User interface for lenient exception feedback
First Claim
1. A method for contextually representing errors during data entry, comprising:
- obtaining, using a processor of a computer system, an expandable and collapsible tree (ECT) corresponding to a data entry process, wherein the ECT comprises a first node, a second node, and a third node,wherein the first node corresponds to a tax data entry task of the data entry process, andwherein the third node corresponds to a transaction data entry task of the data entry process;
displaying, using the processor, an expanded display of the ECT,wherein the first node, the second node, and the third node are visible in the expanded display of the ECT, andwherein the first node and the third node are children of the second node;
presenting, using the processor, a tax record corresponding to the tax data entry task, wherein the tax record includes a data field for entry of data;
receiving a data entry for the data field, wherein the data field is associated with an acceptable data range;
determining that the data entry comprises a data entry error when the data entry is not within the acceptable data range;
displaying, in association with the data field, a first error indicium indicating the data entry error;
displaying, on a collapsed display of the ECT, in association with the second node, a second error indicium indicating the data entry error corresponding to the first node, wherein the second node is visible in the collapsed display of the ECT, and the first node is not visible in the collapsed display of the ECT when the second error indicium is displayed; and
upon displaying the second error indicium, presenting a transaction record corresponding to the transaction data entry task.
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Abstract
A method for contextually representing errors during data entry, including obtaining an expandable and collapsible tree (ECT) having a first node and a second node corresponding to multiple tasks for data entry; displaying a portion of the ECT including the second node, where the first node stems from the second node; presenting a record, corresponding to a task represented by the first node, including a data field for entry of data; receiving a data entry error for input to the data field of the record, where the data entry error is inconsistent with a predetermined range of acceptable data; and displaying, on the ECT and in association with the second node, an error indicium indicative of the data entry error while allowing further progression through the multiple tasks.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for contextually representing errors during data entry, comprising:
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obtaining, using a processor of a computer system, an expandable and collapsible tree (ECT) corresponding to a data entry process, wherein the ECT comprises a first node, a second node, and a third node, wherein the first node corresponds to a tax data entry task of the data entry process, and wherein the third node corresponds to a transaction data entry task of the data entry process; displaying, using the processor, an expanded display of the ECT, wherein the first node, the second node, and the third node are visible in the expanded display of the ECT, and wherein the first node and the third node are children of the second node; presenting, using the processor, a tax record corresponding to the tax data entry task, wherein the tax record includes a data field for entry of data; receiving a data entry for the data field, wherein the data field is associated with an acceptable data range; determining that the data entry comprises a data entry error when the data entry is not within the acceptable data range; displaying, in association with the data field, a first error indicium indicating the data entry error; displaying, on a collapsed display of the ECT, in association with the second node, a second error indicium indicating the data entry error corresponding to the first node, wherein the second node is visible in the collapsed display of the ECT, and the first node is not visible in the collapsed display of the ECT when the second error indicium is displayed; and upon displaying the second error indicium, presenting a transaction record corresponding to the transaction data entry task. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program executable by a processor, the computer program performing a method for contextually representing errors during data entry, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining, using a processor of a computer system, an expandable and collapsible tree (ECT) corresponding to a data entry process, wherein the ECT comprises a first node, a second node, and a third node, wherein the first node corresponds to a tax data entry task of the data entry process, and wherein the third node corresponds to a transaction data entry task of the data entry process; displaying, using the processor, an expanded display of the ECT, wherein the first node, the second node, and the third node are visible in the expanded display of the ECT, and wherein the first node and the third node are children of the second node; presenting, using the processor, a tax record corresponding to the tax data entry task, wherein the tax record includes a data field for entry of data; receiving a data entry for the data field, wherein the data field is associated with an acceptable data range; determining that the data entry comprises a data entry error when the data entry is not within the acceptable data range; displaying, in association with the data field, a first error indicium indicating the data entry error; displaying, on a collapsed display of the ECT, in association with the second node, a second error indicium indicating the data entry error corresponding to the first node, wherein the second node is visible in the collapsed display of the ECT, and the first node is not visible in the collapsed display of the ECT when the second error indicium is displayed; and upon displaying the second error indicium, presenting a transaction record corresponding to the transaction data entry task. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for contextually representing errors during data entry, comprising:
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a processor; a configuration module executing on the processor and configured to; obtain, using the processor, an expandable and collapsible tree (ECT) corresponding to a data entry process, wherein the ECT comprises a first node, a second node, and a third node, wherein the first node corresponds to a tax data entry task of data entry process, and wherein the third node corresponds to a transaction data entry task of the data entry process; display, using the processor, an expanded display of the ECT, wherein the first node, the second node, and the third node are visible in the expanded display of the ECT, and wherein the first node and the third node are children of the second node; and present a tax record, corresponding to the tax data entry task represented by the first node, wherein the tax record includes a data field for entry of data; and an error module executing on the processor and configured to; receive a data entry error for input to the data field of the tax record, wherein the data field is associated with an acceptable data range; determine that the data entry comprises a data entry error when the data entry is not within the acceptable data range; display, in association with the data field, a first error indicium indicating the data entry error; display, on a collapsed display of the ECT, in association with the second node, a second error indicium indicating the data entry error corresponding to the first node while allowing further progression through the plurality of tasks, wherein the second node is visible in the collapsed display of the ECT, and the first node is not visible in the collapsed display of the ECT when the second error indicium is displayed; and upon displaying the second error indicium, present a transaction record corresponding to the transaction data entry task. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for contextually representing errors during data entry, comprising:
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means for obtaining an expandable and collapsible tree (ECT) corresponding to a data entry process, wherein the ECT comprises a first node, a second node, and a third node, wherein the first node corresponds to a tax data entry task of the data entry process, and wherein the third node corresponds to a transaction data entry task of the data entry process; means for displaying an expanded display of the ECT, wherein the first node, the second node, and the third node are visible in the expanded display of the ECT, and wherein the first node and the third node are children of the second node; means for receiving a data entry for a data field, wherein the data field is associated with an acceptable data range; means for presenting a tax record, corresponding to the tax data entry task, wherein the tax record includes the data field for entry of data; means for determining that the data entry comprises a data entry error when the data entry is not within the acceptable data range; means for displaying, in association with the data field, a first error indicium indicating the data entry error; means for displaying, on a collapsed display of the ECT, in association with the second node, a second error indicium indicating the data entry error corresponding to the first node, wherein the second node is visible in the collapsed display of the ECT, and the first node is not visible in the collapsed display of the ECT when the second error indicium is displayed; and means for, upon displaying the second error indicium, presenting a transaction record corresponding to the transaction data entry task.
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