Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Patent
1996-12-20
1999-04-06
Black, Thomas G.
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
707 3, 39520003, 395800, 705 26, 705 27, 705 10, 711117, 711146, 711147, 384 1, G06F 1730
Patent
active
058930981
ABSTRACT:
A system for obtaining information from a plurality of computer users (7 to 12), comprising a processing apparatus (2) including an input mechanism (3 and 4) via which a survey author may input data, and a survey authoring mechanism (FIG. 2) enabling construction of a survey questionnaire document including at least one question formulated from data input by the survey author, transmission mechanism (6) for transmitting the survey questionnaire document to a plurality of respondent users (7 to 12); and a processing apparatus (2) including a collating mechanism arranged to receive transmissions from the transmission mechanism, to identify response documents which include responses to the at least one question from the plurality of respondent users and to load a database in accordance with the responses.
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Barwell Peter
Peters Graham
Black Thomas G.
Corrielus Jean M.
Dolphin Software Pty Ltd
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