Patent ID: 6338071
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A contract management system comprising:a server network including a programmable computer joined to a plurality of computer terminals; a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a relational database, the relational database comprising: a contract table including a plurality of contract records, each contract record specifying terms of at least one contract; and an action-item table including a plurality of a action-item records, each action-item record specifying at least one event occurring during the life of a particular contract; wherein there is a one-to-many relationship between the contract records and the action-item records; means for inputting data, including data representing a first event that requires at least one individual to perform an action, into the relational database; means for storing the data representing the first event in a first action-item record of the action-item table; means for determining that the first event has occurred; and means for transmitting to at least one computer terminal an alert that the first event has occurred.