System and method for tracking the fulfillment status of requirements for completing an objective
First Claim
1. Within a youth scouting organization, a computerized method for processing a multi-person paper award form containing thereon a form identifier to obtain an individual award completion status for each of at least two persons whose requirement fulfillment status toward individual completion of the award is contained on the form in a respective separate and identical set of response fields printed on the form, comprising:
- scanning the multi-person paper award form using an electronic scanner to produce a scan result, wherein each said separate and identical set of response fields printed on the form contains a corresponding response field for recording the fulfillment status of each of the requirements toward individual completion of the award by each said at least two persons, respectively;
obtaining the form identifier contained on the form from the scan result;
obtaining from the scan result a mark state for each response field printed on the form in said each of at least two persons'"'"' respective said separate and identical set of response fields;
validating the fulfillment status of requirements for said each of at least two persons based on the mark state for each response field in said each of at least two persons'"'"' respective said separate and identical set of response fields;
obtaining from a database an individual form row number for said each of at least two persons, wherein the form row number identifies the respective row number of the separate and identical set of response fields for said each of at least two persons contained on the multi-person paper award form having the form identifier obtained from the scan result;
storing the form identifier and the mark state of each response field in said each of at least two persons'"'"' said separate and identical set of response fields with the respective individual form row number so that the stored mark states indicate the fulfillment status of requirements for individual completion of the award by said each of at least two persons; and
comparing the stored mark states for said each of at least two persons contained on the multi-person paper award form with a completion schema to obtain the resulting individual award completion status for said each of at least two persons.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method for entering into a computer in an automated manner the fulfillment status of requirements for completing an objective, such as an award offered by an organization. A computer-readable form includes a form identifier and a separate set of response fields for each person whose requirement fulfillment status is contained on the form, with the response fields adapted to receive a scanably detectable mark indicating completion of a requirement. The form can further include an indicator of each requirement for the objective and a name or identifier for each person seeking to complete the objective. A completion schema may be employed to determine whether a person had completed the objective. The invention enables the completion status of an award or other objective to be entered into a computer without typing and thereby saves personnel time, improves recordkeeping, and better facilitates reporting.
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10 Claims
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1. Within a youth scouting organization, a computerized method for processing a multi-person paper award form containing thereon a form identifier to obtain an individual award completion status for each of at least two persons whose requirement fulfillment status toward individual completion of the award is contained on the form in a respective separate and identical set of response fields printed on the form, comprising:
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scanning the multi-person paper award form using an electronic scanner to produce a scan result, wherein each said separate and identical set of response fields printed on the form contains a corresponding response field for recording the fulfillment status of each of the requirements toward individual completion of the award by each said at least two persons, respectively; obtaining the form identifier contained on the form from the scan result; obtaining from the scan result a mark state for each response field printed on the form in said each of at least two persons'"'"' respective said separate and identical set of response fields; validating the fulfillment status of requirements for said each of at least two persons based on the mark state for each response field in said each of at least two persons'"'"' respective said separate and identical set of response fields; obtaining from a database an individual form row number for said each of at least two persons, wherein the form row number identifies the respective row number of the separate and identical set of response fields for said each of at least two persons contained on the multi-person paper award form having the form identifier obtained from the scan result; storing the form identifier and the mark state of each response field in said each of at least two persons'"'"' said separate and identical set of response fields with the respective individual form row number so that the stored mark states indicate the fulfillment status of requirements for individual completion of the award by said each of at least two persons; and comparing the stored mark states for said each of at least two persons contained on the multi-person paper award form with a completion schema to obtain the resulting individual award completion status for said each of at least two persons. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for processing a multi-person paper award form containing thereon a form identifier to obtain an individual award completion status for each of at least two persons whose requirement fulfillment status toward individual completion of the award is contained on the form in a respective separate and identical set of response fields printed on the form, said method comprising:
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scanning the multi-person paper award form using an electronic scanner to produce a scan result, wherein each said separate and identical set of response fields printed on the form contains a corresponding response field for recording the fulfillment status of each of the requirements toward individual completion of the award by each said at least two persons, respectively; obtaining said form identifier contained on the form from the scan result; obtaining from the scan result a mark state for each response field printed on the form in said each of at least two persons'"'"' respective said separate and identical set of response fields; validating the fulfillment status of requirements for said each of at least two persons based on said the mark state for each response field in said each of at least two persons'"'"' respective said separate and identical set of response fields; obtaining from a database an individual form row number for said each of at least two persons, wherein the form row number identifies the respective row number of the separate and identical set of response fields for said each of at least two persons contained on the multi-person paper award form having the form identifier obtained from the scan result; storing the form identifier and the mark state of each response field in said each of at least two persons'"'"' said separate and identical set of response fields with the respective individual form row number so that the stored mark states indicate the fulfillment status of requirements for completing the award by said each of at least two persons; and comparing the stored mark states for said each of at least two persons contained on the multi-person paper award form with a completion schema to obtain the resulting individual award completion status for said each of at least two persons. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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