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Method and apparatus for constructing continued entry fields with multiple terminals

US5247663A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 9, 1991
Grant dateSep 21, 1993
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Expiry dateJan 9, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99934
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for displaying entry fields on a workstation display screen, wherein a single entry field may be constructed having selectively positionable segments, and wherein each of the segments are linked together for processing, so that an entry field modification made in any of the segments will result in processing all of the segments for accommodating the modification; the method and apparatus are practiced in a system having a host processor, at least one workstation control interface, and a plurality of workstations.

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