Method and system for identifying a form version
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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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Abstract
The present application describes systems and methods for identifying the version of a form using a digital pointing device. In one example, a form includes an RFID tap or barcode including a form version number. When a user is prepared to fill in the form, the digital pen checks a form database to determine if the form version is acceptable. If the form version is not acceptable, the digital pen indicates to the user that the form is not acceptable using an indicator.
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1. A method for identifying an acceptable version of a form comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13)
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11. A method for authorizing the use of a version of a form comprising:
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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; authenticating a user of the pointing instrument; 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 the version number; providing an indication to a user if the form version database must be updated; determining whether the user is an authorized user of the form version using the form version database; 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 and the user is authenticated wherein the pointing instrument is a digital pen and the form is printed on paper. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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