Patents by Inventor Matthew G. Rice

Matthew G. Rice has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for obtaining form data from a user
    Patent number: 8261204
    Abstract: A method for obtaining data from a user includes receiving a row selection in an input grid, where each column is associated with one of a plurality of primary input variables, and where each row is configured to display primary data corresponding with the plurality of primary input variables, receiving a request to expand the row to display an input form, where the input form comprises a plurality of fields, where each of the plurality of fields is associated with one of a plurality of supplementary input variables, and where the plurality of fields are configured to display supplementary data corresponding with the plurality of supplementary input variables. The method further includes expanding the row to display the input form, obtaining and storing supplementary data for the input form, collapsing the row to hide the input form, and displaying a summary of supplementary data stored for the input form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Thanh Hang Nguyen Huynh, Jorge R. Olavarrieta, Eric Young Pan, Matthew G. Rice, Ronald G. Starling, II, Steven Karl Wheelis
  • Error checking for data entry
    Patent number: 8234562
    Abstract: A method for displaying a form involves checking an input to determine whether an error exists, where the input corresponds to a field within the form, updating a tally of errors for the form reflecting the error when the error is contained in the field within the form, and visualizing the tally of errors by concurrently displaying the tally of errors and the form, where the field corresponding to the error is identified within the form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Rachel L. Evans, Leslie A. Skelly, Matthew G. Rice, John A. Dryden, Morris Neer, Celia M. Lynn
  • Method and GUI for managing output settings in a form-based application
    Patent number: 7934150
    Abstract: A computer-readable medium includes instructions for managing output settings in a form-based application by modifying a first output setting control associated with a first output version of a form of the form-based application, initiating outputting the first output version based on modifying the first output setting control, and initiating outputting a second output version based on a second output setting control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Sabina Szonn, Morris Neer, Martin Lewandowski, Leslie Skelly, Phillip J. Ohme, Matthew G. Rice, Stephen J. Seiler, Richard Neil Preece, Helen Welbourn, Maude Harris
  • Field-level search tool
    Patent number: 7698342
    Abstract: A method for searching involving receiving a search term and obtaining a related word based on the search term to generate a search criteria, searching forms for the search criteria, identifying a topic associated with a field within a form based on the search criteria, and presenting the field within the form associated with the topic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Rachel L. Evans, Matthew G. Rice, Leslie A. Skelly, John A. Dryden, Ronald A. Schaefer, Mary Lou Cassell