Creating and using documents with machine-readable codes
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- displaying a plurality of fields, the fields being included in an electronic document;
receiving an input comprising a selection of one or more selected fields from the plurality of fields;
automatically generating information for producing a machine-readable code to be displayed in a representation of the electronic document, the information specifying that the machine-readable code is to be produced using data to be provided for the selected fields; and
storing the information in the electronic document.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer systems and program products, for creating and using documents with machine-readable codes. A computer program receives user data provided for one or more fields in an electronic document, generates input data containing the user data and metadata that provides a self-contained description of the user data, encodes the input data into a machine-readable code, and generates a final representation of the electronic document with a display of the machine-readable code. Upon reading the machine-readable code, the metadata can be used to identify a set of fields in a target system to which to assign the user data. In some embodiments, the metadata and the user data can be transformed and sent to a target system. The use of metadata in this manner enables machine-readable codes to maintain a physical representation of data that facilitates transfer of the data back into an electronic environment.
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60 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of fields, the fields being included in an electronic document; receiving an input comprising a selection of one or more selected fields from the plurality of fields; automatically generating information for producing a machine-readable code to be displayed in a representation of the electronic document, the information specifying that the machine-readable code is to be produced using data to be provided for the selected fields; and storing the information in the electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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means for displaying a plurality of fields, the fields being included in an electronic document; means for receiving an input comprising a selection of one or more selected fields from the plurality of fields; means for automatically generating information for producing a machine-readable code to be displayed in a representation of the electronic document, the information specifying that the machine-readable code is to be produced using data to be provided for the selected fields; and means for storing the information in the electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving an electronic document, the electronic document comprising; a plurality of fields; information for producing a machine-readable code to be displayed in a representation of the electronic document, the information specifying that the machine-readable code is to be produced using data to be provided for one or more selected fields from the plurality of fields; and a first area for displaying the machine-readable code to be produced; receiving a specification of a first modification to the electronic document; and evaluating the first modification to determine whether the first modification produces a valid configuration for the machine-readable code. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A system comprising:
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means for receiving an electronic document, the electronic document comprising; a plurality of fields; information for producing a machine-readable code to be displayed in representation of the electronic document, the information specifying that the machine-readable code is to be produced using data to be provided for one or more selected fields from the plurality of fields; and a first area for displaying the machine-readable code to be produced; means for receiving a specification of a first modification to the electronic document; and means for evaluating the first modification to determine whether the first modification produces a valid configuration for the machine-readable code. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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