Electronic data collection system and method
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1. An electronic data collection system comprising:
- at least one electronic data input device having at least one device module stored therein;
at least one data collection application storable on the at least one electronic data input device and controllable by the device module, the at least one data collection application having at least one generally serialized set of displayable prompts and expected data responses defining a transaction, the serialized set of displayable prompts having a logical branching of displayable prompts that are generally dependent upon a previously entered response;
a manager module in communication with the at least one electronic data input device to manage operation of the at least one electronic data input device;
a host module in communication with the at least one electronic data input device to receive and process the data from the at least one electronic data input device, wherein the host module is capable of determining the at least one electronic device, the data collection application and the data; and
a server in communication with the host module, manager module and the at least one electronic data input device.
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Abstract
A system and method of building and implementing electronic data collection. The system and method includes a electronic data input device in communication with a manager module that registers each of the devices. Each of the devices includes a data collection application displayable to and interactable with a user. A host module resides on a server in a central location to receive and process the data from the devices. The system determines what action to take with the data based on rules defined in a builder module for specific applications. All data may be available to be queried and reported on using a query module.
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18 Claims
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1. An electronic data collection system comprising:
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at least one electronic data input device having at least one device module stored therein;
at least one data collection application storable on the at least one electronic data input device and controllable by the device module, the at least one data collection application having at least one generally serialized set of displayable prompts and expected data responses defining a transaction, the serialized set of displayable prompts having a logical branching of displayable prompts that are generally dependent upon a previously entered response;
a manager module in communication with the at least one electronic data input device to manage operation of the at least one electronic data input device;
a host module in communication with the at least one electronic data input device to receive and process the data from the at least one electronic data input device, wherein the host module is capable of determining the at least one electronic device, the data collection application and the data; and
a server in communication with the host module, manager module and the at least one electronic data input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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13. A method of electronic data collection, the method comprising the steps of:
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building at least one data collection application with a builder module storable on an electronic storage device;
publishing and storing the data collection application with a publishing application storable on an electronic storage device;
assigning at least one name and password to at least one electronic data input device with a manager module storable on an electronic storage device;
transmitting the at least one data collection application to the least one electronic data input device;
displaying a serialized set of displayable prompts and expected data responses on the at least one electronic data input device;
altering the serialized set of displayable prompts depending upon a previously entered response;
polling the at least one electronic data input device by a host module storable on an electronic storage device; and
storing the data on a database. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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