Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating court calendars. A court date server is coupled to a database of court rules for generation of court dates. A user accesses the court date server via a communications network and submits event and jurisdiction data to the court date server. The court date server uses the event data and the jurisdiction data to generate a court calendar of event dates that is transmitted to the user. In one embodiment of a court date server, the court date server is coupled to a user database. The court date server stores the court calendar in the user database for later retrieval and use by the user. In addition, the court date server uses the stored court calendar to generate court date reminders that are sent to the user and to send notifications to the user when court rules are modified that affect the user's already calculated court dates.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 22, 2002
Date of Patent:
February 23, 2010
Assignee:
Compulaw, LLC
Inventors:
David J. Kalmick, Ricky J. Rains, Alexander J. Manners
Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating court dates. A Date Calculation Engine (DCE) is coupled to a court date server and a court rule database for generation of court dates. The court rule database includes formulas written in a Date Calculation Scripting Language (DCSL) for calculating the court dates. The court rules further include instructions for generating a Jurisdiction Selection Expert (JSE) and an Event Selection Expert (ESE) that enable a user to quickly select a jurisdiction and an event using hierarchal data structures. The DCE is combined with other software components to build a complete court date server system. The court rule database is maintained up-to-date with the latest changes to the rules. Deadlines affected by any rule changes are automatically identified and recalculated, and customers for whom the deadlines were calculated automatically notified to inform them of the changed deadlines.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 15, 2007
Date of Patent:
August 25, 2009
Assignee:
Compulaw, LLC
Inventors:
David J. Kalmick, Ricky J. Rains, Alexander J. Manners
Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating court dates. A Date Calculation Engine (DCE) is coupled to a court date server and a court rule database for generation of court dates. The court rule database includes formulas written in a Date Calculation Scripting Language (DCSL) for calculating the court dates. The court rules further include instructions for generating a Jurisdiction Selection Expert (JSE) and an Event Selection Expert (ESE) that enable a user to quickly select a jurisdiction and an event using hierarchal data structures. The DCE is combined with other software components to build a complete court date server system. The court rule database is maintained up-to-date with the latest changes to the rules. Deadlines affected by any rule changes are automatically identified and recalculated, and customers for whom the deadlines were calculated automatically notified to inform them of the changed deadlines.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 28, 2005
Date of Patent:
November 27, 2007
Assignee:
Compulaw, LLC.
Inventors:
David J. Kalmick, Ricky J. Rains, Alexander J. Manners
Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating court dates. A Date Calculation Engine (DCE) is coupled to a court date server and a court rule database for generation of court dates. The court rule database includes formulas written in a Date Calculation Scripting Language (DCSL) for calculating the court dates. The court rules further include instructions for generating a Jurisdiction Selection Expert (JSE) and an Event Selection Expert (ESE) that enable a user to quickly select a jurisdiction and an event using hierarchal data structures. The DCE is combined with other software components to build a complete court date server system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 22, 2002
Date of Patent:
January 30, 2007
Assignee:
Compulaw, LLC.
Inventors:
David J. Kalmick, Ricky J. Rains, Alexander J. Manners