Checklist generation

A computer implemented method for generating a checklist from content, the method comprising:

• determining a content type of content identified by a checklist request;
• identifying a basis content of the content identified by the checklist request, wherein the basis content comprises a set of enumerative elements;
• identifying a hierarchical structure of the set of enumerative elements by analyzing the content according to the content type;
• determining a hierarchical level of an enumerative element of the set of enumerative elements within the hierarchical structure;
• generating a checklist item corresponding to the enumerative element according to the hierarchical level of the enumerative element, the checklist item further including at least a portion of subject matter of the basis content corresponding to the enumerative element;
• and
• adding the checklist item as an item of the checklist;
• and
• returning the checklist in response to the checklist request.

A computer readable medium bearing computer executable instructions which, when executed on a computing system comprising at least a processor, carry out a method for generating a checklist from content, the method comprising:

• determining a content type of content identified by a checklist request;
• identifying a basis content of the content identified by the checklist request, wherein the basis content comprises a set of enumerative elements;
• identifying a hierarchical structure of the set of enumerative elements by analyzing the content according to the content type;
• determining a hierarchical level of an enumerative element of the set of enumerative elements within the hierarchical structure;
• generating a checklist item corresponding to the enumerative element according to the hierarchical level of the enumerative element, the checklist item further including at least a portion of subject matter of the basis content corresponding to the enumerative element;
• and
• adding the checklist item as an item of the checklist;
• and
• returning the checklist in response to the checklist request.

A computer system for generating a checklist from content, the system comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the processor executes instructions stored in the memory as part of or in conjunction with additional components to respond to the checklist request, the additional components comprising at least:

• a checklist generator component that generates a checklist from content, wherein the checklist generator component comprises:
• a document identification module that determines a document type of content identified in a checklist request;
• a plurality of document parser components, wherein each document parser component determines document structure and parses elements from content based on the document type;
• a document analysis component that carries out a document analysis of identified content of a checklist request to identify a hierarchical structure of a set of enumerative elements in the content;
• and
• a checklist builder component to generate a checklist item corresponding to an enumerative element of the set of enumerative elements;
• determine a hierarchical level of the enumerative element in the hierarchical structure, wherein the checklist item further including at least a portion of subject matter of a basis content corresponding to the enumerative element;
• add the checklist item as an item of the checklist;
• and
• return the generated checklist in response to the checklist request.