Menu Based Scheduling Process For An Employee Time and Attendance Recording System
First Claim
1. A method by which a computer system receives data from a user about a resource, that method comprising:
- receiving a selection of a kind of data to be entered;
reviewing information related to past uses of the resource to find instances of the kind of data;
displaying the instances to the user; and
receiving a selection of one of the instances.
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Abstract
A user enters data about a resource into a computer using a method wherein the user selects a data field in which the data is to be entered. In response to that selection, the computer reviews previously stored records related to the resource to find instances of data contained in the data field. Those instances then are displayed to the user, who selects of one of the instances as a value to be entered into the data field. Thus the user is provided with a list of previous values that are contained in the selected data field for the resource, which list facilitates locating and entering information in new records for this resource.
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25 Claims
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1. A method by which a computer system receives data from a user about a resource, that method comprising:
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receiving a selection of a kind of data to be entered; reviewing information related to past uses of the resource to find instances of the kind of data; displaying the instances to the user; and receiving a selection of one of the instances. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17)
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8. A method by which a computer system receives data from a user about a resource, that method comprising:
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receiving a first selection of a first field in which data is to be entered; searching previous records related to the resource for first instances of data for the first field; displaying the first instances of data; receiving a second selection of one of the first instances, thereby producing a first selected instance; receiving a third selection of a second field in which data is to be entered; searching previous records related to the resource for second instances of data which are associated with the first selected instance; displaying the second instances of data; and receiving a fourth selection of one of the second of data thereby producing a second selected instance for entry into the second field. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18)
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14. A method by which a computer system receives data from a user about an employee, that method comprising:
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receiving a designation of a first field in which data is to be entered; reviewing work records of the employee for instances of the data related to the first field; displaying the instances; and receiving a selection of one of the instances as the data to be entered. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 19, 20)
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21. A method by which a computer system receives data from a user about a resource, that method comprising:
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during a current resource scheduling session, receiving a designation of the resource; during the current resource scheduling session receiving a designation of a type of data related to the resource; searching records, produced during at least one previous resource scheduling session, to obtain first instances of the type of data; displaying the first instances of data; and receiving a selection of one of the first instances. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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