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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2012
Akira Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeyuki Shimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeyuki Shimura, Kanagawa, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Described is a method to communicate to a third party information for part of an electronic form that cannot be competed and then to incorporate returned information into the electronic form. In various embodiments, while filling in an electronic form, a requestor requests assistance in the form of information from a third party such as a supervisor. The requestor specifies a range of the part requiring assistance, and copies the partial form into a field of a message. An agent acquires information concerning the partial form based on the copy operation. The message including the information on the partial form is sent to the third party. The third party inputs information into an input field concerning the input request and returns the partial form in a message. The agent incorporates the information included in the returned message into the original electronic form.