Automatic Patents (Class 715/226)
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Patent number: 8115956Abstract: Job tickets containing scoped instructions can control the processing of a PDL file to produce a data stream that is efficiently processed by a rendering device such as a raster image processor or printer. Job tickets contain instructions for processing a PDL file. Scoped instructions control processing of only those PDL file sections within a certain scope as specified on a per instruction basis.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2008Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventor: Javier A. Morales
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Publication number: 20120036422Abstract: A system and method for rendering a form based on an identification number. A client device including an extensible interface platform (EIP) application can be configured in association with a centralized server via a network. A form category can be selected and the identification number with respect to a form can be entered on a user interface associated with the client device. The form that matches the identification number can be collected from a database associated with the centralized server. The information required for retrieving instruction to populate the form can be entered in the user interface and the form can be rendered based on a user preference. Such an approach reduces the cost of rendering and shipping a large number of forms to a number of locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Inventors: Mathew J. Walczyk, Jason Tsongas, Matthew Scrafford
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Publication number: 20120030557Abstract: Example embodiments of the present invention may include a method that includes receiving values entered corresponding to a data form and providing interactive text boxes to a transparent layer that overlays the data form. The method may also include automatically entering the received values as data input entries into the text boxes of the transparent layer and transmitting the received values to a database.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Inventor: Brian David Wiblin
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Patent number: 8103693Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to managing and sharing data between web accessed calculators. The systems include a data store to persist calculator inputs and outputs and share them with other calculators and with customer service representatives.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2011Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Mason Eubank, Nikolay Eshkenazi, Neff Karl Hudson, Michael Wayne Lester
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Publication number: 20120016862Abstract: In one embodiment, a method may include accessing a particular page of Web application that includes a form having at least one field for entry of data by a user of the Web application, the Web page rendered by the Web application based on code for the Web page. The method may also include analyzing the code. The method may further include generating one or more sets of inputs for the at least one field based on the analysis. The method may additionally include automatically entering, into the at least one field, the one or more sets of inputs. The method may also include automatically submitting the form, including the one or more sets of inputs into the at least one field.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2010Publication date: January 19, 2012Inventor: Sreeranga P. Rajan
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Publication number: 20120004931Abstract: A method and system for providing a form record and for processing the same. For example, a medical record form in a clinical or hospital environment is provided based on user input and is processed upon the user's filling in of the form. In some aspects, a user indicates by way of a user interface a type of patient complaint and selects a type of medical record form that is to be used in conjunction with examining the patient. The system guides the user and accepts the user's inputs and provides a suitable medical record form from a plurality of form types. The selected form is printed, and used by the medical staff in the examination of the patient. The filled form is then returned to a processing station for scanning, where information in the filled form may be extracted and where the filled form may be added to a patient medical record or archive, or shared with another person or organization.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2010Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: SURE-SHOT MEDICAL DEVICE, INC.Inventor: Jonathan S. THIERMAN
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Publication number: 20110320924Abstract: A handwritten paper-based input digital record management system and method to facilitate record management by directly accepting handwritten pen-based data input on ordinary paper forms. A user places a paper form on the digitizing surface of a digital computing device and then fill outs the form using handwritten input. A digital version of the handwritten form is simultaneously generated and presented on the screen of the computing device. Embodiments of the system and method also provide instantaneous form updating for any current data and reports any upcoming information that may be needed in the future. This mitigates the need for remote processing of the form. Moreover, embodiments of the system and method enforce completeness of the form and ensure that all necessary sections of the form are completed. Embodiments of the system and method also provide error correction by reconciling any invalidated data found during verification.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Aishwarya Lakshmi Ratan, Pushkar V. Chitnis, Sunandan Chakroborty
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Patent number: 8086951Abstract: A system that may be used to generate documents, where the system is accessible from and integratable with remote systems is provided. A document generation system that may be provided as a service, in the sense that the system may be accessed via, e.g., the Internet, from remote systems such as credit aggregators. The system takes in information regarding the requirements (e.g., type of transaction, number of parties, amount of loan, price, governing law, etc.) of the document needed (e.g., a loan application, construction contract, etc.) and produces an appropriate form based on the input information. It should be noted that access to the document generation system is effectuated by an Internet/network connection via, e.g., a partner provider system such as a DMS, a traditional credit aggregator, a credit aggregator portal, etc. Electronic signature and secure archiving may be provided for generated documents.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2008Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Appone Services, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Kopp, Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, Chris Bordeman
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Patent number: 8074179Abstract: A method of displaying non-textual indication of question verification status in a user interface, the user interface including a plurality of questions associated there-with, includes receiving an answer to at least one question of the plurality of questions, associating a non-textual indication of the verification status of the answer, and displaying the non-textual indication of the at least one question.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2008Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Walter C. Metz, Jr., Hoyt C. Simmons, Susan E. Swanson
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Publication number: 20110271173Abstract: A system and a method for filling a form are provided which take as input a user's data file, which is configured for use in filling in forms, and an image of an original form to be filled in using the user's personal data. Form filling rules encoded in the image are decoded and used to determine values of a plurality of fields of the form by applying the decoded rules to the user's data. The plurality of fields of the form are filled with the determined values to generate an at least partially filled form, which is then output, e.g., to a printer or a display. The exemplary system and method are able to operate independently of the language used in the text of the form, have the capability of filling in previously unseen forms, and are particularly suited to filling in paper forms.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Salah Aït-Mokhtar, Ágnes Sándor
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Publication number: 20110264994Abstract: A real property appraisal system comprising at least one uniform appraisal form having embedded intelligence for automatically obtaining relevant information needed to complete the form.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: ForenSight, Inc.Inventor: Michael S. Tarabotto
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Patent number: 8032823Abstract: In various embodiments, a method for processing a user request is provided. The method may include receiving input data from a user including at least natural language associated with a user request; analyzing the user input data with an intermediary agent; selecting at least one form based on analyzing the user input data; and, executing at least one update based on at least one form.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2006Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Carnegie Mellon UniversityInventors: Anthony Slavko Tomasic, John Doyle Zimmerman
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Publication number: 20110239101Abstract: System(s), method(s), and/or techniques (“tools”) are described that enable electronic document functionality for a limited-capability computing device. The tools may enable a computing device with limited display capabilities to present and enable navigation through nested items or hierarchical view levels of an electronic document. The tools may also build renderable view information by which a device may enable electronic document functionality based on the capabilities of that device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jonathan E. Rivers-Moore, Petru M. Moldovanu, Balbir Singh
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Publication number: 20110219293Abstract: A method and apparatus for populating a form with data is described. In one embodiment of the invention, a form is displayed to the user via the target application. Each form has one or more data receptacles. The data receptacles of a form are filled with data when the user executes a data population command. The form completion program executes the data population command when a graphical representation of a particular data set is placed over the form. Each data set is stored in an encrypted manner and is accessible to users who enter the appropriate information into an authentication mechanism. To populate a form with data the form completion program obtains an image of the form and then searches for a template file that resembles the form image to within a certain threshold. The template files are typically stored on the computer hosting the target application in a template directory that is arranged according to a predefined structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Inventors: Duane MAXWELL, William Von REIS, Geoffrey D. SCOTT
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Patent number: 8004703Abstract: An image data obtaining system storing image data optically read from a digital compound machine into a database managed by a server connected to the digital compound machine via a network. The digital compound machine includes: a unit configured to generate an input screen based on input screen configuration information received from the server beforehand; a unit configured to send, to the server, the image data, image data information and a DB key value, wherein the image data information is for associating the image data with the input screen configuration information and is input from the input screen, and wherein the DB key value is for associating the database with the input screen configuration information. The server includes a unit configured to store the image data and/or the image data information into the database associating the image data and/or the image data information with the DB key value.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2005Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Otsuka Corporation, Osk Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noriko Asami, Kohji Kanbara, Junichi Ota, Toshimichi Ooura, Yasushi Okada, Yoshiroh Someya, Shinji Usami, Mamoru Murata, Kenichi Maekawa, Mitsuru Fukushima
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Patent number: 8006176Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods and devices for modifying and managing form documents with an application that receives input from an imaging device user interface and from other sources. Some aspects relate to a input field definition file that is transmitted to the imaging device and which comprises display parameters and UI options for prompting a user for field input and as well as instructions for obtaining field data from other sources.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2005Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.Inventors: Amarender Reddy Kethi Reddy, Shinichi Yamamura
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Publication number: 20110197119Abstract: A computer apparatus and method are provided for visually mapping fields of various electronic forms to a common object model. The forms may then be dynamically completed via a runtime engine that retrieves mapping data from a relational database and uses the mapping data to automatically populate corresponding fields of the forms without manual input by the user. Specifically, a visual mapping tool displays the objects of the common object model as well as the fields of a form to be mapped. A user drags and drops one or more of the displayed objects into a mapping area, and drags and drops a field to which the one or more objects are to be mapped. The user also identifies a type of association between the selected objects and the field. A mapping entry is then generated in a map file to map the selected objects to the field.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventors: Qin Ye, Darius Lezama, Matthew J. Haddad
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Patent number: 7996759Abstract: One embodiment in accordance with the invention relates to inserting data (e.g., XML data) from a database into an electronic template form that includes a table. Furthermore, each table can expand to fit any amount of inserted data and can also expand onto additional pages. The additional pages may have the format of supplemental pages that include the expanded table or that of duplicate pages that also include the other information (e.g., brief description of the table, letterhead, etc.) that was included on the first page. The font size and space can be calculated along with the line wrap for the supplemental page format or duplicate page format.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2005Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Oracle Internatonal CorporationInventor: Osama Elkady
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Patent number: 7996760Abstract: An embodiment includes a method that includes intercepting, by an intermediary, a form destined for a device used by a user over a network that is from an application executing on a different device on the network. The form includes parts to be completed by the user. The method also includes completing, by the intermediary, a first part of the parts to be completed by the user, prior to the form being received by the device.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2004Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: SAP AGInventor: Murray Leo Spork
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Patent number: 7984387Abstract: A widget is incorporated into a user interface associated with a processing system to provide the user with a display of the entered data, together with any added text or other data modifications that result from application of a default format. The display thus enables the user to determine whether or not the default format can be used with the entered data, before the data is processed. The widget also provides a toggle capability, to allow the user to override the default behavior of the processing system and select a different valid format for use with the entered data, from a format priority list contained in the widget. The display and toggle capabilities cause the entered data to be processed by the system as intended by the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2004Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Violaine Batthish, John Frank Fellner
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Publication number: 20110153443Abstract: A system and method for providing automatic generation of a access service request is disclosed. The system may comprise a front-end module configured to receive data associated with an order for a telecommunications service. A request generation interface may be provided to determine at least a service provider and a telecommunications service associated with the order. The request generation interface may also be configured to find a one or more matching templates in a list of templates stored in at least one data storage unit, apply the one or more matching templates to the order, and generate a access service request. A template module may be provided to generate at least one template based on the determination and match at the request generation interface. A business rules module may be provided to apply one or more business rules when generating the access service request.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2009Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.Inventors: Lakshmi NRUSIMHAN N. V., Priyanka G. SRIRAGHAVAN
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Patent number: 7966561Abstract: System and method for accessing and displaying information related to information flow and relationships among various electronic tax or financial documents presented by tax programs or other types of financial return preparation programs. A mechanism or mechanisms may enable users to view information related to the flow of information among electronic documents in a tax program starting at the level of a field or a document, or alternatively starting at a high-level outline view or summary of the tax preparation process or a portion thereof. These mechanism(s) may enable a preparer or other user to access graphical and/or textual displays of information related to values in fields of electronic tax or financial documents presented by tax programs and in other types of financial return preparation programs and of the relationships among fields and documents in the tax or financial return preparation process.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2006Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Intuit Inc.Inventors: Hiep Nguyen, Jennifer L. Reeves, David N. Sterling, Sara D. Mattice, Laurie A. Irish-Duncan, Albert S. Baines, William W. Huckabee, Pamela R. Welch
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Publication number: 20110144976Abstract: The application user interface system and method enables users to give instructions to business software applications by simply entering text in an interface bar in the most intuitive verbal or written human way for carrying out a particular task. The business application, in turn, processes the instruction and presents the summary for review to the users. Upon approval by user, the particular task or request gets executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Inventor: ARUN JAIN
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Patent number: 7962845Abstract: A method and apparatus for populating a form with data is described. In one embodiment of the invention, a form is displayed to the user via the target application. Each form has one or more data receptacles. The data receptacles of a form are filled with data when the user executes a data population command. The form completion program executes the data population command when a graphical representation of a particular data set is placed over the form. Each data set is stored in an encrypted manner and is accessible to users who enter the appropriate information into an authentication mechanism. To populate a form with data the form completion program obtains an image of the form and then searches for a template file that resembles the form image to within a certain threshold. The template files are typically stored on the computer hosting the target application in a template directory that is arranged according to a predefined structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2006Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Duane Maxwell, William Von Reis, Geoffrey D. Scott
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Patent number: 7953597Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system are provided for filling a graphic-based form field in response to a speech utterance. The computer-implemented method includes generating a grammar corresponding to the form field, the grammar being based on a user profile and comprising a semantic interpretation string. The method further includes creating an auto-fill event based upon the at least one grammar and responsive to the speech utterance, the auto-fill event causing the filling of the form field with data corresponding to the user profile. The system includes a grammar-generating module for generating a grammar corresponding to the form field, the grammar being based on a user profile and comprising a semantic interpretation string. The system also includes an event module for creating an auto-fill event based upon the at least one grammar and responsive to the speech utterance, the event causing the filling of the form field with data corresponding to the user profile.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2005Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: Soonthorn Ativanichayaphong, Charles W. Cross, Jr., Gerald M. McCobb
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Patent number: 7917530Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to managing and sharing data between web accessed calculators. The systems include a data store to persist calculator inputs and outputs and share them with other calculators and with customer service representatives.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2010Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Mason Eubank, Nikolay Eshkenazi, Neff Karl Hudson, Michael Wayne Lester
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Patent number: 7913159Abstract: A system and method validating entry of data into a structured data file in real-time is described. The system and method also described a real-time validation tool that enables a developer to create custom validation rules. These custom validation rules can include preset validation rules, which the real-time validation tool enables a developer to create in an easy-to-use way.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2003Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jean-Marie H. Larcheveque, Arungundram Narendran, Prakash Sikchi, Alexei Levenkov, Adriana Ardeleanu, Andrey Shur, Alessandro Catorcini, Nora S. Selim, Kamaljit S. Bath
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Patent number: 7908564Abstract: A context menu including a group copy function is displayed and, when the function is selected, all parent nodes of a node corresponding to the input field the pointing device is positioned over are displayed as alternatives to be copied. In response to selection of a parent node for copying by the pointing device, data in all nodes lower than the parent node are copied into a memory. In response to clicking by the pointing device in the input field selected as a pasting destination, a data type of the input field selected as the copying destination and the data type of the data copied into the memory are compared, and if the same, all of the data copied into the memory are pasted in the fields lower than the input field previously selected as the pasting destination.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Masao Hara, Motoharu Inoue, Koichi Nakamura
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Patent number: 7885833Abstract: An interactive system and a method for diagnosing, evaluating and treating the condition of Temporomandibular Disorder, where through a series of steps, consultations, procedures and protocols associated with individual appointments, information is gathered and entered into a database by a user through a personal computing device, which is added to or updated as treatment progresses in future appointments. The information gained during the appointments is used to generate printed or electronic reports, letters and insurance claim forms supporting the services rendered, reduce the errors involved in manual insurance claim form coding, supply consistent and proven successful treatment codes to insure payment, and which seek reimbursement from medical insurance coverage by the dentist as opposed to dental insurance coverage in order to maximize the benefits received and allow the patient to avail themselves of the generally higher coverage limits and lower deductibles associated with medical insurance.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2007Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Group Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Grant E. Giles
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Patent number: 7877406Abstract: A system and method for generating text data from graphical image information of a first data form and passing the generated text data to another data form is disclosed. The system comprises a computer-based platform configured to obtain search criteria data from a current data form of interest and search an operating system of the computer-based platform for at least one other data form having first data that match the search criteria data to identify any matching data forms. The computer-based platform is further configured to perform an image capture operation on at least one predefined area of any matching data forms to form at least one captured image. An optical character reading operation is performed on the at least one captured image to generate at least one instance of second data and the at least one instance of second data is passed to the current data form of interest.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2005Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Apteryx, Inc.Inventor: Kevin M. Crucs
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Patent number: 7870479Abstract: A system, method and apparatus are disclosed for generating a composite message representative of an application experience to be sent to a remote recipient by receiving a user input selecting multimedia information provided by an application, generating a message form from within the application to receive message information, combining the selected multimedia information and the message information into a composite message, and sending the composite message to the intended recipient. A composite message is created by any or all of the following: capturing a current image, linking an associated audio file to the message, removing extraneous user interfaces from the image, scaling the image to a more appropriate display size, adding corporate logo or other identifying information to the message, and receiving text to be transmitted to the remote recipient.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Electronic Arts Inc.Inventors: Richard Leinfellner, Karl Fitzhugh, Jeffrey Gamon
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Patent number: 7870477Abstract: A system for portable data aggregation may include a communications module to receive an electronic form, an extractor to extract field data from the electronic form, an aggregator to associate the field data with an aggregate package. The system may further include a characterization module. The characterization module may be configured to preserve visual presentation of the electronic form. The field data may be presented in the aggregate package in an aggregated format.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2006Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Roberto Perelman, Yuan Sheng Fu, Robert K. McAfee, Heather Winkle
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Patent number: 7870221Abstract: The invention features a method, system, and computer program product. User input defining a form that has one or more fields is received. User input defining a set of entries associated with the form is also received, the set of entries identifying available connections to data repositories and fields of the form that are associated with the connections. Each data repository is connected with the fields associated with the data repository using one or more declarative statements that enable one-to-many mappings from fields in the form to data repositories as defined by the set of entries.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2004Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Anatole Matveief, Jean Young, Chris Solc
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Publication number: 20100332263Abstract: An apparatus for providing contract compliance may include processing circuitry. The processing circuitry may be configured to receive a contract provision corresponding to a contract defining a responsibility of a payor with respect to payment of a first class of claim, and transform the contract provision, based on rule compliance information defining processing actions to be performed in response to corresponding criteria, into a claim processing rule in a format of a claim adjudication rule associated with a second class of claim. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: William Frank, Lynn Garbee, Jeffrey Springer
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Publication number: 20100318372Abstract: The apparatus and methods disclosed herein provide a convenient and efficient computer-based process methodology for identifying and qualifying people for different solutions and outcomes and enrolling and/or registering people in appropriate programs as they are identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Inventors: Michael S. Band, Alan R Flaumenhaft, Cory B. Fabiano
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Publication number: 20100313112Abstract: A system and method of visually indicating the availability of a form context, such as mapping, makes use of different indicator types to provide cues to a user about form mapping status. The system can determine what type of indicator to use based on a form profile, based on the availability of user profile information, or information collected by users.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2008Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: SXIP IDENTITY CORP.Inventor: Dick C. Hardt
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Patent number: 7849397Abstract: A system and method for providing electronic data entry forms with trainable data field sequencing includes a computing system implemented process for providing electronic data entry forms with trainable data field sequencing whereby as data fields are accessed in a specific sequence by a user to enter data associated with a first item, the specific sequence in which the data entry fields are accessed is learned/stored. Then the data fields are accessed in the same specific sequence for data entry associated with all subsequent items until the trainable data field sequencing feature is deactivated.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2007Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Intuit Inc.Inventor: Shahid Ahmed
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Patent number: 7849398Abstract: A method is provided for selecting fields of an electronic form for automatic population with candidate text segments. The candidate text segments can be obtained by capturing an image of a document, applying optical character recognition to the captured image to identify textual content, and tagging candidate text segments in the textual content for fields of the form. The method includes, for each of a plurality of fields of the form, computing a field exclusion function based on at least one parameter selected from a text length parameter, an optical character recognition error rate, a tagging error rate, and a field relevance parameter; and determining whether to select the field for automatic population based on the computed field exclusion function.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Sebastien Dabet, Marco Bressan, Hervé Poirier
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Publication number: 20100306091Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for establishing payees based on cleared items posted to a financial account are provided. Information associated with a cleared item posted to a financial account of a consumer may be obtained. Based at least in part on the obtained information, a payee associated with the cleared item may be identified. A form may be generated for activating, at a service provider, at least one of online payment functionality for payments made to the payee by the service provider on behalf of the consumer or electronic bill presentment of billing information of the payee to the consumer through the service provider. The form may be transmitted to a network entity for presentation to the consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2009Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: FISERV, INC.Inventors: Robert T. Homer, Mary Elizabeth Lawson, Donald Kenneth Hobday, JR., Hans Daniel Dreyer
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Patent number: 7844966Abstract: A system and method for automatically generating flowcharts based on jobs within a mainframe job scheduling system is disclosed. The system may be interfaced through a web browser over a network (e.g., Internet) in order to configure a job flowchart request. The system includes a job flow utility employing rules and logic to execute a Job Control Language (JCL) script thereby invoking the creation of a job schedule based from a scheduling library and generates a delimited set of data that is stored within a database or saved as a delimited text file. The system also enables a user to view a job flowchart online or download the text-delimited file to open within existing charting applications.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2005Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventor: Bing-Kong Chan
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Patent number: 7844994Abstract: For interactive television subscribers, a system (10) and method for persistent storage of common information relating to a user (25) required by multiple disparate iTV applications to be shared among said applications to ease the burden of data entry off the user. Subscribers do not have to repeatedly enter the same common user information required by multiple applications. The registration information inputted by a user (25) is logged, temporarily stored in the STB (35), and its contents transmitted to a remote central repository (100) at predetermined intervals.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2002Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Steven M. Soloff, Carlos Gonzalez, Edward P. Jurado
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Patent number: 7840890Abstract: A computer system and method for generating a plurality of unique, randomly structured forms, such as invoices, that may be populated with data to produce test forms for testing automatic document processing systems. The forms may have major blocks such as a header, a body and a footer, and the major blocks may have randomly selected sizes. For each block, the locations of data fields and the ordering of the data fields within the block are defined randomly, the data locations within the fields and the data formats are randomly defined, and a blank image and an XML file of the randomly structured form are produced. The forms generated may be populated with data for the testing document processing system.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2007Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: EMC CorporationInventor: Christopher D. Lund
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Publication number: 20100274590Abstract: Insurance administration systems and methods including computer-accessible administration portals are disclosed. Some exemplary embodiments may include computer-accessible administration portals that are accessible after an insurance benefits package has been purchased. Some exemplary embodiments may provide post-sale functions, such as providing forms, quotes, and information associated with a previously purchased insurance benefits package.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Inventors: Jeffrey B. Compangano, David Duker
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Patent number: 7818432Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for seamlessly updating a user interface element in a visible page for a visible channel of access to a common session in a composite services enablement environment can be provided. The method can include establishing a visible channel of access to a shared session shared commonly with other channels of access in the composite services enablement environment, rendering a visible page for the visible channel of access and a hidden page for the visible channel of access, reloading the hidden page at a determined interval to capture updates to a model for the shared session applied over the other channels of access, receiving in the hidden page a change in value for a user interface element reflecting an update for the model for the shared session, and causing the visible page to reflect the change in value for a corresponding user interface element in the visible page.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2005Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William V. Da Palma, Baiju D. Mandalia, Victor S. Moore, Wendi L. Nusbickel
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Patent number: 7810030Abstract: Fault-tolerant systems and methods to process and correct input errors are disclosed. Original inputs can be received, each original input being defined as mapping to multiple characters in a language, each original input having one or more associated proximity measurements. Original inputs that have proximity measurements with one or more non-zero probabilities for respective intended inputs are identified as potentially incorrect original inputs. Each of the potentially incorrect original inputs is expanded to the respective intended inputs, and each of the original inputs and each of the respective intended inputs are converted to characters in the language, each of the conversions being a combination of the converted original inputs and/or the respective intended inputs. Likelihoods of conversions of the original inputs and the respective intended inputs to the characters based in part on the proximity measurements are determined, and most likely conversions are identified for presentation.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2007Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Jun Wu, Liren Chen
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Patent number: 7779345Abstract: In the presently preferred embodiment of the invention, every time a user submits a form the client software tries to match the submitted information with the stored profile of that user. If a match is discovered, the program tags the field of the recognized data with a corresponding type. The resulting profile can be used after that to help all subsequent users to fill the same form.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2003Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Ognian Z. Topalov, Eric Hohenstein
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Patent number: 7778816Abstract: A method and system for applying input mode bias is disclosed. A schema is applied to an input field of an electronic document. The schema is associated with a grammar that defines the set of acceptable strings that may be input into the input field. When text is input into the input field, the schema is determined and the associated grammar is determined. The grammar is then sent to the input method. Based on the grammar, the input method may determine what text the user is trying to enter. The grammar may also be used to apply semantic categories to text input into a document. After the text is entered it is compared to a grammar. If the entered text matches the form of the grammar, then the schema is applied to the text as a semantic category.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2001Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventor: Jeff Reynar
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Patent number: 7774694Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for sequential insertion processing of speech recognition results and, more particularly, server-based automated processing of speech recognition results. In addition, the use of formed document templates to facilitate the server-based automated sequential insertion of speech recognition results is disclosed. The formed document templates can include embedded dictionaries with related processing rules, including processing rules including positioning information.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2004Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: 3M Innovation Properties CompanyInventors: Kirk L. Watson, Carol E. Kutryb, Joseph S. Forbes
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Patent number: 7761787Abstract: A document generation system produces a document from information derived from an information repository. The document generation system includes a source of code, a source of document generation control information, and a document processor. The source of code represents a document template including data fields containing placeholder items to be replaced by desired data items, and a repetition identifier indicating that one of the data fields is to be replicated to provide a group of data fields to be replaced by the desired data items. The source of document generation control information supports insertion of the desired data items derived from the information repository in the data fields. The document processor applies the control information in replacing template document data field placeholder items with desired data items to produce a generated document.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2003Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.Inventors: Walt Singleton, Frank W. Racis
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Publication number: 20100179829Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media are described for communicating an adverse event report directly to an end-user receiving party and tracking one or more adverse event reports. An adverse event may be detected manually or automatically by a system and an electronic adverse event reporting form presented to a user with one or more data fields pre-populated with data from a patient's electronic health record (EHR). The user may enter and edit data in the electronic form and may submit the data in the electronic form directly to an end-user receiving party such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. One or more receipts may be received from the receiving party and indicia from the receipts recorded to one or more records. The submitted adverse event reports may be tracked, accessed, and interacted with through a user interface and additional information may be provided to a user therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2009Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: CERNER INNOVATION, INC.Inventors: HANNA MINA GEDEON, SARA JANE GRIFFIN