Computerized verification form processing system and method

• US 6,272,506 B1
• Filed: 09/12/1997
• Issued: 08/07/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Flectere LLC (Endpoint IP LLC)
• Original Assignee: Doxis LLC
• Inventors: Bell, Lewis
• Primary Examiner(s): Alam, Hosain T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kindred, Alford W.
• Application Number:
  US08/928,686
• Time in Patent Office: 1,425 Days
• Field of Search: 707/9, 707/10, 707/100, 707/102-104, 707/500-507, 707/508, 707/509, 707/526, 707/517, 345/326-433
• US Class Current: 715/255
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 Privileged access

Abstract

A computerized form processing system including a database for storing at least one form having one or more fields; a viewer for viewing a stored form; a data entry device for entering information into the fields of a form; programming for monitoring whether the information in a field has changed and for automatically flagging any changes to the information entered into a field.

Claims

1. A computerized form processing system comprising:

a database for storing at least one form including one or more fields;

a viewer for viewing a stored form;

a data entry device for allowing a user to enter information into the fields of the form;

a monitoring routine configured to actively monitor whether previously entered information in a field of the form is being changed by the user;

a field modification verification routine configured to, on the viewer, prompt the user to sign off on any such change and which further stores and associates the user'"'"'s sign off with the change, the field modification routine further configured to reset the change to the previously entered information if there is no user sign off; and

an authorization routine configured to reset the change to the previously entered information if the user'"'"'s sign off is not authorized.

2. The system of claim 1 further including a storage routine configured to automatically store, in the database, all information entered into a field.

3. The system of claim 1 in which said data entry device is a touch screen.

4. The system of claim 3 in which said data entry device includes a pen device.

5. The system of claim 1 in which said field modification verification routine is further configured to display a signature block on the viewer and verify that an entry is made to the signature block.

6. The system of claim 1 further including a summation check routine configured to perform a field summation check calculation for the information entered into each field of a form.

7. The system of claim 6 in which said summation check routine is further configured to perform a summation check calculation for the information entered into the form and further configured to store a checksum value of said information for monitoring changes made to completed forms.

8. The system of claim 7 in which said summation check routine is further configured to perform a final summation check calculation for all field summation check calculations.

9. The system of claim 1 further including an output routine configured to output a completed form.

10. The system of claim 9 in which said output routine is further configured to automatically flag on the output any changes to information entered into a field.

11. A computerized form processing system comprising:

a database for storing at least one form including one or more fields;

a viewer for viewing a stored form;

a data entry device for allowing a user to enter information into the fields of the form;

a monitoring routine configured to actively monitor whether previously entered information in a field of the form is being changed by the user; and

a field modification verification routine configured to, on the viewer, prompt the user to sign off on any such change.

12. The system of claim 11 in which the field modification routine is further configured to store and associate the user'"'"'s sigh off with the change.

13. The system of claim 12 in which the field modification routine is further configured to reset the change to the previously entered information if there is no user sign off.

14. The system of claim 13 further including an authorization routine configured to reset the change to the previously entered information if the user'"'"'s sign off is not authorized.

15. A computerized form processing system comprising:

a database for storing at least one form including one or more fields;

a viewer for viewing a stored form;

a data entry device for allowing a user to enter information into the fields of the form;

a monitoring routine configured to actively monitor whether previously entered information in a field of the form is being changed by the user; and

a field modification verification routine configured to store and associate a user'"'"'s sign off with any such change.

16. The system of claim 15 in which the field modification routine is further configured to, on the viewer, prompt the user to sign off on any such changes.

17. The system of claim 16 in which the field modification routine is further configured to reset the change to the previously entered information if there is no user sign off.

18. The system of claim 17 further including an authorization routine configured to reset the change to the previously entered information if the user'"'"'s sign off is not authorized.

19. A computerized form processing system comprising:

a database for storing at least one form including one or more fields;

a viewer for viewing a stored form;

a data entry device for allowing a user to enter information into the fields of the form;

a monitoring routine configured to actively monitor whether previously entered information in a field of the form is being changed by the user; and

a field modification verification routine configured to reset the change to the previously entered information if there is no user sign off associated with a change.

20. The system of claim 19 in which the field modification routine is further configured to, on the viewer, prompt the user to sign off on any such change.

21. The system of claim 20 in which the field modification routine is further configured to store and associate the user'"'"'s sign off with the change.

22. The system of claim 21 further including an authorization routine configured to reset the change to the previously entered information if the user'"'"'s sign off is not authorized.

23. A computerized form processing system comprising:

a database for storing at least one form including one or more fields;

a viewer for viewing a stored form;

a data entry device for allowing a user to enter information into the fields of the form;

a monitoring routine configured to actively monitor whether previously entered information in a field of the form is being changed by the user; and

an authorization routine configured to reset the change to the previously entered information if the user is not authorized.

24. The system of claim 23 further including a field modification verification routine configured to, on the viewer, prompt the user to sign off on any such changes.

25. The system of claim 24 in which the field modification routine is further configured to store and associates the user'"'"'s sign off with the change.

26. The system of claim 25 in which the field modification routine is further configured to reset the change to the previously entered information if there is no user sign off.

27. A computerized form processing system comprising:

a database for storing at least one form including one or more fields;

a viewer for viewing a stored form;

a data entry device for allowing a user to enter information into the fields of the form;

a data entry verification routine configured to, on the viewer, prompt the user to sign off on any such entry and which further stores and associates the user'"'"'s identification, date, and time with the entry, the data entry verification routine further configured to not accept the entry if there is no user sign off;

a monitoring routine further configured to actively monitor whether previously entered information in a field of the form is being changed by the user;

a field modification verification routine configured to, on the viewer, prompt the user to sign off on any such change and which further stores and associates the user'"'"'s identification, date and time with the change, the field modification routine further configured to reset the change to the previously entered information if there is no user sign off; and

an authorization routine configured to reset the change to the previously entered information if the user'"'"'s sign off is not authorized.

28. The system of claim 27 in which said field modification verification routine is further configured to display a signature block on the viewer and verify that an entry is made to the signature block.

29. The system of claim 27 further including a summation check routine configured to perform a field summation check calculation for the information entered into each field of a form.

30. The system of claim 29 in which said summation check routine is further configured to perform a summation check calculation for the information entered into the form and further configured to store a checksum value of said information for monitoring changes made to completed forms.

31. The system of claim 27 further including an output routine configured to output a completed form.

32. The system of claim 31 in which said output routine is further configured to automatically flag on the output any changes to information entered into a field.