Document-centric workflow systems, methods, and software based on document contents, metadata, and context

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APP PUB NO 20080082929A1
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11897995

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The present inventors devised, among other things, systems, methods, and software that allow users to readily access informational resources, such as an online legal research tools, while using document-processing applications, such as word processors. One exemplary system associates a document with a task in a workflow having multiple sequential tasks. In response to the task association, the system selects a set of computerized information-retrieval services relevant to the task and configures one or more graphical users interfaces associated with the word-processing application to facilitate access to information from the information-retrieval services and incorporation of the information in the document or in metadata associated with the document. Additionally, one or more of the graphical users interfaces allows input of and subsequent access to user notes, queries, and/or case management into the metadata.

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WEST SERVICES INC610 OPPERMAN DRIVE EAGAN MN 55123

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dodd, Stuart Boulder, CO 1 21
Harlow, Noralyn St. Paul, MN 1 21
Kaminecki, Ron Chicago, IL 1 21
Stignani, Mark D Minneapolis, MN 16 201
Wish, Jerold S Maplewood, NJ 1 21

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