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System and method for providing electronic data entry forms with trainable data field sequencing
AssigneeIntuit Inc.
InventorShahid Ahmed
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InventorShahid Ahmed
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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.
A computing system implemented process for providing electronic data entry forms with trainable data field sequencing comprising:
A computing system implemented process for providing electronic data entry forms with trainable data field sequencing comprising:
A system for providing electronic data entry forms with trainable data field sequencing comprising:
A system for providing electronic data entry forms with trainable data field sequencing comprising:
A method for providing electronic data entry forms with trainable data field sequencing comprising:
A method for providing electronic data entry forms with trainable data field sequencing comprising:
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As computing systems have come to dominate both the office and home environments, users of the computing system implemented processes are demanding more speed, efficiency and ease of use from these processes.
One source of inefficiency in many currently used computing system implemented processes is the fact that many processes include electronic data entry forms that require a user to sequence, by tabbing or some similar action, through multiple data entry fields in order to access a desired data entry field. The need to sequence through multiple data entry fields in order to access the desired data entry field is typically only a minor nuisance when data is being entered/accessed for only one item. However, when data associated with several items, or even hundreds of items, is being entered, this process becomes quite tedious and time consuming.
As a specific example, consider the case of a computing system implemented inventory management system. In this specific example, we stipulate that the computing system implemented inventory management system includes an electronic data entry form where data must be entered for each inventory item that is to be tracked/processed using the computing system implemented inventory management system. In this specific example, we will further stipulate that the data fields of the computing system implemented inventory management system electronic data entry form are accessed by either specific individual selection, using a user interface device such as a mouse, or by tabbing through the data fields using the tab key, space bar, or other designated key on a keyboard. It is worth noting that the tabbing option would typically be used most because this allows for both accessing of the data fields and data entry using a single user interface device, e.g., a keyboard, and does not require the user to lose his or her focus and/or context in order to manipulate a mouse or other second user interface device.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary hardware architecture for implementing one embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a flow chart depicting a process for providing electronic data entry forms with trainable data field sequencing in accordance with one embodiment;
FIG. 3 shows a representation of an exemplary electronic data entry form in accordance with one embodiment;
Common reference numerals are used throughout the FIG.s and the detailed description to indicate like elements. One skilled in the art will readily recognize that the above FIG.s are examples and that other architectures, modes of operation, orders of operation and elements/functions can be provided and implemented without departing from the characteristics and features of the invention, as set forth in the claims.
Embodiments will now be discussed with reference to the accompanying FIG.s, which depict one or more exemplary embodiments. Embodiments may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein, shown in the FIG.s, and/or described below. Rather, these exemplary embodiments are provided to allow a complete disclosure that conveys the principles of the invention, as set forth in the claims, to those of skill in the art.
In accordance with one embodiment, a system and method for providing electronic data entry forms with trainable data field sequencing provides a user with a trainable electronic data entry form whereby as data fields are accessed by the user in a specific sequence to enter data associated with a first item, the specific sequence in which the data entry fields are accessed is learned/stored. Then, in one embodiment, the data fields are accessed directly in the same specific sequence for data entry associated with all subsequent items automatically until the trainable data field sequencing feature is deactivated.