Contract automation apparatus, method, and computer program product
OwnerSean M. Galvin, Amyn Kassim-Lakha +3inventors
InventorsSean M. Galvin, Amyn Kassim-Lakha, Amit Bhandari, David Grimes, George Kusner
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Abstract
On a persistent storage device, a database of contracts is maintained. The database has at least one record for each of the contracts. The at least one record for each of the contracts includes at least one field comprising a corresponding contract end date. At a computer processor in communication with the persistent storage device, at least one user query is obtained. Responsive to the at least one user query, a signal is generated with the computer processor to cause a display device to display a histogram of the corresponding contract end date for at least one of the contracts.
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A method comprising the steps of:
- maintaining, on a persistent storage device, a database of contracts, said database having at least one record for each of said contracts, said at least one record for each of said contracts including at least one field comprising a corresponding contract end date;
- obtaining, at a computer processor in communication with said persistent storage device, at least one user query;
- and
- responsive to said at least one user query, generating, with said computer processor, a signal to cause a display device to display a histogram of said corresponding contract end date for at least one of said contracts.
A method comprising the steps of:
- maintaining, on a persistent storage device, a database of contracts, said database having at least one record for each of said contracts, said at least one record for each of said contracts including at least one field comprising a review-based reliability status;
- obtaining, from an external application, at at least one computer processor in communication with said persistent storage device, updated data comprising at least one of a new contract and an exchange to an existing one of said contracts;
- updating, in said database on said persistent storage device, said at least one field comprising said review-based reliability status for at least one of:
- at least one of said contracts and said new contract, based on said updated data;
- and
- responsive to at least one user query, generating, with said computer processor, a signal to cause a display device to display said updated field comprising said review-based reliability status for said at least one of:
- said at least one of said contracts and said new contract.
A method comprising the steps of:
- maintaining, on a persistent storage device, a database of contracts, said database having at least one record for each of said contracts, said at least one record for each of said contracts including at least one field comprising implementation date;
- obtaining, at a computer processor in communication with said persistent storage device, at least one user query;
- and
- responsive to said at least one user query, generating, with said computer processor, a signal to cause a display device to display a list comprising at least a portion of said contracts for which said implementation date field is blank.
An apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
- at least one processor, coupled to said memory;
- a display device in communication with said at least one processor;
- and
- a persistent storage device in communication with said at least one processor;
- wherein said persistent storage device stores instructions which, when loaded into said memory, configure said at least one processor to be operative to:
- maintain, on said persistent storage device, a database of contracts, said database having at least one record for each of said contracts, said at least one record for each of said contracts including at least one field comprising a corresponding contract end date;
- obtaining at least one user query;
- and
- responsive to said at least one user query, generate a signal to cause said display device to display a histogram of said corresponding contract end date for at least one of said contracts.
An article of manufacture comprising a tangible non-transitory machine readable recordable storage medium with instructions recorded thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause said processor to be operative to:
- maintain a database of contracts, said database having at least one record for each of said contracts, said at least one record for each of said contracts including at least one field comprising a corresponding contract end date;
- obtain at least one user query;
- and
- responsive to said at least one user query, generate a signal to cause a display device to display a histogram of said corresponding contract end date for at least one of said contracts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.