Self-diagnosing and self-correcting data entry components with dependency behavior
US6658622B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/453
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture, and a memory structure for accepting data input into a computer is disclosed.The method presents an independent component and a dependent component to the user. The independent component comprises an input area for accepting independent input data. The dependent component comprises a dependent component input area for accepting dependent component input data and is associated with a dependent component constraint that is at least partially dependent on the independent component input data. User input is accepted into the dependent component input area, and an assistance policy associated with the dependent component is followed when the user input violates the dependent component constraint. The article of manufacture comprises a program storage device tangibly embodying instructions for performing the method steps defined above.The apparatus comprises means for presenting the independent and dependent components described above, means for accepting user input into the dependent component input area, and means for following an assistance policy associated with the dependent component when the user input violates the dependent compone…
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