Patent ID: 7369701
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: G06K,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for docketing and reporting out an action, comprising: providing an electronic image reporting an event, wherein the electronic image includes date indicia and indicia defining the event; providing a mechanism effective for recognizing the indicia defining the event and the date indicia on the image; identifying the date and indicia defining the event using the mechanism for recognizing the date and indicia; providing a first docketing system including a first docketing software that includes a library of events, at least one event being defined in the image, and docket rules for the events, the docketing software further comprising a field for date input associated with the event and fields for event identification; automatically transferring the indicia identified in the image to the first docketing software and automatically matching the indicia identified and transferred to corresponding event and date fields in the first docketing software; entering the event indicia into the event field of the first docketing software and the date identified into the field for date input associated with the event wherein entering the, date and event indicia prompts the software to generate one or more docket dates of the first docketing system based upon rules associated with the event; and reporting the event and electronic image to a second docketing system including a second docketing software and recording the event and generating, with the second docketing system, at least one docket date of the second docketing system, the at least one docket date of the second docketing system associated with the due date.