System for and method of providing a user interface for a computer-based software application
First Claim
1. A system for providing a graphical interface to a user, comprising:
- a server platform and an operating system and application software running thereon;
wherein the server platform and the application software are configured to allow a client device capable of running a standard web browser that accesses the software application on the server platform to display information to the user in a display area on the client device, without requiring additional software to be installed or downloaded or run on the client device and without requiring a scripting language to be enabled in the web browser on the client device;
wherein the application software is configured to(i) facilitate manipulation by the user of unstructured data in the display area for detailed inspection, wherein the unstructured data includes image data, wherein the manipulation includes at least one or more of panning, zooming, and rotating, of the unstructured data in the display area; and
,(ii) facilitate the user selectively causing to display annotations within the display area, wherein the application software is configured to cause an action to occur in either this system or an external system upon the user selectively causing to display annotations within the display area,wherein the action comprises one or more operations selected from;
applying a context-dependent indicator to the image data;
initiating a business transaction relating to the unstructured data;
approving a business transaction relating to the unstructured data;
rejecting a business transaction relating to the unstructured data;
initiating a payment for a business transaction relating to the unstructured data;
canceling a business transaction relating to the unstructured data;
communicating transaction information to the external system;
receiving transaction information from the external system; and
displaying a next work item to the user in the display area on the client device.
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Abstract
A system for providing a graphical interface to a user includes a server platform and an operating system and application software running thereon. The system includes a client device capable of running a standard web browser that accesses the software application on the server platform for displaying information to the user in a display area on the client device. The web browser displays the information without requiring additional software to be installed, downloaded or run on the client device, and without requiring a scripting language to be enabled in the web browser on the client. The application software facilitates user manipulation of unstructured data in the display area for detailed inspection, and facilitates the user selectively causing to display annotations within the display area. The application software facilitates the user inserting annotations within the display area, thereby causing an action to occur in this system or an external system.
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40 Claims
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1. A system for providing a graphical interface to a user, comprising:
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a server platform and an operating system and application software running thereon; wherein the server platform and the application software are configured to allow a client device capable of running a standard web browser that accesses the software application on the server platform to display information to the user in a display area on the client device, without requiring additional software to be installed or downloaded or run on the client device and without requiring a scripting language to be enabled in the web browser on the client device; wherein the application software is configured to (i) facilitate manipulation by the user of unstructured data in the display area for detailed inspection, wherein the unstructured data includes image data, wherein the manipulation includes at least one or more of panning, zooming, and rotating, of the unstructured data in the display area; and
,(ii) facilitate the user selectively causing to display annotations within the display area, wherein the application software is configured to cause an action to occur in either this system or an external system upon the user selectively causing to display annotations within the display area, wherein the action comprises one or more operations selected from; applying a context-dependent indicator to the image data; initiating a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; approving a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; rejecting a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; initiating a payment for a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; canceling a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; communicating transaction information to the external system; receiving transaction information from the external system; and displaying a next work item to the user in the display area on the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 33)
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7. A method of providing a graphical interface to a user, comprising:
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providing application software running on a first platform;
the application software enabling a standard web browser on a second platform separate from the first platform that accesses the software application to display information to the user in a display area on the second platform, without requiring additional software to be installed or downloaded or run on the second platform and without requiring a scripting language to be enabled in the web browser on the second platform, or web browser plug-ins, extensions, enabled scripting language, enabled applet support or other enabled adjunct code support;wherein the application software facilitates manipulation by the user of unstructured data in the display area for detailed inspection without requiring the additional software to be installed or downloaded or run on the client device and without requiring the scripting language to be enabled in the web browser on the client device; wherein the manipulation comprises a user causing the application software to transform unstructured data to facilitate user inspection of the unstructured data, wherein the transforming comprises one or more of panning, zooming and rotating, wherein the application software enables the user to selectively cause to display annotations within the display area without requiring the additional software to be installed or downloaded or run on the client device and without requiring the scripting language to be enabled in the web browser on the client device, wherein the application software is configured to cause an action to occur in either this system or an external system upon the user selectively causing to display annotations within the display area, and wherein the action comprises one or more operations selected from; applying a context-dependent indicator to the image data; initiating a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; approving a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; rejecting a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; initiating a payment for a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; canceling a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; communicating transaction information to the external system; receiving transaction information from the external system; and displaying a next work item to the user in the display area on the client device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 34)
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10. A system for providing a graphical interface to a user, comprising:
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a server platform and an operating system and application software running thereon; and
,wherein the application software is configured to allow a client device capable of running a standard web browser that accesses the software application on the server platform to display information to the user in a display area on the client device without requiring additional software to be installed or downloaded or run on the client device and without requiring a scripting language to be enabled in the web browser on the client device, wherein the additional software further includes web browser plug-ins, extensions, enabled scripting language, enabled applet support or other enabled adjunct code support, wherein the application simultaneously provides structured information and business document images within the display area; wherein the manipulation comprises a user causing the application software to transform the structured information; wherein the transforming comprises one or more of panning, zooming, and rotating, wherein an action is caused to occur in either the server platform or an external system upon the user inserting one or more annotations within the display area, and wherein the action comprises one or more operations selected from; applying a context-dependent indicator to image data corresponding to the business document images; initiating a business transaction relating to the structured information; approving a business transaction relating to the structured information; rejecting a business transaction relating to the structured information; initiating a payment for a business transaction relating to the structured information; canceling a business transaction relating to the structured information; communicating transaction information to the external system; receiving transaction information from the external system; and displaying a next work item to the user in the display area on the client device. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A system for providing a graphical interface to a user, comprising:
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a server platform and an operating system and application software running thereon; and
,wherein the application software is configured to allow a client device capable of running a standard web browser that accesses the software application on the server platform to display information to the user in a display area on the client device, without requiring additional software to be installed or downloaded or run on the client device and without requiring a scripting language to be enabled in the web browser on the client device, or web browser plug-ins, extensions, enabled scripting language, enabled applet support or other enabled adjunct code support; wherein the application software is configured to, (i) simultaneously provide structured information and business document images for output within the display area without requiring the additional software to be installed or downloaded or run on the client device and without requiring the scripting language to be enabled in the web browser on the client device, or web browser plug-ins, extensions, enabled scripting language, enabled applet support or other enabled adjunct code support; and
,(ii) facilitate manipulation by the user of unstructured data in the display area for detailed inspection without requiring the additional software to be installed or downloaded or run on the client device and without requiring the scripting language to be enabled in the web browser on the client device, or web browser plug-ins, extensions, enabled scripting language, enabled applet support or other enabled adjunct code support; and (iii) facilitate the user selectively causing to display annotations within the display area, and wherein the structured information includes content comprising an indication of a role played by the content in a document, wherein the unstructured data includes content lacking any indication of a role played by the content in the document, wherein the action comprises one or more operations selected from; applying a context-dependent indicator to the image data; initiating a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; approving a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; rejecting a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; initiating a payment for a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; canceling a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; communicating transaction information to the external system; receiving transaction information from the external system; and displaying next work item to the user in the display area on the client device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 35, 36, 37)
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16. A system for providing a graphical interface to a user, comprising:
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a server platform and an operating system and application software running thereon; and
,wherein the server platform and the application software are configured to allow a client device capable of running a standard web browser that accesses the software application on the server platform to display information to the user in a display area on the client device, without requiring additional software to be installed or downloaded or run on the client device and without requiring a scripting language to be enabled in the web browser on the client device, or web browser plug-ins, extensions, enabled scripting language, enabled applet support or other enabled adjunct code support; wherein the application software is configured to (i) simultaneously provide structured information and unstructured business document images on a same page within the display area; (ii) facilitate manipulation by the user of the unstructured data on the page in the display area for detailed inspection, wherein the manipulation comprises transforming the unstructured data, wherein the transforming comprises one or more of panning, zooming and rotating; and
,wherein the structured information comprises content in the form of a markup language, and wherein the application facilitates the user inserting one or more annotations within the display area; wherein the application software is configured to cause an action to occur in either this system or an external system upon the user selectively inserting the one or more annotations within the display area, wherein the action comprises one or more operations selected from; applying a context-dependent indicator to the image data; initiating a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; approving a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; rejecting a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; initiating a payment for a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; canceling a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; communicating transaction information to the external system; receiving transaction information from the external system; and displaying next work item to the user in the display area on the client device. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A system for providing a graphical interface to a user, comprising:
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a server platform and an operating system and application software running thereon; and
,wherein the server platform and the application software are configured to allow a client device capable of running a standard web browser that accesses the software application on the server platform to display information to the user in a display area on the client device, without requiring additional software to be installed or downloaded or run on the client device and without requiring a scripting language to be enabled in the web browser on the client device, or web browser plug-ins, extensions, enabled scripting language, enabled applet support or other enabled adjunct code support; wherein the application software is configured to (i) simultaneously provide structured information and an unstructured business document image on a same page within the display area; (ii) facilitate the user performing one or more of transforming the structured information and inserting one or more annotations on the page within the display area, wherein the transforming comprises one or more of panning, zooming and rotating; and (iii) conditionally present context-dependent information on the page within the display area, wherein the system is configured such that inserting the one or more annotations causes an action to be performed in either this system or an external system, wherein the action comprises one or more operations selected from; initiating a business transaction relating to the unstructured information; approving a business transaction relating to the unstructured information; rejecting a business transaction relating to the unstructured information; initiating a payment for a business transaction relating to the unstructured information canceling a business transaction relating to the unstructured information; communicating transaction information to the external system; receiving transaction information from the external system; and displaying next work item to the user in the display area on the client device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 38)
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20. A system for providing a graphical interface to a user, comprising:
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a server platform and an operating system and application software running thereon; and
,wherein the server platform and the application software are configured to allow a client device capable of running a standard web browser that accesses the software application on the server platform to display information to the user in a display area on the client device, without requiring additional software to be installed or downloaded or run on the client device and without requiring a scripting language to be enabled in the web browser on the client device, or web browser plug-ins, extensions, enabled scripting language, enabled applet support or other enabled adjunct code support; wherein the application software is configured to (i) simultaneously provide structured information and business document images within the display area; and
,(ii) facilitate the user inserting one or more annotations within the display area; and (iii) facilitate manipulation by the user of the information, the manipulation being for the purpose of detailed inspection, wherein an action is caused to occur in either this system or an external system upon the user inserting the one or more annotations within the display area, wherein the information comprises one or more of; structured information comprising content including an indication of a role played by the content in a document depicted in at least one of the business document images; and unstructured information comprising content lacking any indication of a role played by the second content in the document, and wherein the action comprises one or more operations selected from; applying a context-dependent indicator to the image data; initiating a business transaction relating to the unstructured information; approving a business transaction relating to the unstructured information; rejecting a business transaction relating to the unstructured information; initiating a payment for a business transaction relating to the unstructured information canceling a business transaction relating to the unstructured information; communicating transaction information to the external system; receiving transaction information from the external system; and displaying next work item to the user in the display area on the client device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 39)
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28. A system for providing a graphical interface to a user, comprising:
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a server platform and an operating system and application software running thereon; and
,wherein the server platform and the application software are configured to allow a client device capable of running a standard web browser that accesses the software application on the server platform to display information to the user in a display area on the client device without requiring additional software to be installed or downloaded or run on the client device and without requiring a scripting language to be enabled in the web browser on the client device; wherein the application software is configured to facilitate a user causing the application software to transform the unstructured data to facilitate user inspection of the unstructured data, the transforming comprising one or more of panning, zooming and rotating, wherein the additional software comprises browser-supporting software, wherein the application is configured to simultaneously provide structured information and business document images within the display area; and
,wherein an action is caused to occur in either this system or an external system upon the user inserting one or more annotations, and wherein the action comprises one or more operations selected from; applying a context-dependent indicator to the image data; initiating a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; approving a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; rejecting a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; initiating a payment for a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; canceling a business transaction relating to the unstructured data; communicating transaction information to the external system; receiving transaction information from the external system; and displaying next work item to the user in the display area on the client device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 40)
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