DELEGATION OF DATA ENTRY TASKS
First Claim
1. A method for acquiring data required for performance of a computer-based process comprising:
- receiving one or more data inputs from a primary user, each of said data inputs being provided as a data entry into an input field on a data input display screen made available to the primary user;
receiving, from the primary user, at least one designation of a delegate user to whom responsibility of providing a data input for a particular input field is delegated by the primary user;
requesting data input from each delegate user to whom the responsibility of providing data input for a particular input field has been delegated by the primary user; and
receiving data input from at least one delegate user.
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Abstract
To avoid the need for off-line collaboration, a primary user who is attempting to enter data required for computer-based process may, as part of the data entry process, delegate data entry tasks for specific input fields to designated delegate users who are more likely to be knowledgeable about the data to be entered. Data entry operations performed by the primary user are recorded and used to build a transaction model which will enable a server to provide required data input screens to delegate users. Data entered by the delegate users is merged with data entered by the primary user to meet the requirements of the computer-based process.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for acquiring data required for performance of a computer-based process comprising:
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receiving one or more data inputs from a primary user, each of said data inputs being provided as a data entry into an input field on a data input display screen made available to the primary user; receiving, from the primary user, at least one designation of a delegate user to whom responsibility of providing a data input for a particular input field is delegated by the primary user; requesting data input from each delegate user to whom the responsibility of providing data input for a particular input field has been delegated by the primary user; and receiving data input from at least one delegate user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product for acquiring data required for performance of a computer-based process, said computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, said computer usable program code comprising:
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computer usable program code configured to receive a one or more data inputs from a primary user, each of said data inputs being provided as a data entry into an input field on a data input display screen made available to the primary user; computer usable program code configured to receive, from the primary user, at least one designation of a delegate user to whom responsibility of providing a data input for a particular input field is delegated by the primary user; computer usable program code configured to request data input from each delegate user to whom the responsibility of providing data input for a particular input field has been delegated by the primary user; and computer usable program code configured to receive data input from at least one delegate user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for acquiring data required for performance of a computer-based process comprising:
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logic for receiving, from a primary user, one or more data inputs, each of said data inputs being provided as a data entry into an input field on a data input display screen made available to the primary user, and at least one designation of a delegate user to whom responsibility of providing a data input for a particular input field is delegated by the primary user; logic for requesting data input from each delegate user to whom the responsibility of providing data input for a particular input field has been delegated by the primary user; and logic for receiving data input from at least one delegate user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for performing a computer-based process comprising:
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receiving one or more data inputs required by the computer-based process from a primary user, each of said data inputs being provided as a data entry into an input field on a data input display screen made available to the primary user; receiving, from the primary user, designations of one or more delegate user to whom responsibility of providing data inputs for particular input fields is delegated by the primary user; requesting data input from each delegate user to whom the responsibility of providing data input for a particular input field has been delegated by the primary user; receiving data input from at least one delegate user; executing the computer-based process using data inputs received from the primary user and one or more of the designated delegate users.
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23. A computer program product for performing a computer-based process, said computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, said computer usable program code comprising:
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computer usable program code configured to receive one or more data inputs required by the computer-based process from a primary user, each of said data inputs being provided as a data entry into an input field on a data input display screen made available to the primary user; computer usable program code configured to receive, from the primary user, designations of one or more delegate user to whom responsibility of providing data inputs for particular input fields is delegated by the primary user; computer usable program code configured to request data input from each delegate user to whom the responsibility of providing data input for a particular input field has been delegated by the primary user; computer usable program code configured to receive data input from at least one delegate user; computer usable program code configured to execute the computer-based process using data inputs received from the primary user and one or more of the designated delegate users.
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