Patent ID: 8296334

Claim:
A computer implemented method for determining validation with a logically structured document comprising at least one clause, the at least one clause comprising a logical operator and a plurality of requirements logically associated by the logical operator, the method comprising: a. displaying on a user interface a validation map pertaining to the document, displaying the validation map comprising: i. displaying a mapping symbol for the at least one clause, the mapping symbol being dependent on the respective logical operator of the clause, the mapping symbol comprising a requirement element for each requirement of the clause, the requirement element comprising: 1. a text field; and 2. a validation field; and ii. displaying text of the requirements from the at least one clause of the document in a respective text field of a requirement element of the mapping symbol pertaining to the at least one clause; b. receiving user input through the user interface into one or more validation fields of the document map, the user input indicating whether the requirement of the respective requirement element is validated; c. calculating, in a processor, validation of the at least one clause based on validation values in one or more of the validation fields of the requirement elements of the at least one clause and validation rules associated with the logical operator of the at least one clause; and d. displaying a calculated validation on the validation map.