Search/retrieval system
First Claim
1. In an interactive data entry computer system wherein a user is presented with a data entry display screen, a data string input device, a processor, a storage device for storing Sn independent strings of data elements each string Sk of variable length less than t, each string Sk having at least one data field fi and an output device, said independent strings S1 through Sn classifiable into groups, each group having strings with at least one similar filed, a data retrieval and display system comprising:
- processing means for locating each stored independent string of data;
control means for preselecting and simultaneously displaying on the data entry display screen or output device portions of a first independent string S1 of data and portions of a second independent string of data S2 said first string preselected portions having a displayed length l1 less than t;
said second string preselected portions having a displayed length l2 less than or equal to l1, and said first and second strings being in the same group, whereby the user is simultaneously presented with two or more portions of different data strings.
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Abstract
A computer program provides for the display of selected portions of two or more records on a display screen where the portions selected are from different records, and may be from different files. Provision is made for scrolling of the full text of the displayed records, which may be grouped by common subject matter.
Alternatively one of the two or more records may be displayed on the full screen with the capability for selectively switching between the single record and two or more records or a display showing portions of more than one record from more than one file.
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Citations
23 Claims
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1. In an interactive data entry computer system wherein a user is presented with a data entry display screen, a data string input device, a processor, a storage device for storing Sn independent strings of data elements each string Sk of variable length less than t, each string Sk having at least one data field fi and an output device, said independent strings S1 through Sn classifiable into groups, each group having strings with at least one similar filed, a data retrieval and display system comprising:
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processing means for locating each stored independent string of data; control means for preselecting and simultaneously displaying on the data entry display screen or output device portions of a first independent string S1 of data and portions of a second independent string of data S2 said first string preselected portions having a displayed length l1 less than t;
said second string preselected portions having a displayed length l2 less than or equal to l1, and said first and second strings being in the same group, whereby the user is simultaneously presented with two or more portions of different data strings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. In an interactive data entry computer system where the user is presented with a data entry display screen, a data string input device, a processor, a storage device for storing Sn independent strings of data elements each string Sk of variable length less than t, each string Sk having at least one data field fi, and an output device, said independent strings S1 through Sn classifiable into groups, each group having strings with at least one similar field, a data retrieval and display system comprising;
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processing means for locating each stored independent string of data; first control means for preselecting and simultaneously displaying on the output device portions of a first independent string S1 of data and portions of a second independent string of data S2, said first string preselected portions having a displayed length l1 less than t;
said second string preselected portions having a displayed length l2 less than or equal to l1, said first and second string from the same group; andsecond control means for alternatively only displaying preselected portions of data string S1, whereby the user is simultaneously presented with two or more portions of different data strings. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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Specification