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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2007
Allen F. Baker, Evans, GA (US);
Allen F. Baker, Evans, GA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The illustrative embodiments provide a system and method for processing a document. A data storage unit is provided to store data corresponding to the document, several documents processed at a previous time, and a set of rules. A rule in the set of rules may include a rule identifier, a directive to proceed to a second rule based on a condition, a specification of a data component, the specification configured to include a data component identifier, a data component attribute, and a directive to proceed to a second specification of a second data component based on a second condition. A rules-based engine is provided that may communicate with the data storage unit and may execute a rule in the set of rules. The set of rules may include rules for parsing, validating, identifying, relating, selecting, extracting, transforming, generating, analyzing, error correcting, reporting, and sending.