Customizable bidirectional EDI translation system
First Claim
1. An electronic forms application comprising:
- a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on a computer display, said GUI comprising a plurality of information accepting fields operable to accept information entered therein;
verification means for verifying information entered into the information accepting fields;
translation means for translating information within the information accepting fields from a first data format to a second data format, said translation means operable to translate human-readable data into EDI data and EDI data into human-readable data;
communication means operable to transmit and receive information for the information accepting fields; and
, sponsor control means enabling a sponsor of the electronic forms application to control functionality of the electronic forms application from a location remote from the electronic forms application.
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Abstract
An electronic forms application presents a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display of a computer. The GUI includes a plurality of information accepting fields which accept entry of, and present information in, human readable form. The electronic forms application is operative to accept an EDI data transmission, translate the EDI data into human-readable form and present the data in the information accepting fields of the GUI. The electronic forms application is further operative to accept and verify information manually entered into the information accepting fields of the GUI, extract the information entered into the information accepting fields, translate the information into EDI data and transmit the EDI data to a destination location.
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34 Claims
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1. An electronic forms application comprising:
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a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on a computer display, said GUI comprising a plurality of information accepting fields operable to accept information entered therein; verification means for verifying information entered into the information accepting fields; translation means for translating information within the information accepting fields from a first data format to a second data format, said translation means operable to translate human-readable data into EDI data and EDI data into human-readable data; communication means operable to transmit and receive information for the information accepting fields; and
, sponsor control means enabling a sponsor of the electronic forms application to control functionality of the electronic forms application from a location remote from the electronic forms application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for conducting EDI using an electronic forms application comprising:
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entering information into information accepting fields of a graphical user interface of the electronic forms application in human-readable form; verifying the information entered into the information accepting fields; controlling the functionality of the electronic forms application from a location remote from the electronic forms application; translating the verified information from human-readable form into EDI data; and
,transmitting said EDI data though an EDI network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electronic form processing system comprising:
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a value-added network; at least one EDI capable computer connected to said value-added network, said EDI capable computer comprising; at least one application running on said EDI capable computer; an EDI translator; an application-EDI interface; and a data communications means; and at least one non-EDI capable computer connected to said EDI network, said non-EDI capable computer comprising; a data transmission means; and
, an electronic forms application, said electronic forms application comprising;a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on a display of said non-EDI capable computer, said GUI comprising a plurality of information accepting fields operable to accept information entered therein; verification means for verifying information entered into the information accepting fields; translation means for translating information within the information accepting fields from a first data format to a second data format, said translation means operable to translate human-readable data into EDI data and EDI data into human-readable data; communication means operable to transmit and receive information for the information accepting fields; and
,sponsor control means enabling a sponsor of the electronic forms application to control functionality of the electronic forms application from a location remote from the non-EDI capable computer; wherein said electronic forms application enables the non-EDI capable computer to transmit EDI data to and receive EDI data from the value-added network using the data transmission means. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An electronic forms processing system comprising:
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a plurality of clients; at least one EDI capable client; at least one non-EDI capable client; a value-added network; each of said EDI capable client and said non-EDI capable client communicating with the value-added network through a communications network; said at least one non-EDI capable computer comprising an electronic forms application, said electronic forms application comprising a graphical user interface and a configuration management means, said configuration management means enabling said EDI capable client to control the configuration of said electronic forms application from a location remote from the non-EDI capable computer. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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