Method and apparatus for mobile data collection and management
First Claim
1. A method of collecting and managing data on a mobile client device and at least one server, the method comprising the steps of:
- utilizing a form builder component having three operative interface pieces by which to create a template form, a data collection survey and a business rule application;
utilizing a web application component having three separate management abilities by which to manage a system user, the template form, the data collection survey, the business rule application and collected data; and
utilizing a synchronization server component to control both a synchronization between the mobile client device and the at least one server by a secure transmission and a storage of the template form, the data collection survey, the business rule application, and collected data,wherein data is entered into at least one of the template form, data collection survey and the business rule application.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a middleware approach to initializing and updating required data entry fields, pushing such required data entry fields to mobile devices and applications, collecting entered data from such mobile devices, and the synchronizing and integrating of the data is presented. A “form builder” software component allows for the creation of easy to read and use data entry forms by company management. A “web application” software component allows for the forms to then be distributed via electronic and/or wireless means to mobile client devices. A “synchronization server” software component allows for two-way communication, storage and conflict resolution (versioning) of the collected data. An “integration server” software component allows for external access to the collected and versioned data and modeling/mapping of such data. Thus seamless data entry, collection, updating, conflict resolution, versioning, storage, access and utilization is available.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of collecting and managing data on a mobile client device and at least one server, the method comprising the steps of:
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utilizing a form builder component having three operative interface pieces by which to create a template form, a data collection survey and a business rule application; utilizing a web application component having three separate management abilities by which to manage a system user, the template form, the data collection survey, the business rule application and collected data; and utilizing a synchronization server component to control both a synchronization between the mobile client device and the at least one server by a secure transmission and a storage of the template form, the data collection survey, the business rule application, and collected data, wherein data is entered into at least one of the template form, data collection survey and the business rule application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A data collection and management system on a mobile client device and at least one server, comprising:
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a Form Builder component having three operative interface pieces to create a template form, data collection survey and business rule application; a Web Application component having three separate management abilities to manage a system user, the template form, data collection survey and business rule application, and collected data; a Synchronization Server component to control both a synchronization between the mobile client device and the at least one server by a secure transmission and storage of the template form, the data collection survey, the business rule application, and collected data, wherein data is entered into at least one of the template form, data collection survey and the business rule application. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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