Role-dependent action for an electronic form

• US 20060107197A1
• Filed: 11/15/2004
• Published: 05/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Pavlicic, Miladin, Kim, Jane T., Moldovanu, Petru M., Cupala, Shiraz J., Friend, Ned B.
• Granted Patent: US 7,584,417 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging

Abstract

Systems and/or methods that enable creation and/or use of an action for an electronic form dependent on a role of a user are described.

Claims

1. One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions therein that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform acts comprising:

receiving an indication of an occurrence of a triggering event of an electronic data-entry form;

determining whether or not a role of a current user of the electronic data-entry form permits performance of an action for the electronic data-entry form; and

performing the action responsive to;

the occurrence of the triggering event; and

determining that the role permits performance of the action.

2. The media of claim 1, wherein the act of performing the action comprises enabling selection of a digital signature associated with the role of the current user.

3. The media of claim 1, wherein the act of performing the action comprises enabling approval of the electronic data-entry form, the approval associated with the role of the current user.

4. The media of claim 1, wherein the act of performing the action comprises presenting a user interface tailored to the role of the current user.

5. The media of claim 1, wherein the act of performing the action comprises enabling selection of a workflow function.

6. The media of claim 5, wherein the acts of receiving, determining, and performing are performed without communication with a remote data source.

7. The media of claim 1, wherein the role of the current user comprises the current user'"'"'s identity.

8. The media of claim 1, wherein the role of the current user comprises rights associated with the current user.

9. The media of claim 1, wherein the triggering event comprises loading the electronic data-entry form.

10. The media of claim 1, wherein the triggering event comprises submitting the electronic data-entry form.

11. The media of claim 1, wherein the triggering event comprises changing data in the electronic data-entry form.

12. The media of claim 1, wherein the computer-readable media comprises extensible Markup Language (XML).

13. A system embodying the computer-readable media of claim 1.

14. One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions therein that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform acts comprising:

receiving an indication of an occurrence of a triggering event of an electronic data-entry form; and

altering, based on a role of a current user, the electronic data-entry form responsive to the occurrence of the triggering event.

15. The media of claim 14, wherein the act of altering comprises altering an appearance of the electronic data-entry form.

16. The media of claim 15, wherein the act of altering the appearance comprises presenting a user interface tailored to the role of the current user.

17. The media of claim 14, wherein the act of altering comprises providing automated functionality for the electronic data-entry form.

18. The media of claim 17, wherein the act of providing automated functionality comprises enabling selection of a workflow action tailored to the role of the current user.

19. The media of claim 14, wherein the triggering event comprises loading the electronic data-entry form.

20. The media of claim 14, wherein the triggering event comprises submitting the electronic data-entry form.

21. The media of claim 14, wherein the triggering event comprises changing data in the electronic data-entry form.

22. The media of claim 14, wherein the computer-readable media comprises extensible Markup Language (XML).

23. A system embodying the computer-readable media of claim 14.