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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2001
Daniel B. Workman, Belmont, MA (US);
James M. Meadors, Lincoln, MA (US);
Katarina Obradovic, Somerville, MA (US);
Robert B. Alexander, Waltham, MA (US);
Hendrik Van Den Broek, North Billerica, MA (US);
Dominique Vonarburg, Arlington, MA (US);
Karen B. Gold, Arlington, MA (US);
Daniel B. Workman, Belmont, MA (US);
James M. Meadors, Lincoln, MA (US);
Katarina Obradovic, Somerville, MA (US);
Robert B. Alexander, Waltham, MA (US);
Hendrik van den Broek, North Billerica, MA (US);
Dominique Vonarburg, Arlington, MA (US);
Karen B. Gold, Arlington, MA (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
Editing query conditions, calculations, formulas and equations, or any other parts of a form includes providing a hyperlink for an element in the form to indicate to a user that a control is available for the element. Upon a selection of the hyperlink by the user, the control is presented for user interaction. Upon completion of user interaction with the control, the element is replaced with a new element responsive to user action. The control can be a list of choices, such as a pull-down menu, a dialog box, or a text entry field. The hyperlink can be color coded and underlined.