Method and apparatus for preparation of a database document in a local processing apparatus and loading of the database document with data from remote sources
First Claim
1. A processing apparatus for enabling construction of a survey questionnaire document, comprising an input means via which a survey author may input data, a survey authoring means enabling construction of a survey questionnaire document including at least one question formulated from data input by the survey author and a location address of a processing apparatus including a collator means arranged to collate response documents produced by respondent users processing the survey questionnaire document.
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Abstract
A system for obtaining information from a plurality of computer users (7 to 12), comprising a processing apparatus (2) including an input mechanism (3 and 4) via which a survey author may input data, and a survey authoring mechanism (FIG. 2) enabling construction of a survey questionnaire document including at least one question formulated from data input by the survey author, transmission mechanism (6) for transmitting the survey questionnaire document to a plurality of respondent users (7 to 12); and a processing apparatus (2) including a collating mechanism arranged to receive transmissions from the transmission mechanism, to identify response documents which include responses to the at least one question from the plurality of respondent users and to load a database in accordance with the responses.
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25 Claims
- 1. A processing apparatus for enabling construction of a survey questionnaire document, comprising an input means via which a survey author may input data, a survey authoring means enabling construction of a survey questionnaire document including at least one question formulated from data input by the survey author and a location address of a processing apparatus including a collator means arranged to collate response documents produced by respondent users processing the survey questionnaire document.
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18. A survey questionnaire document structure, the document being employable by digital document processing systems to gather information from a plurality of respondent computer users, the document structure including:
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a location address for a collation means for receiving response documents to the survey questionnaire document from respondent users, and the collation means being arranged to add to or update a database in accordance with responses from the response documents; and directions enabling control of a computer to display one or more questions to-be answered by a user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-readable memory including a set of instructions for enabling a computer to enable construction of a survey questionnaire document, the document being employed to gather information from a plurality of respondent users, the instructions providing the computer with a survey authoring means enabling construction of a survey document including at least one question formulated from data input to the computer by a survey author, and a location address for a collation means for receiving and collating response documents from respondent users in response to their processing the survey questionnaire document.
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23. A method of controlling a processing apparatus to construct a survey questionnaire document for obtaining information from a plurality of respondent users, the method comprising the steps of:
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controlling the processing apparatus to construct a survey questionnaire document including at least one question formulated from data input to the processing apparatus by a survey author; and to include a location address of a processing means for collating responses to the survey from respondent users to add to or update a database in accordance with the response. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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