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Mutually exclusive options in electronic forms

US7712022B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 15, 2004
Grant dateMay 4, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2025

Classification

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

Abstract

Systems and methods enabling creation and/or use of an electronic form capable of allowing a user to select from mutually exclusive options without the electronic form being in an invalid state are described. One of the described electronic forms remains valid to its schema by atomic swapping of data substructures corresponding to the form's mutually exclusive options. A method and a user interface for creating some of these electronic forms are also described.

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