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Method and apparatus for forms data validation and processing control

US6167523A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 5, 1997
Grant dateDec 26, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 5, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/174
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer program for validating and controlling processing of input data from electronic forms such as Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) forms. Data including the input data is received from a form submitted to a server, wherein the server includes a registry. The program uses information stored in the registry to determine whether the input data from the form is valid.

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