Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display driving control circuitry – Controlling the condition of display elements
Patent
1998-07-29
2000-07-04
Bayerl, Raymond J.
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Display driving control circuitry
Controlling the condition of display elements
345353, 345356, 345329, 707507, 707505, G06F 314
Patent
active
060845856
ABSTRACT:
A computer system provides a graphical user interface (GUI) to assist a user in completing electronic forms. The computer includes components such as a processor, user interface, and video display. Using the video display, the processor presents a row entry template including a menu field and an associated data field. The user completes the menu field by selecting a desired menu entry from a list of predefined menu entries. The user completes the data field by entering data into the data field. This format is especially useful when the data entry provides data categorized by the menu entry, explains the menu entry, or otherwise pertains to the menu entry. Each time the GUI detects activation of a form expand key, it presents an additional row entry template for completion by the user. Upon selection of a submit key, data of the completed form is sent to a predefined destination, such as a linked list, table, database, or another computer. Thus, by planned selection of menu entries, the user can limit his/her completion of an electronic form to blanks applicable to that user, avoiding the others. Nonetheless, the form can be easily expanded row by row to accommodate as many different blanks as the user wishes to complete. The invention may be implemented by a host sending a remote computer machine-executable instructions which the remote computer executes to provide the GUI, where the remote computer ultimately returns the completed form data to the host.
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Kraft Reiner
Lu Qi
Pinter Ron Yair
Bayerl Raymond J.
International Business Machines Corp.
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