Robert Wayne Spaulding

US Patent:

61820954, Jan 30, 2001

Filed:

Apr 30, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/070286

Inventors:

Mark Leymaster - Silver Spring MD
Preston Abbott - Guilford CT
William C. Steward - Stamford CT
Glenn Patsch - Cleveland OH
Robert Spaulding - Palatine IL

Assignee:

General Electric Capital Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 1721

US Classification:

707515

Abstract:

The invention features computer-based methods and apparatuses to automate document generation. The methods include user interaction to identify a collection of available modifiable text segments and user interaction to identify customization data. The identified text segments are used to form the package of interrelated documents and the customization data can be used to complete the identified text segments. The customized package of interrelated documents is automatically assembling based on the identified collection and customization data. The method may also include identifying a collection of information element questions that will be used to request information element data from a user. Interacting with a user to identify associations being between the collection of information element questions and a collection of available modifiable text segments. Interacting with a user to identifying a collection of document structure questions that will be used to request document structure data from a user, and identifying associations between the collection of document structure questions and ones of the collection of available modifiable text segments.