System, Method, and Process for the Automatic Generation of Documents

Abstract

The present invention is in the field of data correlation and automatic document generation. Specifically, the invention relates to a system that identifies and retrieves event information and personal information associated with a user, as well as agency information, including event-related agency information, to identify and automatically generate correlating documents, including documents like personalized legal petitions and contracts, that include agency information, event information, and/or personal information associated with a user.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A system for automatically generating a formatted document, the system comprising:
 a) a computer system comprising:
 1) an acquisition system being in secure network communication with a plurality of third-party databases, the acquisition system being configured and adapted to acquire information related to a user of the system from one or more databases in the plurality of third-party databases; 
 2) a formatting system being configured and adapted to format the acquired information related to the user of the system; 
 3) a system database being configured to store and organize the acquired information, the system database being adapted to provide a data table having a plurality of data fields; and 
 4) a forms database being adapted to store a plurality of document templates; 
   b) wherein the acquired information related to the user comprises:
 1) personal information related to the user; 
 2) event information, wherein the event information is related to an event associated with the user; and 
 3) agency information, wherein the agency information may be acquired from one or more agencies, and wherein at least a portion of the agency information is related to the event associated with the user; 
   c) wherein the acquisition system is adapted to populate the data fields in the data table with the formatted acquired information;   d) the computer system being adapted to:
 1) correlate the agency information related to the event with the event information; 
 2) based at least in part on the correlation, select an appropriate document template in the plurality of document templates; and 
 3) populate fields on the selected appropriate document template for generating the formatted document. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the acquisition system is further configured to call out to an Application Programming Interface (API) of a third-party service provider for authenticating the user. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the event information includes relevant date information related to the event, arrest records, case status, charge type, misdemeanor class or felony degree, related charges, case disposition records, and appeal status. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the agency information associated with the event includes criminal code stats, codified rules of criminal procedure, internal agency policies, costs of filing documents, and agency contact information. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer system is further adapted to determine, based on the correlation, whether the event information associated with the user meets statutory requirements for expunction. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the formatted document is a petition for expunction. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the computer system is configured to provide electronic filing options for filing the petition for expunction with an appropriate agency. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the formatted document relates to a request to restrict access to at least a portion of the event information. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the formatted document relates to a request to seal records related to the event information. 
     
     
         10 . A method for automatically generating a formatted document, the method comprising:
 a) determining event information related to an event associated with a user by sending one or more queries to one or more third-party databases having event information;   b) determining agency information related to the event associated with the user by sending one or more queries to one or more third-party databases having agency information;   c) correlating the event information associated with the user with the agency information related to the event;   d) selecting a document template from a forms database, wherein the document template is related to the event information associated with the user, wherein the document template includes a plurality of open fields;   e) generating the formatted document by populating the plurality of open fields on the document template that correlate with the event, the agency information, and personal information associated with the user.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising authenticating the user, wherein the authentication comprises calling out to an Application Programming Interface (API) associated with a third-party service provider and receiving personal information associated with the user. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the event information includes relevant data information related to the event, arrest records, case status, charge type, misdemeanor class or felony degree, related charges, case disposition records, and appeal status. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the agency information associated with the event includes criminal code status, codified rules of criminal procedure, internal agency policies, costs of filing documents, and agency contact information. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising determining, based at least in part on the correlation of the event information associated with the user with the agency information related to the event, whether the event information associated with the user meets statutory requirements for expunction. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the formatted document is a petition for expunction. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising providing electronic filing options for filing the petition for expunction with an appropriate agency. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the formatted document relates to a request to restrict access to at least a portion of the event information. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the formatted document relates to a request to seal records related to the event information.