve generating a detail file configured in accordance with a second markup protocol that differs from the first markup protocol, determining all of the numerical pieces of information that are present in the report file, and incorporating all of the determined numerical pieces into the detail file.

Claims23

Dependent claims

A method to facilitate reporting information to a report reviewing entity, the method comprising:

accessing a first file associated with a report, wherein the first file is configured to comprise a plurality of identifiers, wherein:
the identifiers differ from one another;
each of the identifiers is associated with a different category of information;
the first file is configured in accordance with a first markup protocol;
the first file is configured in accordance with a plurality of requirements of the report reviewing entity;
the requirements comprise first and second levels of detail;
the second level requires greater detail than the first level;
the first file is associated with the first level of detail;
the first file comprises a plurality of human-readable sentences and one or more first tables;
and
each of the identifiers in the first file is associated with a piece of information;
and
providing a plurality of computer-readable instructions that are executable by a processor to conduct a plurality of steps in response to one or more inputs, wherein the steps comprise:
determining all of the pieces of information that are present in the human-readable sentences and in the one or more first tables of the first file;
and
generating a second file associated with the report, wherein:
the second file is configured in accordance with a second markup protocol that differs from the first markup protocol;
the second file is associated with the second level of detail;
the second file comprises the detail to satisfy the requirements of the report reviewing entity;
the second file comprises a plurality of second tables;
each of the second tables is associated with at least one of the categories of information;
and
the generating of the second file comprises including each one of the determined pieces into at least one of the second tables.

20 more elements

A non-transitory data storage medium comprising:

a data structure configured to store a plurality of identifiers, wherein:
(a) each of the identifiers is associated with a different category of information;
(b) the identifiers are configured to be included in a first file associated with a report, wherein:
(i) the first file is configured in accordance with a first markup protocol;
(ii) the first file is configured in accordance with a plurality of requirements of a report receiver;
and
(iii) the first file comprises a plurality of human-readable sentences and one of more first tables;
and
(c) each of the identifiers included in the first file is associated with a piece of information;
and
a plurality of computer-readable instructions configured to be executed by a processor to enable the processor to conduct a plurality of steps in response to one or more inputs, wherein the steps comprise:
determining all of the pieces of information that are present in the human-readable sentences and in the one or more first tables of the first file;
and
producing a second file associated with the report, wherein the second file is based, at least in part, on processing of the determined pieces, wherein:
(a) the second file is configured in accordance with a second markup protocol that differs from the first markup protocol;
(b) the second file comprises additional information to satisfy a plurality of the requirements of the report receiver;
(c) the second file comprises a plurality of second tables;
and
(d) each one of the determined pieces is added to at least one of the second tables.

16 more elements

One or more non-transitory data storage devices comprising:

a plurality of data fields configured to store a plurality of identifiers, wherein:
(a) each of the identifiers is associated with a different category of information;
(b) the identifiers are configured to be included in a first file associated with a report, wherein:
(i) the first file is configured in accordance with a first markup protocol;
(ii) the first file is configured in accordance with a plurality of requirements of a report receiver;
and
(iii) the first file comprises a plurality of human-readable sentences and one or more first tables;
and
(c) each of the identifiers in the first file is associated with a data object that represents a piece of information;
and
a plurality of computer-readable instructions configured to be executed by a processor to enable the processor to conduct a plurality of steps in response to one or more inputs, wherein the steps comprise:
determining all of the data objects that are present in the human-readable sentences and in the one or more first tables of the first file;
and
producing a second file based, at least in part, on processing of the determined data objects, wherein:
(a) the second file is configured in accordance with a second markup protocol that differs from the first markup protocol;
(b) the second file comprises detail to satisfy a plurality of the requirements of the report receiver;
and
(c) all of the determined data objects are added to the second file.

15 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/937,199Filed 27 Mar 2018 · continuation
Priority: 18 Jun 2012
Published: US 2018/0210868 A126 Jul 2018
Granted: 7 Jul 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

G06F 40/166
Text processing: editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
G06F 16/84
Of semi-structured data, e.g. markup language structured data such as SGML, XML or HTML: mapping; Conversion
G06F 40/134
Use of codes for handling textual entities: hyperlinking
G06F 40/143
Tree-structured documents: markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]

Family

Application61/661,061Us provisional application · filed 18 Jun 2012
Application13/920,743Parent of this continuation · filed 18 Jun 2013
US 2018/0210868 A1Pre-grant publication · published 26 Jul 2018
US 10,095,672 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2014/0013204 A1Published application
US 10,706,221 B2This patent

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