MULTIPLE FORM POPULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20100241642A1
• Filed: 03/19/2009
• Published: 09/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Joseph R. Tordella
• Original Assignee: Joseph R. Tordella
• Inventors: Tordella, Joseph R.
• Granted Patent: US 8,260,797 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/758
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging

Abstract

A method for populating a form includes storing differing forms in a database, each form having at least one information location for entering an item of user information, selecting a first form to provide a first selected form, and entering an item of user information into the information location to provide an entered item of information. Storing the entered item of information in the database to provide a stored item of information, selecting a second form, determining whether the information location of the second selected form corresponds to the information location of first selected form and retrieving the stored item of information to provide a retrieved item of information in accordance with the determining are also included. The retrieved item of information is entered into the information location of the second form to provide a populated form.

Claims

1. A method for populating a form in a computer system having a system database, comprising:

storing a plurality of differing forms in the system database, each form of the plurality of forms having at least one information location for entering an item of user information;

selecting a first form of the plurality of forms to provide a first selected form;

entering an item of user information into the at least one information location of the first selected form by the user to provide an entered item of information;

storing the entered item of information into the system database to provide a stored item of information;

selecting a second form of the plurality of forms to provide a second selected form;

determining whether the at least one information location of the second selected form corresponds to the at least one information location of first selected form;

retrieving the stored item of information from the system database to provide a retrieved item of information in accordance with the determining; and

entering the retrieved item of information into the at least one information location of the second form to provide a populated form.

2. The method for populating a form of claim 1, further comprising reviewing the retrieved information by the user to determine whether the retrieved information is correct.

3. The method for populating a form of claim 2, further comprising correcting the retrieved information in the populated form if the retrieved information is incorrect to provide corrected information.

4. The method for populating a form of claim 3, further comprising storing the corrected information in the system database to provide stored corrected information.

5. The method for populating a form of claim 4, further comprising populating a third selected form in accordance with the stored corrected information.

6. The method for populating a form of claim 1, further comprising reviewing the populated form to determine whether the populated form is complete.

7. The method for populating a form of claim 6, further comprising inserting further information into the populated form in accordance with the reviewing to provide added information.

8. The method for populating a form of claim 1, further comprising

retrieving an item of information from a database external to the computer system to provide external information;

and

entering the external information into the populated form.

9. The method for populating a form of claim 8, further comprising storing the external information into the system database.

10. The method for populating a form of claim 1, wherein the form comprises an application form.

11. The method for populating a form of claim 10, wherein the form comprises a job application form.

12. The method for populating a form of claim 11, wherein the form comprises a medical job application form.

13. The method for populating a form of claim 12, further comprising:

printing the medical job application to provide a printed populated application; and

entering further information into the printed populated application by a physician.

14. The method for populating a form of claim 1, further comprising requesting detailed information from a user in response to entered user information.

15. The method for populating a form of claim 14, further comprising providing parameter ranges to the user for assisting the user in providing the detailed information.

16. The method for populating a form of claim 14, further comprising instructing the user to obtain test results in response to the detailed information.