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US 5,687,385 AGranted
Data entry using linked lists
AssigneeEpi
InventorGad Janay
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Abstract
A technique for insuring the integrity of documents such as, for example, letters of credit, contracts, etc., wherein groups of possible entries are linked to one another. When an entry from a particular group is placed in a first field, it requires entry of an element from a particular other group in one or more other fields. By checking the entries in each field against entries in other fields, inconsistences are eliminated.
Claims3
A method of entering information into a database and ensuring that a computer generated transaction based upon said information is properly generated, the method comprising the steps of:
- entering information into a first field, said information being selected from a plurality of possibilities, the possibilities being classified into predetermined groups;
- entering data into a second field, said data to be entered into said second field being selected from a list of valid values for said second field;
- determining, based upon said information entered into said first field, whether said second field can accept one entry from said list or plural entries from said list;
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- allowing, in response to said step of determining, either one or plural entries from said list to be entered into said second field depending upon a result of said step of determining.
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