Method and apparatus for creating and filing forms
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A method, on a digital computer having a memory and a processor for executing a program, for designing, creating, and importing data into a form viewable by a user of a data processing system, comprising the steps of:
- (a) executing the program to convert a paper form into a form file, the form file comprising a model of the paper form, establishing calculations and rule conditions required to fill in the form, and comprising a data field for receiving data;
(b) importing data exported from an end user application into a data file and populating the data field in the form file with the imported data;
(c) performing the calculations on the imported data in the data field;
(d) allowing the user on the digital computer to review and change the imported data; and
(e) outputting the viewable form.
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Abstract
A method for designing, creating, and importing, on a digital computer having a memory and a processor executing a stored program, data into a viewable form viewable by the user of a data processing system, the viewable form duplicating the paper form, comprising the steps of: executing the stored program to convert the paper form into a viewable image that duplicates the paper form, the viewable image having a data field for receiving data; importing data into the data field; performing calculations on the imported data in the data field; allowing the user to review and change the data; and printing and/or electronic filing the viewable form.
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1. A method, on a digital computer having a memory and a processor for executing a program, for designing, creating, and importing data into a form viewable by a user of a data processing system, comprising the steps of:
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(a) executing the program to convert a paper form into a form file, the form file comprising a model of the paper form, establishing calculations and rule conditions required to fill in the form, and comprising a data field for receiving data; (b) importing data exported from an end user application into a data file and populating the data field in the form file with the imported data; (c) performing the calculations on the imported data in the data field; (d) allowing the user on the digital computer to review and change the imported data; and (e) outputting the viewable form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A data processing system, on a digital computer having a memory and a processor for executing a program, for designing, creating, and importing data into a form viewable by a user, comprising:
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(a) a form designer program capable of executing in the memory and directing the processor to create a form file, the form file comprising a model of the form and establishing calculations and rule conditions required to fill in the form, and a data field for receiving data; (b) a data file comprising data exported from an end user application program; and (c) a viewer program capable of executing in the memory and directing the processor to import the exported data to populate the data field in the form file with the imported data, to allow the user of the data processing system to review and change the imported data, to perform the calculations on the imported data in the data field, and to generate the viewable form. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable memory comprising an application program executable by a computer having a central processing unit, the computer readable memory configured to:
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(a) allow a form designer to create a form file comprising a model of a form, establishing calculations and rule conditions required to fill in the form; (b) import data exported from an end user application program into a data file and populate a data field in the form file with the imported data; (c) allow a user of the application program to review and change the imported data; and (d) perform the calculations on the imported data in the data field and to generate the form.
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