SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING WEB BROWSER RULES ENGINE FOR DATA ENTRY
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a web server comprising a server storage component including web page information, a rules engine, and a plurality of rules; and
a client processor structured to communicate with said web server over a global communication network, said client processor comprising a processor component, a web browser, a web browser plug-in tool, and a processor storage component structured to store copies of the web page information, the rules engine, and the plurality of rules as downloaded from said web server over the global communication network,wherein said web server is structured to embed at least one of the rules engine and the plurality of rules with the web page information for download to said client processor over the global communication network,wherein said plurality of rules establish a single valid data entry for a selected field of a web page corresponding to the web page information for each combination of values for designated other fields of said web page, andwherein said rules engine executes said rules to select the single valid data entry dependent upon the values of the designated other fields.
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Abstract
A system includes a web server having a server storage component including web page information, a rules engine, and a plurality of rules, and a client processor communicating with the web server over a global communication network. The client processor includes a processor component, a web browser, a web browser plug-in tool, and a processor storage component storing copies of the web page information, the rules engine, and the rules as downloaded from the server. The server embeds at least one of the rules engine and the rules with the web page information for download to the client processor. The rules establish a single valid data entry for a selected field of a web page for each combination of values for designated other fields of the web page. The rules engine executes the rules to select the single valid data entry dependent upon the values of the designated other fields.
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13 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a web server comprising a server storage component including web page information, a rules engine, and a plurality of rules; and a client processor structured to communicate with said web server over a global communication network, said client processor comprising a processor component, a web browser, a web browser plug-in tool, and a processor storage component structured to store copies of the web page information, the rules engine, and the plurality of rules as downloaded from said web server over the global communication network, wherein said web server is structured to embed at least one of the rules engine and the plurality of rules with the web page information for download to said client processor over the global communication network, wherein said plurality of rules establish a single valid data entry for a selected field of a web page corresponding to the web page information for each combination of values for designated other fields of said web page, and wherein said rules engine executes said rules to select the single valid data entry dependent upon the values of the designated other fields. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of data entry for a client-server system comprising:
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employing a web server comprising a server storage component including web page information, a rules engine, and a plurality of rules; employing a client processor comprising a processor component, a web browser, a web browser plug-in tool, and a processor storage component; embedding at least one of the rules engine and the plurality of rules with the web page information before download to said client processor over a global communication network; downloading the web page information, the rules engine, and the plurality of rules to said client processor from said web server over the global communication network; storing copies of the downloaded web page information, the rules engine, and the plurality of rules in the processor storage component; establishing with the plurality of rules a single valid data entry for a selected field of a web page corresponding to the web page information for each combination of values for designated other fields of said web page, and executing said rules with said rules engine by said client processor to select the single valid data entry dependent upon the values of the designated other fields.
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