US 11,989,249 B2
Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) including outgoing USPTO correspondence for use in patent case management and docketing
Chad Dustin Tillman, Matthews, NC (US); and Jeremy Cooper Doerre, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to NIMVIA, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by NIMVIA, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Dec. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/092,308.
Application 18/092,308 is a continuation of application No. 17/172,039, filed on Feb. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,556,606.
Application 17/172,039 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/706,858, filed on Dec. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,100,185, issued on Aug. 24, 2021.
Application 16/706,858 is a continuation of application No. 15/709,089, filed on Sep. 19, 2017, granted, now 10,503,801, issued on Dec. 10, 2019.
Application 15/709,089 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/574,074, filed on Dec. 17, 2014, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/972,031, filed on Feb. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/396,756, filed on Sep. 19, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/917,344, filed on Dec. 17, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0153369 A1, May 18, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 16/954 (2019.01); G06Q 50/18 (2012.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 16/83 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 16/954 (2019.01) [G06Q 50/184 (2013.01); H04L 63/0823 (2013.01); G06F 16/83 (2019.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A personal computer comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform a computer-implemented method for presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) at the personal computer providing access to information from an instance of an in-memory docket that is generated on demand by a user without manual data entry of bibliographical or transactional information of patent properties, the method of the computer-executable instructions comprising:
(a) programmatically downloading, by the personal computer, form an online computer system of the United States Patent & Trademark Office, data relating to patent properties by
(i) programmatically accessing over the Internet the online computer system of the United States Patent & Trademark Offkce, and
(ii) programmatically downloading to the personal computer one or more XML files containing application data for the patent properties;
(b) programmatically constructing in transitory memory of the personal computer, based on the downloaded data, the in-memory docket for the patent properties; and
(c) programmatically displaying the graphical user interface providing access to information from the instance of an in-memory docket, the graphical user interface comprising
(i) a matters display area configured to display a row of each patent property representing a matter in the in-memory docket, the in-memory docket including a matter for each patent property of the in-memory docket, wherein a user can click on a row to select it,
(ii) a matter details display area configured to display details for a matter selected via the matters display area, and
(iii) an events display area configured to display a plurality of rows each corresponding to an event for a matter selected via the matter display area, and
(iv) further comprising a display area containing outgoing correspondence of the United States Patent & Trademark Office in PDF format for review by a user.