Patent Document ID: 7831437
Application ID: 11559299

Base Claim:
1. In a computer network having a terminal device and an outline library, a method of generating an outline for managing a legal proceeding, the method comprising: storing, in at least one database, an outline library comprising a plurality of categorization entries; displaying, via a display device associated with a terminal device that is operatively coupled to the at least one database via a communication link, one or more queries relating to a legal proceeding; generating, based in part on information received in response to the one or more queries, an outline that includes one or more of the plurality of categorization entries from the outline library relevant to the legal proceeding; and displaying the outline via the display device associated with the terminal device.

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Claim 21:
21. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: displaying, via the display device associated with the terminal device, one or more documents; and enabling a user to associate a displayed document with one or more of the plurality of categorization entries of the outline.