Daniel Charles Gannon

US Patent:

8250118, Aug 21, 2012

Filed:

Dec 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/339861

Inventors:

Forrest Rhoads - Thalwil, CH
Daniel Gannon - Prescott WI, US
Paul Werner - Apple Valley MN, US
Steve Hestness - Apple Valley MN, US
Kimberly Anne Kothe - Cottage Grove MN, US
Jonathan James Medin - Nerstrand MN, US
Nick Bieter - St. Paul MN, US

Assignee:

West Services, Inc. - Eagan MN

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707804, 707798, 707927, 707825, 707822

Abstract:

Systems and methods for automatically processing a textual document by identifying occurrences of a piece of text having a predetermined format in the textual document; determining a depth-of-treatment value for each piece of formatted text in the textual document, the depth-of-treatment value indicating a depth of treatment in the textual document afforded to the particular piece of formatted text; associating an abstract with each piece of formatted text in the textual document; and generating a data record containing each identified piece of formatted text from the textual document, the depth-of-treatment value and the abstract associated with each piece of formatted text in the textual document.

US Patent:

20110066616, Mar 17, 2011

Filed:

Aug 16, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/857322

Inventors:

Forrest Rhoads - Thalwit, CH
Daniel Gannon - Prescott WI, US
Paul Werner - Apple Valley MN, US
Steve Hestness - Apple Valley MN, US
Kimberly Anne Kothe - Cottage Grove MN, US
Jonathan James Medin - Nerstrand MN, US
Nick Bieter - St. Paul MN, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707737, 707769, 707E17014, 707E17089

Abstract:

Systems and methods for automatically processing a textual document by identifying occurrences of a piece of text having a predetermined format in the textual document; determining a depth-of-treatment value for each piece of formatted text in the textual document, the depth-of-treatment value indicating a depth of treatment in the textual document afforded to the particular piece of formatted text; associating an abstract with each piece of formatted text in the textual document; and generating a data record containing each identified piece of formatted text from the textual document, the depth-of-treatment value and the abstract associated with each piece of formatted text in the textual document.

US Patent:

20120317042, Dec 13, 2012

Filed:

Jun 13, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/495592

Inventors:

Forrest Rhoads - North Oaks MN, US
Daniel Gannon - Prescott WI, US
Paul Werner - Apple Valley MN, US
Steve Hestness - Apple Valley MN, US
Kimberly Anne Kothe - Cottage Grove MN, US
Jonathan James Medin - Nerstrand MN, US
Nick Bieter - St. Paul MN, US

Assignee:

Thomson Reuters - New York NY

International Classification:

G06Q 50/18

US Classification:

705311

Abstract:

Systems and methods for automatically processing a textual document by identifying occurrences of a piece of text having a predetermined format in the textual document; determining a depth-of-treatment value for each piece of formatted text in the textual document, the depth-of-treatment value indicating a depth of treatment in the textual document afforded to the particular piece of formatted text; associating an abstract with each piece of formatted text in the textual document; and generating a data record containing each identified piece of formatted text from the textual document, the depth-of-treatment value and the abstract associated with each piece of formatted text in the textual document.