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Method and system for identifying a form version

  • US 7,082,444 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2002
  • Issued: 07/25/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for identifying an acceptable version of a form comprising:

  • initializing a pointing instrument having a form version database,wherein the form version database includes form identification data including a form type identifier and a version number;

    determining if the form version database must be updated;

    providing an indication to a user if the form version database must be updated;

    obtaining form version data from the form;

    determining whether the form is an acceptable version using the form version database and the form version data by using the form type identifier and providing an indication to the user if the form is not an acceptable version;

    processing pointing instrument input data obtained by using the pointing instrument with the form only if the form is an acceptable version.

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