Method and system for hierarchical data entry
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorRichard N. Blazey
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Abstract
A system and method for entering data associated with a digital image by providing a display screen having a plurality of second selection items; choosing one of the second selection items for entering into a database or going to a next display screen for presenting a next set of selection items; and repeating the above steps until a selection has been made for entering a selection item into a predetermined field of the database.
Claims25
A computer software product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer program which when loaded into a computer having a searchable database running thereon causes the computer to perform the following steps:
- a) providing a first display screen having a plurality of first selection items;
- b) enabling a user to select one of said first selection items, which results in a second display screen having a plurality of second selection items;
- c) enabling said user to choose one of the said second selection items for entering into a database or going to a next display screen for presenting a next set of selection items;
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- d) enabling said user to repeat step (c) until a selection has been made for entering at least one of said selection items into a predetermined field of said database.
A method of entering data into a searchable database running on a computer, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a first display screen having a plurality of first selection items;
- b) selecting one of said first selection items, which results in a second display screen having a plurality of second selection items;
- c) choosing one of the said second selection items for entering into a database or going to a next display screen for presenting a next set of selection items;
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- d) repeating step (c) until a selection has been made for entering a selection item into a predetermined field of said database.
A system for entering data into a searchable database running on a computer, said system having at least one hierarchical data entry path, said path comprising at least two data entry levels, wherein each said level has a plurality of selection items, one of said selection items being used for selecting said second level.
A computer software product for data entry into a real estate database comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer program which when loaded into a computer having a searchable database running thereon causes the computer to perform the following steps:
- a) providing a first display screen having a plurality of first selection items relating to features of a real estate property;
- b) enabling a user to select one of said first selection items, which results in a second display screen having a plurality of second selection items;
- c) enabling said user to choose one of the said second selection items for entering into a database or going to a next display screen for presenting a next set of selection items;
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- d) enabling said user to repeat step (c) until a selection has been made for entering at least one of said selection items into a predetermined field of said real estate database.
A method of entering data into a searchable real-estate database running on a computer, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a first display screen having a plurality of first selection items relating to features of a real estate property;
- b) selecting one of said first selection items, which results in a second display screen having a plurality of second selection items;
- c) choosing one of the said second selection items for entering into a database or going to a next display screen for presenting a next set of selection items;
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- d) repeating step (c) until a selection has been made for entering a selection item into a predetermined field of said real estate database.
A data entry device for entering data into a searchable database running on a computer, comprising:
- a data entry module having a user interface displaying at least one hierarchical data entry path, said path comprising at least two data entry levels, wherein each said level has a plurality of selection items, one of said selection items being used for selecting said second level;
- a digital image capture and storage module able to capture and store a plurality of images;
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- a processor able to tag at least one of said stored images as being associated with at least one of said selection items.
A method of entering data using a digital camera that is to be downloaded into a searchable database running on a computer, comprising the steps of:
- a) capturing an image using said digital camera;
- b) entering a selection item into a predetermined field of said database from a first set of selection items for said digital image;
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- c) down loading said digital images and associated data into said database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.