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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2023
Applicant:
Black Hills Ip Holdings, Llc, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Steven W. Lundberg, Edina, MN (US);
Elliott M. Higgins, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Assignee:
Black Hills IP Holdings, LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 40/174 (2020.01); G06F 40/186 (2020.01); G06F 40/279 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 40/174 (2020.01); G06F 40/186 (2020.01); G06F 40/279 (2020.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating a document and data processing are described herein. An indication of an application number is received. An indication of a document template type is received. Data is received from a repository. A selection of a customer is received. Elements are extracted from the data that is useful for assembling a document. A document shell is assembled at least in part from the elements. The elements are automatically updated throughout the document shell when changes are made in a truth source.