Method for displaying information from an information based computer system
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1. A method for displaying information from an information based computer system, said system having a means for displaying said information and a means for storing said information, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving an instruction to display a first data value in a cell;
initializing a data value depth counter; and
displaying said first data value associated with said data value depth counter in said cell.
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Abstract
Information is displayed from an information based computer system which comprises the consolidation of information from various object instances onto a single form. Changes or corrections to data values are maintained in a historical record. When the form is displayed, options are provided indicating whether there are older or newer data values resulting from changes or corrections being made to the original data value.
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1. A method for displaying information from an information based computer system, said system having a means for displaying said information and a means for storing said information, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an instruction to display a first data value in a cell; initializing a data value depth counter; and displaying said first data value associated with said data value depth counter in said cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for displaying information from an information based computer system, said system having a means for displaying said information and a means for storing said information, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first data value in a cell; receiving an instruction to display a first previous data value in said cell; incrementing a data value depth counter; and displaying said first previous data value in said cell. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for displaying information from an information based computer system, said system having a means for displaying said information and a means for storing said information, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a data value in a cell; decrementing a data value depth counter; receiving an instruction to display a first subsequent data value in said cell; and displaying said first subsequent data value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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