Mapping, navigation, and data input for electronic documents
First Claim
1. A computer readable medium or media having computer programming stored thereon for causing a computer system to:
- display on a computer display a map of a plurality of related electronic documents, the documents comprising a plurality of associated data input requests;
the map comprising an indication of the status of the data input requests.
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Abstract
The invention provides methods, systems, programs, and apparatus for, among other things, viewing, reviewing, managing, editing, mapping, navigating, inputting data to, receiving data for, and completing electronic documents such as e-forms. For example, methods, systems, and programs that enable users to access and review electronic documents and maps of electronic documents, to navigate from one document or one document page to another, to enter data into documents, or even move to unrelated applications, and return to previous documents without losing or compromising data previously entered, and to monitor the status of completion of the documents. The invention is fully compatible with computer networks such as the Internet, and with other public and private electronic communications systems such as local and wide area networks (LANs and WANs), whether wireless, hard wired, or of any other form.
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44 Claims
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1. A computer readable medium or media having computer programming stored thereon for causing a computer system to:
display on a computer display a map of a plurality of related electronic documents, the documents comprising a plurality of associated data input requests;
the map comprising an indication of the status of the data input requests.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium or media having computer programming stored thereon for causing a computer system to:
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display on a computer screen at least a portion of a first document, the first document comprising at least one first document data input field;
receive a data input for the at least one first document data input field;
store the received data input in memory associated with the computer system and display on the computer screen an indication of the status of completion of data input fields associated with the first document;
display at least a portion of a second document, the document comprising at least one second document data input field;
receive a second data input for the at least one second document data input field;
store the received second data input in memory associated with the computer system and display an indication of the status of completion of data input fields associated with the second document; and
display at least a portion of the first document, receipt of data received for input fields associated with the first document being indicated by the display. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a computer system useable for inputting of data for use with electronic documents, the improvement comprising computer readable medium or media having computer programming stored thereon for causing a computer system to:
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display on a user computer display a map of an electronic document set, the document set comprising a plurality of documents;
display on the computer display at least a portion of a first document of the document set, the first document comprising at least one data input field;
receive a data input for at least one of the data input fields associated with the first document;
store the received data input in memory associated with the computer system;
display in association with the map an indication of the status of completion of data input fields associated with the first document;
display at least a portion of a second document, the document comprising at least one associated data input field;
receive a data input for the at least one data input field associated with the second document;
store the received data input in memory associated with the computer system;
display an indication of the status of completion of data input fields associated with the second document;
display in association with the map an indication of the status of completion of data input fields associated with the second document; and
display at least a portion of the first document, receipt of data received for input fields associated with the first document being indicated by the display. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer system useable for mapping, navigating, and receiving input for electronic documents, the system comprising:
means for displaying on a computer display a map of a plurality of related electronic documents, the documents comprising a plurality of associated data input requests, and the map comprising an indication of the status of the data input requests. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer system useable for mapping, navigating, and receiving input for electronic documents, the system comprising:
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means for displaying on a computer screen at least a portion of a first document, the first document comprising at least one first document data input field;
means for receiving a data input for the at least one first document data input field;
means for storing the received data input in memory associated with the computer system and displaying on the computer screen an indication of the status of completion of data input fields associated with the first document;
means for displaying at least a portion of a second document, the document comprising at least one second document data input field;
means for receiving a second data input for the at least one second document data input field;
means for storing the received second data input in memory associated with the computer system and display an indication of the status of completion of data input fields associated with the second document; and
means for displaying at least a portion of the first document, receipt of data received for input fields associated with the first document being indicated by the display. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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