Search/retrieval system
AssigneeQuickview Systems
InventorPaul C. Heckel
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Abstract
A computer program provides for the display of selected portions of two or more records on a display screen where the portions selected are from different records, and may be from different files. Provision is made for scrolling of the full text of the displayed records, which may be grouped by common subject matter. Alternatively one of the two or more records may be displayed on the full screen with the capability for selectively switching between the single record and two or more records or a display showing portions of more than one record from more than one file.
Claims23
In an interactive data entry computer system wherein a user is presented with a data entry display screen, a data string input device, a processor, a storage device for storing S.sub.n independent strings of data elements each string S.sub.k of variable length less than t, each string S.sub.k having at least one data field f.sub.i and an output device, said independent strings S.sub.1 through S.sub.n classifiable into groups, each group having strings with at least one similar filed, a data retrieval and display system comprising:
- processing means for locating each stored independent string of data;
- control means for preselecting and simultaneously displaying on the data entry display screen or output device portions of a first independent string S.sub.1 of data and portions of a second independent string of data S.sub.2 said first string preselected portions having a displayed length l.sub.1 less than t;
- said second string preselected portions having a displayed length l.sub.2 less than or equal to l.sub.1, and said first and second strings being in the same group, whereby the user is simultaneously presented with two or more portions of different data strings.
In an interactive data entry computer system where the user is presented with a data entry display screen, a data string input device, a processor, a storage device for storing S.sub.n independent strings of data elements each string S.sub.k of variable length less than t, each string S.sub.k having at least one data field f.sub.i, and an output device, said independent strings S.sub.1 through S.sub.n classifiable into groups, each group having strings with at least one similar field, a data retrieval and display system comprising;
- processing means for locating each stored independent string of data;
- first control means for preselecting and simultaneously displaying on the output device portions of a first independent string S.sub.1 of data and portions of a second independent string of data S.sub.2, said first string preselected portions having a displayed length l.sub.1 less than t;
- said second string preselected portions having a displayed length l.sub.2 less than or equal to l.sub.1, said first and second string from the same group;
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- second control means for alternatively only displaying preselected portions of data string S.sub.1, whereby the user is simultaneously presented with two or more portions of different data strings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.