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Method and system for cross-platform form creation and deployment

  • US 7,313,757 B2
  • Filed: 04/15/2002
  • Issued: 12/25/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for collecting information from a plurality of users each using a respective one of a plurality of browser platforms, each of the plurality of browser platforms having different respective browser platform characteristics, the method comprising:

  • obtaining the respective browser platform characteristics, the plurality of browser platforms including a first platform supporting a first browser language and a second platform supporting a different second browser language;

    retrieving a form definition template comprising an electronic document in Extensible Markup Language (XML), which form definition template defines a form that includes electronic form data to be displayed to a user and contains all information necessary to display and manipulate the electronic form data displayed to a user, the template being deployable on each of the plurality of browser platforms;

    generating from the form definition template an electronic form in a different respective format for each different respective browser platform using the respective browser platform characteristics, each of the different respective formats being suitable for presentation on a corresponding one of the different respective browser platforms; and

    capturing information input from each of the plurality of users on the respective browser platforms.

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