CN101315627B - Data entry method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

A data entry method. Multiple field names contained in a form are stored, wherein each field name corresponds to a check module and a data format and other feature settings. An input field is displayed in a first area of a user interface. The multiple field names are displayed in a second area of the user interface. When a field name in the multiple field names is selected, the selected field is activated and its feature settings are applied to the input field.

Description

Data entry method and system

technical field

The present invention relates to computer technology, and more particularly to data entry systems and methods.

Background technique

The data entry system provides computer operators to input the paper form data into the computer to convert the paper form data into digital electronic data. The input interface of the data entry system has the same fields as the paper form. The existing data entry method can only enter data individually in each field, and only one piece of data can be entered in one field.

Taking the credit card application entry system as an example, each application has different fields. If the data entry screen is to match all credit card applications, the entry form must display all fields of all applications, resulting in many unnecessary fields appearing on the data entry screen. However, different application forms only need to display some fields that must be entered.

The existing data entry method cannot dynamically set the field name, field type, field length, field verification rules, input prompt information and other fields that need to be entered. The related settings of the fields have been set in the system program. If you want to add or delete fields, you must change the program, and the adjustment flexibility of the system is low.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a data entry system that is more convenient for users to operate.

Based on the above purpose, an embodiment of the present invention provides a data entry method executed on a computer device, including the following steps. The multi-field names contained in a form are stored, and each field name corresponds to a checking module and a data format. An input field is displayed in a first area of a user interface. The names of the multiple fields included in the above form are displayed in a second area of the user interface. When a first field name among the multi-field names is selected, start a first field checking module corresponding to the first field name to check whether the input data received by the input field conforms to the corresponding data format. When a second field name among the above-mentioned multi-field names is selected, start a second field check module corresponding to the above-mentioned second field name to check whether the input data received by the above-mentioned input field conforms to the corresponding data format.

Wherein, the method of the present invention can be realized by a program, which is recorded on a storage medium such as a memory or a storage device, and when the program is loaded into a device, the above-mentioned data entry method can be executed.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention provides a data entry system, including a database, a user interface, and a startup module. The above database stores the names of multiple fields contained in a form. Each field name corresponds to a checking module and a data format. A user interface is displayed on a computer device, an input field is displayed in a first area of the user interface, and multi-field names contained in the above-mentioned form are displayed in a second area of the user interface. A starting module, when a first field name in the above-mentioned multi-field name is selected, start a first field check module corresponding to the above-mentioned first field name to check whether the input data received by the above-mentioned input field conforms to the corresponding data format, and when a second field name in the above-mentioned multi-field name is selected, start a second field checking module corresponding to the above-mentioned second field name to check whether the input data received by the above-mentioned input field conforms to the corresponding data format .

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 shows the structural block diagram of the embodiment of data entry system;

Fig. 2 shows the structural block diagram of an embodiment of the computer device of the present invention;

3A and 3B show the user interface for data entry;

Figure 4 shows a flow chart of the data entry method;

The form list screen shown in Figure 5;

The form setting screen of the new form shown in Figure 6;

The form setting screen of the existing form shown in Figure 7;

Figure 8 shows a field editing screen; and

Fig. 9 shows the field setting screen.

Description of reference symbols

100～data input system; 101～user interface; 102～field selection module; 103～starting module; 104～database; 105～database; 106～setting module; 107～form; 110～field; 111～feature setting; 112～field name; 113～checking rule; 114～warning principle; 115～corresponding position in the form image file; 116～text input method; 117～checking module; 120～field; 121～feature setting; 122～ Field name; 123～checking rule; 124～warning principle; 125～corresponding position in form map file; 126～text input method; 127～checking module; 200～computer device; 221～communication unit; 222～processor ; 223～memory; 224～storage device; 225～input device; 226～display device; 300～user interface; 301～region; 302～region; 303～input field; 304～region; 307～area; 308～area; 501～field; 502～field; 503～area; 801～area; 802～area; 803～key; 804～key; 805～key; 806～key.

Detailed ways

The following descriptions are of preferred embodiments of the invention. Its purpose is to illustrate the general principle of the present invention and should not be regarded as a limitation of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention should be determined by the claims. A data entry system and method are presented below.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the data entry system 100 includes a user interface 101 , a database 104 , a database 105 and a setting module 106 . The user interface 101 can display a graphical user interface (Graphical user interface, GUI for short) of the data entry system 100 for entry of data, such as credit card data or other various paper data. The user interface 101 receives input data. The database 104 stores data that has been entered into the data entry system 100 . Database 105 stores multiple form templates. The setting module 106 can add, modify, delete or copy multiple form templates and fields in the form in the database 105 . Each form has multiple fields, and each field has corresponding feature settings, such as field name, check rule, warning principle, corresponding position in the form image file, text input method, and other settings. Each field also corresponds to a checking module and a predetermined data format.

For example, the database 105 in FIG. 1 has a form 107, wherein the field 110 has a characteristic setting 111, including a field name 112, a check rule 113, a warning principle 114, a corresponding position 115 in the form diagram file, a text input method 116, and other settings. Field 120 has characteristic setting 121, including field name 122, checking rule 123, warning principle 124, corresponding position 125 in form image file, text input method 126, and other settings. Similarly, other fields of the form 107 also have corresponding feature settings. The setting module 106 can specify and adjust the characteristic setting of each field.

The data entry system 100 may consist of computer programs or circuits. When the recording method is implemented with a computer program stored in a computer-readable storage medium, when the computer program is loaded into a computer device, the computer device executes the steps of the data entry method.

FIG. 2 is a structural block diagram of an embodiment of a computer device for executing the time recording method or system of the present invention.

The computer device 200 includes a communication unit 221 , a processor 222 , a memory 223 , a storage device 224 , an input device 225 and a display device 226 .

The communication unit 221 can be connected to a network or various transmission lines to control the transmission and reception of information. The processor 222 performs data processing according to a predetermined program, such as a program stored in the memory 223 , the storage device 224 or a remote host. The memory 223 is used as a storage area for work of the processor 222 . The storage device 224 stores programs, such as various modules in the data entry system 100 . The storage device 224 can be a floppy disk, an optical disk, a hard disk, or an external storage device.

3A and 3B show the user interface 300 of the data entry system 100 . The area 302 is used to display an input field 303 . Area 304 displays all field names of the form processed by the data entry system 100 , where the highlighted area is the selected field name where the cursor is located. Figure 4 shows a flowchart of the data entry method. First select a field in the above-mentioned form (step S400), and apply the characteristics of the above-mentioned selected field to be set in the input field 303 and other parts of the interface 300 (step S402), including the field name, check and check of the above-mentioned selected field Rules, warning principles, corresponding positions in form diagram files, text input methods, and other settings. After the input field 303 receives the data (step S404), it is checked by the checking module of the above-mentioned selected field. The check module determines whether the received data passes the check (step S406). If yes, go back to step S400 and select another field for data entry. If not, handle it differently according to the warning principles of the above selected fields. The checking module determines the warning principle of the selected field (step S408). When the warning principle of the above-mentioned selected field is "prohibited", after a warning message is displayed, return to step S404 to force input of correct data into the selected field. When the warning principle of the above-mentioned selected field is "warning", a warning message is displayed (step S410), then return to step S400, and the data input of the selected field can be ignored.

Please refer to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B , and FIG. 4 at the same time. 3A and 3B show the user interface 300 of the data entry system 100 . The data entry system 100 is processing a form with application number 9508309999A. The field selection module 102 is used to select a field in the above form (step S400). All the field names of the above form are displayed in area 304, where the highlighted area is the selected field name where the cursor is located. The activation module 103 is used to activate the feature setting of the selected field (step S402). The user can use the up and down keys on the keyboard to control the field to be entered, or directly use the mouse to select the field to be entered for input. When the cursor is in a field, the data content, field characteristics, options, descriptions, etc. will all be displayed. Load the settings for this field.

Field Name:

And the field name of the above-mentioned selected field is displayed on the left side of the above-mentioned input field 303 . For example, in FIG. 3A, when the field name "whether the card is signed" is selected, the field name is displayed in the area 302 and aligned with the above-mentioned input field 303; in Fig. 3B, when the field name " When "ID card number" is selected, the field name is displayed in area 302 and aligned with the input field 303 above.

Check rules:

The area 302 is used to display an input field 303 . The data received by the input field 303 will become the content of the selected field after passing the checking rules of the selected field. In step S402 , the activation module 103 activates the checking module of the selected field to verify the data received by the input field 303 . The check module checks whether the data received by the field 303 conforms to the data format of the field according to the check rule in the feature setting of the selected field. For example, when the field 110 of FIG. 1 is selected, the starting module 103 starts the checking module of the selected field 110, and checks whether the data received by the input field 303 conforms to the data format of the field 110 according to the checking rule 113 . When the field 120 is selected, the activation module 103 activates the checking module of the selected field 120 to check whether the data received by the input field 303 conforms to the data format of the field 120 according to the checking rule 123 .

If the above-mentioned selected field already has field content, it will be displayed in the above-mentioned input field 303 . For example, in Fig. 3A, when the field name "whether the card is signed" in the above-mentioned form is selected, the data received by the above-mentioned input field 303 is displayed in the area 304 and aligned with the above-mentioned field name; in Fig. 3B , when the field name "ID card number" in the above form is selected, the data received by the input field is displayed in area 304 and aligned with the field name.

Warning principle:

According to the warning principle in the feature setting of the field, the checking module executes a warning operation when the data received by the field does not conform to the data format of the field. For example, when the field 110 in FIG. 1 is selected, the activation module 103 activates the checking module of the selected field 110 to perform an alert according to the alert principle 114 . When the field 120 is selected, the activation module 103 activates the check module of the selected field 120 to perform alerting according to the alerting principle 124 .

As mentioned above, it is handled differently according to the warning principles of the above selected fields. In this embodiment, the warning principles are divided into two types, which are called "warning" and "prohibition" respectively. However, there may be more alert principles in other embodiments. The checking module determines the warning principle of the selected field (step S408). When the warning principle of the above selected field is "prohibited", it is mandatory to input correct data into the selected field. When the warning principle of the above selected field is "Warning", after a warning message is displayed, the data input of the selected field can be ignored.

The corresponding location in the form diagram file:

Areas 301, 305, and 306 show different areas in the form image input by the scanner. For example, area 306 displays the credentials on the form (such as national identity card, health card or passport, etc.). The image content displayed in areas 301 and 305 is different according to the selected field name in area 304 .

For example, when the field 110 in FIG. 1 is selected, the activation module 103 activates the corresponding position 111 of the selected field 110, and the areas 301 and 305 display the form image area accordingly. When the field 120 in FIG. 1 is selected, the activation module 103 activates the corresponding position 125 of the selected field 120, and the areas 301 and 305 display the form image area accordingly. For example, in FIG. 3A, when "is the card to be signed or not" is selected, area 301 displays the position corresponding to the signature information in the form image, and area 305 displays another area in the form image that contains the name. In FIG. 3B , when "ID card number" is selected, area 301 displays the position corresponding to the ID card number information in the form image, and area 305 displays another area in the form image that contains the ID card number.

Areas 301, 305, and 306 contain image manipulation tools for moving, zooming in, and zooming out form images.

Text input method:

The starting module 103 can automatically switch the input method of the computer device according to the selected field, so as to correspond to the content such as the data language of the input field 303 . For example, when the field 110 in FIG. 1 is selected, the activation module 103 activates the input method 116 corresponding to the selected field 110 . When the field 120 of FIG. 1 is selected, the activation module 103 activates the corresponding input method 126 of the selected field 120 . Input methods can include numbers, English, Chinese, Japanese, punctuation marks, special symbols and other input methods of various languages.

Other settings:

The activation module 103 activates the preset options and field descriptions of the selected field. Area 307 displays the content options for the above selected field. The user can directly click the part of the option on the right, and the system will automatically bring the selected option into the input field above. Area 308 displays the field description for the selected field above.

The startup module 103 can adjust the size of the input field 303 according to the selected field, or change the input field 303 to different GUI component types, such as drop list, radio buttons, checkboxes, etc. ), text field, numeric field, or other components.

Next, the setting module 106 will be described. Referring to FIG. 5 , in the form list screen displayed by the user interface 101 , an area 503 displays a plurality of existing forms, which can be used as form samples. The field 501 can input the number of an existing form to edit, or fill in the number of a new form to create a new form. Field 502 can input the Chinese name of the form.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the form setting screen displayed by the user interface 101 is used to create a new form. Referring to FIG. 7 , the form setting screen displayed by the user interface 101 is used to edit an existing form. The system 100 can apply existing forms to generate new forms. Figure 8 shows the field edit screen. Area 801 displays all fields of an existing form selected as a template. Area 802 displays all fields of the new form. The button 803 is used to add a selected field in the area 801 to the area 802 . The button 804 is used to delete a selected field in the area 802 . Button 805 is used to add all fields in area 801 to area 802 . Button 806 is used to delete all fields in area 802 .

FIG. 9 shows a field setting screen, where various characteristic settings of fields can be specified, including verification rules (or verification rules, such as ID card number verification rules), warning principles, field descriptions, and the like.

The data entry system 100 can use the same entry screen to comply with all entry forms with different fields. When adding a new entry form, it is only necessary to copy the old form field information, and then add or delete fields. Yes, and allows users to flexibly set the fields that need to be entered, as well as the name, type, length, and verification rules of each field and other feature settings.

In view of the shortcomings of traditional data entry, we have proposed an intelligent data entry system, which can flexibly record the name, type, length, check rules and other characteristics of each field in the database, and can flexibly change the settings, so that Users can use the maintenance interface to make their desired settings for each field. Users can also add or delete fields through the maintenance interface without modifying the program. Users can always enter data in the same field, increasing the convenience of input. Taking credit card application entry as an example, the user can display the fields that need to be entered according to different applications, and can avoid displaying fields that do not need to be entered on the entry screen.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of protection of the invention should be based on the claims of the present application.

Claims (22)

1. A data entry method, executed on a computer device, comprising: Store the multi-field names contained in a form, wherein each field name corresponds to a check module and a data format; displaying an input field in a first area of a user interface; displaying the multi-field names contained in the above form in a second area of the user interface; When a first field name among the above-mentioned multi-field names is selected, start a first field checking module corresponding to the above-mentioned first field name to check whether the input data received by the above-mentioned input field conforms to the corresponding data format; and When a second field name among the above-mentioned multi-field names is selected, start a second field check module corresponding to the above-mentioned second field name to check whether the input data received by the above-mentioned input field conforms to the corresponding data format. 2. The data entry method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the corresponding checking module of each of the above-mentioned first and second field names checks the corresponding field according to the checking rules in the feature setting of the corresponding field. Whether the data conforms to the data format of the corresponding field. 3. The data entry method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the corresponding checking module of each of the above-mentioned first and second field names is based on the warning principle in the characteristic setting of the corresponding field, and the received When the data does not conform to the data format of the corresponding field, a warning job is executed. 4. The data entry method as claimed in claim 3, wherein, the corresponding checking module of one of the first and second field names is based on the warning principle in the feature setting of the corresponding field, in the corresponding field received When the data does not conform to the data format of the corresponding field, a warning message is displayed and a different field name is allowed to be selected for data input. 5. The data entry method as claimed in claim 3, wherein, the corresponding checking module of one of the first and second field names is based on the warning principle in the feature setting of the corresponding field, and the corresponding field name is received in the corresponding field. When the data does not conform to the data format of the corresponding field, a warning message is displayed, and the correct data is forced to be entered into the selected field. 6. The data entry method as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the first field name is selected, the first field name is displayed in the first area and aligned with the input field. 7. The data entry method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the name of the first field in the above-mentioned form is selected, the data received by the input field is displayed in the second area and aligned with the first field name; and When the second field name in the form is selected, the data received by the input field is displayed in the second area and aligned with the second field name. 8. The data entry method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said user interface comprises a third area for displaying an image area of said form, and said first and second field names correspond to the differences on the image of said form respectively. location, the above data entry method also includes: When the first field name is selected, display the image area of the image position of the form corresponding to the first field name in the third area; and When the second field name is selected, display the image area of the image position of the form corresponding to the second field name in the third area. 9. The data entry method of claim 1, further comprising: According to the selected field name among the first and second field names, the character input method of the computer device is switched. 10. The data entry method of claim 1, further comprising: According to the selected field name among the first and second field names, the type of the graphical user interface component of the input field is switched. 11. The data entry method of claim 1, further comprising: The size of the input field is switched according to the selected field name among the first and second field names. 12. A data entry system comprising: A database for storing multi-field names contained in a form, wherein each field name corresponds to a check module and a data format; A user interface displayed on a computer device, an input field is displayed in a first area of the user interface, and a multi-field name contained in the above-mentioned form is displayed in a second area of the user interface; A starting module, when a first field name in the above-mentioned multi-field name is selected, start a first field check module corresponding to the above-mentioned first field name to check whether the input data received by the above-mentioned input field conforms to the corresponding data format, and when a second field name in the above-mentioned multi-field name is selected, start a second field checking module corresponding to the above-mentioned second field name to check whether the input data received by the above-mentioned input field conforms to the corresponding data format . 13. The data entry system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the corresponding check module of each of the first and second field names checks the corresponding field according to the check rule in the feature setting of the corresponding field. Whether the data conforms to the data format of the corresponding field. 14. The data entry system as claimed in claim 12, wherein, the corresponding checking module of each of the above-mentioned first and second field names, according to the warning principle in the characteristic setting of the corresponding field, receives the When the data does not conform to the data format of the corresponding field, a warning job is executed. 15. The data entry system as claimed in claim 14, wherein, the corresponding verification module of one of the first and second field names is based on the warning principle in the feature setting of the corresponding field, and the corresponding field is received in the corresponding field. When the data does not conform to the data format of the corresponding field, a warning message is displayed and a different field name is allowed to be selected for data input. 16. The data entry system as claimed in claim 14, wherein, the corresponding verification module of one of the first and second field names is based on the warning principle in the feature setting of the corresponding field, and the corresponding field is received in the corresponding field. When the data does not conform to the data format of the corresponding field, a warning message is displayed, and the correct data is forced to be entered into the selected field. 17. The data entry system of claim 12, wherein when said first field name is selected, said first field name is displayed in said first area and aligned with said input field. 18. The data entry system of claim 12, wherein when the name of the first field in the form is selected, the data received by the input field is displayed in the second area aligned with the first field name; and When the second field name in the form is selected, the data received by the input field is displayed in the second area and aligned with the second field name. 19. The data entry system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said user interface comprises a third area for displaying an image area of said form, and said first and second field names respectively correspond to differences in the image of said form. location, the above data entry system also contains: When the first field name is selected, display the image area of the image position of the form corresponding to the first field name in the third area; and When the second field name is selected, display the image area of the image position of the form corresponding to the second field name in the third area. 20. The data entry system of claim 12, further comprising: According to the selected field name among the first and second field names, the character input method of the computer device is switched. 21. The data entry system of claim 12, further comprising: According to the selected field name among the first and second field names, the type of the graphical user interface component of the input field is switched. 22. The data entry system of claim 12, further comprising: The size of the input field is switched according to the selected field name among the first and second field names.

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