David Howard Spencer

US Patent:

8032533, Oct 4, 2011

Filed:

Jan 17, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/334804

Inventors:

David Howard Spencer - Woodbury MN, US
Darla Renae Agard - Eagan MN, US

Assignee:

Thomson Reuters Global Resources - Baar

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30
G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

707746, 707942, 705311

Abstract:

With conventional print and electronic tools, researching statutory material is difficult and time-consuming. So, to facilitate this type of research, the present inventors devised systems, methods, and software that promise to improve the ability of researchers to find, verify, read, and/or interpret statutory information. One exemplary system provides options for users to access statutory information by citation, by table of contents, by index, and/or by popular name; presents specific statutory information in combination with visual indicators, such as red or yellow flags, that indicate the validity or status of the information; and provides requested statutory information in context of links to related information, such as tables of contents, other versions of a statute, case law, scholarly materials, legislative history, cross-referenced statutes, and administrative-law materials.

US Patent:

8458190, Jun 4, 2013

Filed:

Sep 22, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/240456

Inventors:

David Howard Spencer - Woodbury MN, US
Darla Renae Agard - Eagan MN, US

Assignee:

Thomson Reuters Global Resources - Baar

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30
G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

707746, 707942, 705311

Abstract:

With conventional print and electronic tools, researching statutory material is difficult and time-consuming. So, to facilitate this type of research, the present inventors devised systems, methods, and software that promise to improve the ability of researchers to find, verify, read, and/or interpret statutory information. One exemplary system provides options for users to access statutory information by citation, by table of contents, by index, and/or by popular name; presents specific statutory information in combination with visual indicators, such as red or yellow flags, that indicate the validity or status of the information; and provides requested statutory information in context of links to related information, such as tables of contents, other versions of a statute, case law, scholarly materials, legislative history, cross-referenced statutes, and administrative-law materials.