Property management system
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorRobert Michael Gruber
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Abstract
A computer program for managing property using a program designed to assist a user in completing the required forms to manage the property. The program assists the user by providing hints, overlaying text, and trouble shooting suggestions. The user is guided through each segment of a form to minimize the possibility of human error. The program converts human readable text to a barcode. The completed form is downloaded and printed from a printer.
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A computer-based system for managing property comprising:
- (a) means for entering information relating to quantity, monetary value, transfer date and other data with regard to said property, said information being entered into a first screen layout which corresponds to a printable form, wherein said first screen layout selectively depicts a first form for disposing of said property and a second form for receiving said property, said first form when selected by a user to appear on said first screen layout allowing said user to track said property through a property disposal process and said second form when selected by said user to appear on said first screen layout allowing said user to track said property through a property receiving process;
- (b) first program means for converting readable text to a first barcode, wherein said first barcode identifies said property by a document number;
- (c) second program means for converting said readable text to a second barcode, wherein said second barcode identifies said property by a federal stock number
- (d) means for overlaying explanatory text in a plurality of fields of the first screen layout, wherein said explanatory text consists of said information required in each of said plurality of fields;
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- (e) means for printing the first screen layout, wherein the first screen layout comprises said information regarding said property.
A computer-based system for managing property comprising:
- (a) means for entering information relating to quantity, monetary value, transfer date and other data with regard to said property, said information being entered into a first screen layout which corresponds to a printable form, wherein said first screen layout selectively depicts a first form for disposing of said property and a second form for receiving said property, said first form when selected by a user to appear on said first screen layout allowing said user to track said property through a property disposal process and said second form when selected by said user to appear on said first screen layout allowing said user to track said property through a property receiving process;
- (b) first program means for converting readable text to a first barcode, wherein said first barcode identifies said property by a document number;
- (c) second program means for converting said readable text to a second barcode, wherein said second barcode identifies said property by a federal stock number
- (d) means for overlaying explanatory text in a plurality of fields of the first screen layout, wherein said explanatory text consists of said information required in each of said plurality of fields;
- (e) first duplicating means for duplicating said first form on said first screen layout to produce a third form identical to said first form on said first screen layout, said third form being positioned below said first form on said first screen layout, said first screen layout including a first cut line positioned between said first form and said third form, said first cut line allowing said user to separate said first form from said third form when said user prints said first and third forms from said first screen layout;
- (f) second duplicating means for duplicating said second form on said first screen layout to produce a fourth form identical to said second form on said first screen layout, said fourth form being positioned below said second form on said first screen layout, said first screen layout including a second cut line positioned between said second form and said fourth form, said second cut line allowing said user to separate said second form from said fourth form when said user prints said second and fourth forms;
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- (e) means for printing the first screen layout, wherein the first screen layout comprises said information regarding said property.
A computer-based method for managing property comprising the steps of:
- (a) selecting a property disposal form or a property receiving form which appear on a first screen layout, the property disposal form when selected by a user allowing said user of said computer-based system to track said property through a property disposal process and the property receiving form when selected by said user allowing said user to track said property through a property receiving process;
- (b) entering information relating to quantity, monetary value, transfer date and other data with regard to said property, wherein said information is entered into said first screen layout which corresponds to a printable form;
- (c) converting readable text to a first barcode, wherein said first barcode identifies said property by a document number;
- (d) converting said readable text to a second barcode, wherein said second barcode identifies said property by a federal stock number;
- (e) overlaying explanatory text in a plurality of fields of the first screen layout, wherein said explanatory text consists of said information required in each of said plurality of fields;
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- (f) printing the first screen layout, wherein the first screen layout comprises said information regarding said property when said property is being processed through said property disposal process or said property receiving process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.