Data editing and verification user interface

• US 20050273697A1
• Filed: 04/18/2005
• Published: 12/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ariel Hazi, Dave L. Sullivan, David E. Brookler, Paul N. Weinberg, Philip A. Tinari
• Original Assignee: Ariel Hazi, Dave L. Sullivan, David E. Brookler, Paul N. Weinberg, Philip A. Tinari
• Inventors: Brookler, David E., Weinberg, Paul N., Sullivan, Dave L., Hazi, Ariel, Tinari, Philip A.
• Application Number:
  US11/109,484
• Publication Number:
  US 20050273697A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/275
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/177 of tables; using ruled lines

Abstract

The present invention provides for simultaneous display of a tabular and a form view of the records, (b) displaying multiple disparate values in a single control, and (c) formatting the values based on characteristics of the records.

Claims

1. A method of displaying record data in a user interface comprising:

displaying a tabular portion of the user interface comprising plural data records;

displaying a form portion of the user interface comprising a display field that corresponds to a field of the plural data records;

determining whether to place a value in the display field; and

formatting a value in the display field to reflect characteristics of the data contained in the plural data records.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein formatting a value in the display field further comprises:

formatting a value for display using a first format when it is determined that the plural records share the same value;

formatting a value for display using a second format when it is determined that a portion of the plural records include a common value and a remaining portion of the plural records have no value;

formatting multiple values using a third format when it is determined that the plural records include multiple values; and

displaying a blank value when it is determined that none of the plural records include a value.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the first format is a color of black.

4. A method according to claim 2, wherein the second format is a color of blue.

5. A method according to claim 2, wherein the third format is a color of red.

6. A method according to claim 2, wherein “

n”

of the multiple values are displayed in the display field.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein “

n”

is the total number of multiple values.

8. A method according to claim 6, wherein “

n”

is less than the total number of multiple values.

9. A computer-readable memory medium in which computer-executable process steps are stored, the process steps for displaying record data in a user interface, wherein the process steps comprise:

a displaying step to display a tabular portion of the user interface comprising plural data records;

a displaying step to display a form portion of the user interface comprising a display field that corresponds to a field of the plural data records;

a determining step to determine whether to place a value in the display field; and

a formatting step to format a value in the display field to reflect characteristics of the data contained in the plural data records.

10. A computer-readable medium according to claim 9, wherein formatting step to format a value in the display field further comprises:

a formatting step to format a value for display using a first format when it is determined that the plural records share the same value;

a formatting step to format a value for display using a second format when it is determined that a portion of the plural records include a common value and a remaining portion of the plural records have no value;

a formatting step to format multiple values using a third format when it is determined that the plural records include multiple values; and

a displaying step to display a blank value when it is determined that none of the plural records include a value.

11. A computer-readable medium according to claim 10, wherein the first format is a color of black.

12. A computer-readable medium according to claim 10, wherein the second format is a color of blue.

13. A computer-readable medium according to claim 10, wherein the third format is a color of red.

14. A computer-readable medium according to claim 10, wherein “

n”

of the multiple values are displayed in the display field.

15. A computer-readable medium according to claim 14, wherein “

n”

is the total number of multiple values.

16. A computer-readable medium according to claim 14, wherein “

n”

is less than the total number of multiple values.

17. Computer-executable process steps stored on a computer-readable medium, the process steps for displaying record data in a user interface, wherein the process steps comprise:

code to display a tabular portion of the user interface comprising plural data records;

code to display a form portion of the user interface comprising a display field that corresponds to a field of the plural data records;

code to determine whether to place a value in the display field; and

code to format a value in the display field to reflect characteristics of the data contained in the plural data records.

18. Computer-executable process steps according to claim 17, wherein the code to format a value in the display field further comprises:

code to format a value for display using a first format when it is determined that the plural records share the same value;

code to format a value for display using a second format when it is determined that a portion of the plural records include a common value and a remaining portion of the plural records have no value;

code to format multiple values using a third format when it is determined that the plural records include multiple values; and

code to display a blank value when it is determined that none of the plural records include a value.

19. Computer-executable process steps according to claim 18, wherein the first format is a color of black.

20. Computer-executable process steps according to claim 18, wherein the second format is a color of blue.

21. Computer-executable process steps according to claim 18, wherein the third format is a color of red.

22. Computer-executable process steps according to claim 18, wherein “

n”

of the multiple values are displayed in the display field.

23. Computer-executable process steps according to claim 22, wherein “

n”

is the total number of multiple values.

24. Computer-executable process steps according to claim 22, wherein “

n”

is less than the total number of multiple values.