Form utilizing encoded indications for form field processing
First Claim
1. A form for use in a machine data entry and retrieval system of the type including a decoding section for decoding encoded information carried by the form, comprising:
- carrier means for carrying at least one type of indicia and upon which a user may impart or modify such indicia;
a field region arbitrarily located on said carrier means for receiving machine readable user imparted or modified indicia; and
an encoded information region arbitrarily located on said carrier means for receiving machine readable encoded information representing selected attributes of said field region.
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Abstract
A form including user modifiable fields and an encoded description of the location, size, type, etc. of the fields allows direct programming of a form interpreter. Other information including the processing of the form, encoded data, etc., may be included in the encoded information. A system for creating forms carrying an encoded description of selected attributes of the fields includes means for selecting or creating fields and locating the fields on a form while generating, substantially simultaneously, the encoded description of the selected attributes. A form composer then allows merging of the form and its encoded description for printing or electronic transmission. A system for reading such forms includes a scanner, decoding device, and processor. By reading such forms, data may be entered into or recalled from a data processing system, or a form interpreter may be programmed, locally or remotely, for subsequent handling of forms.
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6 Claims
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1. A form for use in a machine data entry and retrieval system of the type including a decoding section for decoding encoded information carried by the form, comprising:
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carrier means for carrying at least one type of indicia and upon which a user may impart or modify such indicia; a field region arbitrarily located on said carrier means for receiving machine readable user imparted or modified indicia; and an encoded information region arbitrarily located on said carrier means for receiving machine readable encoded information representing selected attributes of said field region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A form for use in a machine data entry and retrieval system of the type including a decoding section for decoding encoded information carried by the form, comprising:
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carrier means for carrying at least one type of indicia and upon which a user may impart or modify such indicia; machine readable field data arbitrarily located on said carrier means which may be imparted or modified by a user; and encoded information arbitrarily located on said carrier means representing selected attributes of said field data. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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