Document Validation System and Method

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to the field of self-validating documents in supply chain management, documentation services and method for creating the same.

1 . A method for indexing documents in a data processing system, said documents including a reference to at least one material, comprising the acts of:
 inputting a document into said data processing system;   extracting at least one alphanumeric string from said document;   determining relevant alphanumeric strings from said extracted alphanumeric strings by processing said extracted alphanumeric strings utilizing at least one algorithm by comparing, in sequence and in combination, said extracted alphanumeric strings with material terms in at least a dictionary database of common material terms;   matching said relevant alphanumeric strings with materials alphanumeric strings stored in said data processing system; and   storing said matched alphanumeric strings in respective matched records in said data processing system.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said document is an updated document and further comprising:
 comparing said matched alphanumeric strings with said stored documents; and 
 storing changed alphanumeric strings in said data processing system. 
 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said material terms include at least one of a proper name, an identifier, a synonym, a translation, class membership, a product, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said step of storing said matched alphanumeric strings includes storing a location in said document of said matched alphanumeric string. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said at least one material is a one of a chemical substance, a biological agent, a formulation, and a finished article. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said at least one algorithm compares said extracted alphanumeric string with material terms and, when a match is found, combines said extracted alphanumeric string with a subsequent alphanumeric string in said document and compares said combined alphanumeric string with material terms, said algorithm repeating to compare and combine said alphanumeric strings until no match with a material term is found and thereby matching said combined alphanumeric strings with said material. 
     
     
         7 . A method for indexing documents in a data processing system, the documents including a reference of at least one of a chemical substance and a biological agent, comprising the acts of:
 inputting at least one document into the data processing system;   extracting at least one alphanumeric string from the at least one document;   determining relevant chemical and biological strings from the extracted alphanumeric strings by processing the extracted alphanumeric strings using at least one algorithm which compares in sequence and in combination the extracted alphanumeric strings with at least one of chemical terms and biological terms in at least a dictionary database of at least one of common chemical terms and common biological terms;   matching the relevant chemical and biological strings identified in the determining act with at least one of chemical strings and biological strings stored in the data processing system; and   storing the matched chemical and biological strings in matched records in said data processing system associated with the at least one document.