Patent Document ID: 20020083090
Application ID: 09748105
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for storing, organizing and providing remote electronic access to contracts, the method comprising: developing and storing a cover sheet including a standard set of identification data characterizing each contract; creating and storing a digital version of each contract by scanning each contract, each digital version comprising a scanned image and a searchable text file, wherein the text is overlaid with the image; generating an index of bookmarks identifying sections of the digital version of each contract; capturing selected fields of information from the digital version of the contract, the selected fields being selected from a group comprising vendor, contract date, contract expiration date; organizing and cross-referencing the contracts in a database comprising the captured information and additional information related to each contract, the information in the database being selected from a group comprising reference number, contracting party, vendor, contract date, contract expiration date, department, contract type, contracting site, responsible party, parties authorized to have remote electronic access to the document, contract signatory, contracting group, contract value, contract status, contract critical dates, and assets related to contract; alerting designated parties of critical dates associated with each contract; and providing remote electronic access to the contracts over the internet.