Automatic data transmission in response to content of electronic forms satisfying criteria
First Claim
1. A method of automatically transmitting a notification to one or more persons or computer systems when information from an electronic form satisfies a criterion, the electronic form having fields corresponding to parameters and the parameters being assigned values in accordance with user entries, the set of values for an electronic form forming a form value set;
- the method comprising;
completing a criterion template generating interface to define a criterion template, the criterion template including criterion template values;
comparing the criterion template values to value sets on submitted electronic forms to determine whether the submitted electronic form meet the defined criteria; and
as the electronic forms are submitted, and if the submitted electronic form meets the defined criteria, automatically transmitting a notification to a person other than the person who submitted the electronic form.
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Abstract
Automatic transmission of information is generated when the content of a posted electronic form matches a predefined criteria. An interface allows the user to create a criterion template to specify the match criterion without requiring the user to have the skills of a professional programmer. The person to be notified and the form and content of the notification can also be defined by the user and can be dependent on the content of the posted form. In one application, individuals associated with an institution of higher learning are automatically notified when a student submits an electronic profile form showing that the student meets a pre-specified criteria.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of automatically transmitting a notification to one or more persons or computer systems when information from an electronic form satisfies a criterion, the electronic form having fields corresponding to parameters and the parameters being assigned values in accordance with user entries, the set of values for an electronic form forming a form value set;
- the method comprising;
completing a criterion template generating interface to define a criterion template, the criterion template including criterion template values; comparing the criterion template values to value sets on submitted electronic forms to determine whether the submitted electronic form meet the defined criteria; and as the electronic forms are submitted, and if the submitted electronic form meets the defined criteria, automatically transmitting a notification to a person other than the person who submitted the electronic form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of determining from a large amount of potentially relevant electronic information being continually submitted through electronic forms by multiple parties over a computer network, information relevant to an entity and automatically bringing that information to the attention of the entity, the method comprising:
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completing a criteria template generating interface to specify a criterion or criteria to determine what information is relevant; automatically analyzing information being submitted on forms over the computer network by comparing the information on the submitted form with the criteria or criterion; and as the forms are being submitted over the computer network, automatically transmitting a notification to a pre-defined entity other than the parties submitting the forms when the information on the submitted form meets the criterion or criteria. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for determining from a large amount of potentially relevant electronic information being continually submitted through electronic forms by multiple users over a computer network, information relevant to an individual and automatically bringing that information to the attention of the individual, the apparatus comprising:
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a central processing unit; a computer memory, the computer memory storing instructions for; completing a template specifying a criterion or criteria to determine what information is relevant; automatically analyzing information as it is being submitted on forms over the computer network by comparing the information on the submitted form with the criteria or criterion specified in the template; and as the forms are being submitted over the computer network, automatically transmitting a notification to a pre-defined individual other than the individuals submitting the forms when the information on the submitted form meets the criterion or criteria specified in the template. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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