System and method for converting paper forms to an electronic format

A method of interacting with an electronic form, the method comprising:

• receiving an image of a form;
• receiving form template information specifying at least a first input field, the form template information including a first input field type selection and first field location information for the first input field wherein the first input field type selection is selected from a plurality of input field types and the first field location information is defined relative to the image;
• storing the form template information within a memory;
• displaying, upon a device during operation in a field view mode, the first input field without displaying the image of the form;
• and
• receiving, from among a plurality of electronic form templates, a selection of one or more of the plurality of electronic form templates for creating a report wherein at least one of the plurality of electronic form templates includes the form template information:
• rendering, upon the device, the image of the form during operation in a form view mode;
• superimposing a plurality of input fields over a corresponding plurality of fields of the form;
• selecting one of the input fields to receive user input;
• and
• receiving a selection of one or more shared fields wherein the shared fields have been made available in other electronic forms by other users.

A system for interacting with an electronic form, the system comprising:

• a memory;
• a network interface;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processer being configured to:
• receive an image of an original paper form;
• receive form template information specifying at least a first input field configured to be superimposed over the image of the original paper form, the form template information including a first input field type selection and first field location information for the first input field wherein the first input field type selection is selected from a plurality of input field types and the first field location information is defined relative to the image;
• store the form template information within a memory;
• display, upon a device during operation in a field view mode, the first input field without displaying the image of the original paper form;
• and
• receive, from among a plurality of electronic form templates, a selection of one or more of the plurality of electronic form templates for creating a report wherein at least one of the plurality of electronic form templates includes the form template information.