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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1998
Applicants:
David Clark, Woodloes Park, GB;
Ian Holt, Telford, GB;
Andrew John Smith, Wellesbourne, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In many situations, the objective of data entry is to obtain a complex or structured value. This has traditionally been accomplished by providing a discrete entry field for each element of data entry. By extending the notion of an entry filter, and introducing the notion of a discrete editable element within an entry field, it is possible to apply a structure to that entry field. A management component enables one or more entry filters to be associated in turn with each editable element, and ensures that the entry filters are applied correctly to the appropriate elements.