Appeal No. 2003-0205
Application 09/504,502
Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A computer-implemented method of operation for a user
production of a title record of preselected data associated with
an equipment piece transaction comprising the steps of:
a. providing a title record format for data to be
associated with a transaction of an equipment
piece;
b. providing a database for storing a plurality of title
records with said format therein;
c. placing said database in a central computer available
for access by a plurality of users on a computer
network;
d. determining whether a user on the network is authorized
to fashion a title record in said database,
otherwise displaying a selected title record for
viewing only to the user on the computer network;
e. if said user is authorized to fashion a title record,
accessing said title record from said database for
a particular equipment piece;
f. if said title record for said equipment piece is not in
said database, creating a new title record for
said equipment piece by entering said data to be
associated with said equipment piece inclusive of
ownership from an available outside source into
said new title record;
g. if the transaction of said equipment piece is a sale
transaction, choosing data from an available bill
of sale inclusive of at least old ownership data
for comparison with corresponding ownership data
in said title record;
h. comparing said chosen bill of sale data to said
corresponding data in said title record inclusive
of at least said old ownership data previously
entered in said title record;
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