Single-document active user interface, method and system for implementing same

Patent 6192381 Issued on February 20, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date:

October 2, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

MEGG Associates, Inc.

Application

No. 165354 filed on 10/02/1998

US Classes:

715/505, Form715/500, PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT715/506, Form creation715/508Fitting data into field on form

Examiners

Primary: Feild, Joseph H.
Assistant: Kindred, Alford W.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

G06F 015/00
G06F 017/00

Abstract

A data management system user interface allows users to enter, store, retrieve, and display multiple, related groups of information in a single document. The interface loads document data into a separate template which defines various fields, and the interface determines the fields that should be displayed based on the information entered by the user. The user enters an unlimited amount of data into each field, thus creating a free-flowing document, and the user can create groups of entries for each field. The interface also contains a data validation and error correction feature, that provides automatic correction, prompts for manual correction, and allows the user to save a draft document with a list of errors for future correction at a later date.