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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2006
Steven W. Lundberg, Edina, MN (US);
Steven W. Lundberg, Edina, MN (US);
FoundationIP, LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes a method for docketing an action or event, such as an action or event defined in a form received from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The method includes scanning the form having written information thereon, the written information comprising a date and indicia defining a docket event, to obtain a scanned image. The indicia on the form defining a docketing event includes a title such as, 'Office Action,' 'Notice of Allowance,' “Notice of Missing Parts” and so forth. The date on the form includes, in many embodiments, “Date Mailed.” The method also includes processing the scanned image with character recognition logic and identifying the indicia defining the docket event or action and the date on the image.