US 12,282,483 B2
Systems and methods for using a structured data database and for exchanging electronic files containing unstructured or partially structured data
Brian Dearth, Southlake, TX (US); Ryan Nemmers, Dallas, TX (US); Louis Koven, Dallas, TX (US); Scott Stein, Cherry Hill, NJ (US); Robert Baldwin, Southlake, TX (US); Nathan Hefner, Frederick, MD (US); Nicholas Lazarine, Dallas, TX (US); Patrick Van Deventer, Dallas, TX (US); John Martin, Dallas, TX (US); and Eric Saletel, Baltimore, MD (US)
Assigned to PwC Product Sales LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by PwC Product Sales LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/386,153.
Prior Publication US 2023/0036217 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 16/16 (2019.01); G06F 16/22 (2019.01); G06F 16/2457 (2019.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G06K 19/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 16/24573 (2019.01) [G06F 16/164 (2019.01); G06F 16/22 (2019.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); G06K 19/06028 (2013.01); G06K 19/06037 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for associating structured data with electronic files, the method performed by a system comprising one or more processors, the method comprising:
storing structured data in a database, wherein the structured data indicates a first property; and
generating an electronic file, wherein generating the electronic file comprises:
generating and storing unstructured data in the electronic file, wherein the unstructured data is configured to cause a visual indication of the first property to be displayed by the electronic file; and
storing an identifier in the electronic file, wherein the identifier indicates a location in the database at which the structured data is stored, and wherein the identifier is stored in a metadata field of the electronic file.