Presenting evidentiary information

Abstract

The invention concerns the presentation of evidentiary information on computer generated interfaces within secure user groups. For example presenting evidence a courtroom to the judge, witness and legal representatives of the plaintiff and defendant simultaneously on computer display screens. All presenting of evidence is done using a website interface where each user logs in and their log in provides them with functionalities that reflect their role in the legal proceedings. The invention makes presenting evidence easier by allowing evidence to be ordered, facilitating private data, being able to hold on to evidence or to cause evidence to be presented to a particular user or team of users. Aspects of the invention include a set of interfaces, computer systems, methods and application software.

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         15 . A machine-readable medium having one or more instructions for presenting evidentiary information to a secure user group, which when executed by a processor causes the processor to:
 receive a request from one of the users to present an item of evidentiary information to the other users in the secure user group; and   present the item of evidentiary information requested and any private information from the one user associated with the item of evidentiary information.   
     
     
         16 . A machine-readable medium having one or more instructions for presenting evidentiary information to a secure user group having at least three users, which when executed by a processor causes the processor to:
 receive a request from a first user to present an item of evidentiary information to a second and a third user;   present a new item of evidentiary information upon request of the second user; and   present the new item of evidentiary information to the first and third user only.   
     
     
         17 . A machine-readable medium having one or more instructions for presenting evidentiary information to a secure user group having at least three users, which when executed by a processor causes the processor to:
 receive a request from a first user of the secure user group to present an item of evidentiary information to a second and a third user of the secure user group;   present the item of evidentiary information to the second and third user;   receive a request to present the item to only the second user of the secure user group; and   present the item of evidentiary information only to the second user.   
     
     
         18 . The machine-readable mechanism of  claim 16  further comprising instructions which when executed by the processor causes the processor to:
 receive a request from one of the users to present an item of evidentiary information to the other users in the secure user group; and 
 present the item of evidentiary information requested and any private information from the one user associated with the item of evidentiary information requested. 
 
     
     
         19 . The machine-readable mechanism of  claim 17  further comprising instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
 receive a request from one of the users to present an item of evidentiary information to the other users in the secure user group; and 
 present the item of evidentiary information requested and any private information from the one user associated with the item of evidentiary information. 
 
     
     
         20 . The machine-readable medium of  claim 18  further comprising instructions which when executed by the processor causes the processor to:
 receive a request from a first user of the secure user group to present an item of evidentiary information to a second and a third user of the secure user group; 
 present the item of evidentiary information to the second and third user; 
 receive a request to present the item of evidentiary information to only the second user of the secure user group; and 
 present the item of evidentiary information only to the second user.