INTELLIGENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMPLETING A FORM USING A DEVICE

• US 20160335239A1
• Filed: 05/13/2015
• Published: 11/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific Corporation)
• Inventors: Brown, Jason Leonard, Wisinski, Benjamin Thomas, McGinn, Dianne McAndrew, Williams, Evan Reid, Rhee, Roy B.
• Application Number:
  US14/711,332
• Publication Number:
  US 20160335239A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones

Abstract

Herein described are at least a device, a server, a computer readable storage media, and a method for filling out a user fillable document. For example, the method may include displaying an information request associated with an item description of the user fillable document in which the information request and an answer field are displayed in a first display area of the device. The method may further include displaying a portion of the user fillable document in a second display area of the device, in which the portion comprises the item description and a user editable field. In response to receiving an answer by the answer field, the method may further include displaying the answer in the user editable field of the second display area.

Claims

1. A computing device for filling out a user fillable document comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory storing executable instructions that, when executed by said at least one processor, cause said computing device to;

display an information request associated with an item description in said user fillable document, said information request and an answer field displayed in a first display area of said computing device;

display a portion of said user fillable document in a second display area of said computing device, wherein said portion comprises;

said item description, and

a user editable field; and

in response to receiving an answer by said answer field, display said answer in said user editable field of said second display area.

2. The computing device of claim 1 wherein said executable instructions are downloaded by said computing device from a digital distribution platform.

3. The computing device of claim 1 wherein executing said executable instructions further cause said computing device to:

locate said item description in said user fillable document;

identify text associated with said item description; and

process said text to formulate said information request.

4. The computing device of claim 1 wherein said answer is received by way of receiving a selection from two or more choices, said two or more choices displayed in said first display area.

5. The computing device of claim 1 wherein executing said executable instructions further cause said computing device to:

receive an indication that said answer has been submitted; and

wherein said displaying said answer in said second display area occurs when said indication has been received.

6. The computing device of claim 1 wherein said answer is correlated with a database and a decision is made whether to generate a clarifying information request to confirm said answer.

7. The computing device of claim 1 wherein said second display area is scrollable to provide viewing of another portion of said user fillable document.

8. The computing device of claim 1 wherein said answer is correlated with data obtained from the Internet to generate an outcome and wherein a decision is made based on said outcome to determine whether to generate a clarifying information request to verify said answer.

9. The computing device of claim 1 wherein said user editable field is automatically populated based on one or more previously received answers corresponding to one or more previously generated information requests.

10. The computing device of claim 9 wherein said automatically populating is further based on correlating said one or more previously received answers with a database.

11. The computing device of claim 10 wherein said database is located in one of:

a) said computing device and b) a server communicatively coupled to said computing device.

12. The computing device of claim 1 wherein said answer is generated by way of using a touch-sensitive keyboard of said computing device, said touch-sensitive keyboard displayed in a third display area of said computing device.

13. The computing device of claim 1 wherein said answer is received by way of an audio signal captured by a microphone of said computing device and wherein said at least one processor processes said audio signal by way of a voice recognition algorithm.

14. The computing device of claim 1 wherein said second display area is automatically adjusted to include only said item description and said user editable field in said portion.

15. The computing device of claim 1 wherein said answer is received by way of a gesture captured by said computing device and wherein said at least one processor processes said gesture by way of a gesture recognition algorithm.

16. The portable computing device of claim 12 wherein said first, second, and third display areas are provided by a display device resident within said computing device, said display device comprising a touch-screen.

17. The computing device of claim 1 wherein said computing device comprises a wireless computing device.

18. The computing device of claim 1 wherein said computing device comprises a wired computing device.

19. The computing device of claim 17 wherein said wireless computing device comprises a phone.

20. A method for filling out a user fillable document comprising:

displaying an information request associated with an item description of said user fillable document, said information request and an answer field displayed in a first display area of a computing device;

displaying a portion of said user fillable document in a second display area of said computing device, wherein said portion comprises;

said item description, and

a user editable field;

in response to receiving an answer by said answer field, displaying said answer in said user editable field of said second display area; and

wherein said displaying and receiving are performed by a processing module of said computing device.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein said processing module executes executable instructions downloaded by said computing device from a digital distribution platform.

22. The method of claim 20 further comprising:

locating said item description in said user fillable document;

identifying text associated with said item description; and

processing said text to formulate said information request.

23. The method of claim 20 wherein said answer is received by way of a selection from two or more choices, said two or more choices displayed in said first display area.

24. The method of claim 20 wherein said processing module further causes said computing device to:

receive an indication that said answer has been submitted; and

wherein said displaying said answer in said user editable field of said of said second display area occurs when said indication has been received.

25. The method of claim 20 wherein said answer is correlated with a database and a decision is made whether to generate a clarifying information request to confirm said answer.

26. The method of claim 20 wherein said second display area is scrollable to provide viewing of another portion of said user fillable document.

27. The method of claim 20 wherein said answer is correlated with data obtained from the Internet to generate an outcome and wherein a decision is made based on said outcome to determine whether to generate a clarifying information request to verify said answer.

28. The method of claim 20 wherein said user editable field is automatically populated based on one or more previously received answers corresponding to one or more previously generated information requests.

29. The method of claim 28 wherein said automatically populating is further based on correlating said one or more previously received answers with a database.

30. The method of claim 29 wherein said database is located in one of:

a) said computing device and b) a server communicatively coupled to said computing device.

31. The method of claim 20 wherein said answer is generated by way of using a touch-sensitive keyboard of said computing device, said touch-sensitive keyboard displayed in a third display area of said computing device.

32. The method of claim 20 wherein said answer is received by way of an audio signal captured by a microphone of said computing device and wherein said processing module processes said audio signal by way of a voice recognition algorithm.

33. The method of claim 20 wherein said second display area is automatically adjusted to include only said item description and said user editable field in said portion.

34. The method of claim 20 wherein said answer is received by way of a gesture captured by said computing device and wherein said processing module processes said gesture by way of a gesture recognition algorithm.

35. The method of claim 31 wherein said first, second, and third display areas are provided by a display device resident within said computing device, said display device comprising a touch-screen.

36. The method of claim 20 wherein said computing device comprises a wireless computing device.

37. The method of claim 20 wherein said computing device comprises a wired computing device.

38. The method of claim 36 wherein said wireless computing device comprises a phone.

39. The method of claim 20 wherein said displaying said answer in said user editable field of said second display area is performed in response to signals received from a server.

40. A server for facilitating the completion of a form electronically by a computing device comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by said at least one processor, cause said server to transmit one or more signals to said computing device to cause said computing device to;

display an information request associated with an item description of a user fillable document, said information request and an answer field displayed in a first display area of said computing device;

display a portion of said user fillable document in a second display area of said computing device, wherein said portion comprises;

said item description, and

a user editable field; and

in response to receiving an answer by said answer field, display said answer in said user editable field of said second display area.

41. The server of claim 40 wherein executing said executable instructions further cause said server to:

locate said item description in said user fillable document;

identify text associated with said item description; and

process said text to formulate said information request.

42. The server of claim 40 wherein said answer is received by way of receiving a selection from two or more choices, said two or more choices displayed in said first display area.

43. The server of claim 40 wherein executing said computer executable instructions further cause said server to transmit said signals to said computing device to cause said computing device to display said answer in said second display area when an indication has been received by said server that said answer has been submitted.

44. The server of claim 40 wherein said answer is correlated with a database and a decision is made whether to generate a clarifying information request to confirm said answer.

45. The server of claim 40 wherein said second display area is scrollable to provide viewing of another portion of said user fillable document.

46. The server of claim 40 wherein said answer is correlated with data obtained from the Internet to generate an outcome and wherein a decision is made based on said outcome to determine whether to generate a clarifying information request to verify said answer.

47. The server of claim 40 wherein said user editable field is automatically populated based on one or more previously received answers corresponding to one or more previously generated information requests.

48. The server of claim 47 wherein said automatically populating is further based on correlating said one or more previously received answers with a database.

49. The server of claim 48 wherein said database is located in one of:

a) said computing device and b) a server communicatively coupled to said computing device.

50. The server of claim 40 wherein said answer is generated by way of using a touch-sensitive keyboard of said computing device, said touch-sensitive keyboard displayed in a third display area of said computing device.

51. The server of claim 40 wherein said answer is received by way of an audio signal captured by a microphone of said computing device and wherein a processor of said computing device and/or said at least one processor of said server processes said audio signal by way of a voice recognition algorithm.

52. The server of claim 40 wherein said second display area is automatically adjusted to include only said item description and said user editable field in said portion.

53. The server of claim 40 wherein text displayed by said user editable field is editable.

54. The server of claim 40 wherein said answer is received by way of a gesture captured by said computing device and wherein a processor of said computing device processes said gesture by way of a gesture recognition algorithm.

55. The server of claim 50 wherein said first, second, and third display areas are provided by a display device resident within said computing device, said display device comprising a touch-screen.

56. The server of claim 40 wherein said computing device comprises a wireless computing device.

57. The server of claim 40 wherein said computing device comprises a wired computing device.

58. The server of claim 56 wherein said wireless computing device comprises a phone.

59. A non-transitory computer readable storage media having stored thereon, a software program having at least one code section for processing data, said at least one code section executable by at least one processor of a computing device for causing said computing device to:

display an information request associated with an item description of a user fillable document, said information request and an answer field displayed in a first display area of said computing device;

display a portion of said user fillable document in a second display area of said computing device, wherein said portion comprises;

said item description, and

a user editable field; and

in response to receiving an answer by said answer field, display said answer in said user editable field of said second display area; and

store said answer into a file associated with said user fillable document.

60. A non-transitory computer readable storage media having stored thereon, a software program having at least one code section for processing data, said at least one code section executable by at least one processor of a server for causing said server to:

transmit one or more signals to a computing device to cause said computing device to;

display an information request associated with an item description of a user fillable document, said information request and an answer field displayed in a first display area of a computing device;

display a portion of said user fillable document in a second display area of said computing device, wherein said portion comprises;

said item description, and

a user editable field; and

in response to receiving an answer by said answer field, display said answer in said user editable field of said second display area; and

store said answer into a file associated with said user fillable document.