Webpage based form entry aid

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9436670-B2
Application number	US-201414306810-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 17, 2014
Priority date	Jun 17, 2014
Publication date	Sep 6, 2016
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for providing an interface for data entry into a webform. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a selection of an active data-entry field, determining an inline label associated with the active data-entry field, determining which data-entry fields are required data-entry fields, and determining a location of an active data-entry field within a webform. The method further includes calculating an estimated time to complete the webform based on historical data for the active data-entry field and mobile webform. The method further includes providing an interface for the webform that includes information corresponding to the active data-entry field, the determined inline label, an indication of whether or not the active data-entry field is required, the calculated estimated time to complete the webform, and an indication of the determined location of the active data-entry field within the webform.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for providing an interface for data entry into a webform, the method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, a selection of an active data-entry field in a webform;
determining, by one or more processors, an inline label associated with the active data-entry field;
determining, by one or more processors, which data-entry fields in the webform are required data-entry fields;
determining, by one or more processors, a location of an active data-entry field within a webform with respect to a total number of active data-entry fields within the webform wherein the total number of active data-entry fields includes the required and non-required data-entry fields;
calculating, by one or more processors, an estimated amount of time to complete the webform based on historical data for the active data-entry field and the mobile webform;
displaying, by one or more processors, an interface for the webform that includes information corresponding to the active data-entry field, wherein the information corresponding to the active data-entry field includes the determined inline label, an indication of whether or not the active data-entry field is a required data-entry field, the calculated estimated time to complete the webform, and an indication of the determined location of the active data-entry field with respect to the total number of active data-entry fields within the webform;
providing by one or more processors, a selectable overview option in the displayed interface for the webform;
receiving by one or more processors, a selection of the overview option in the displayed interface for the webform; and
in response to receiving a selection of the overview option, displaying, by one or more processors, a webform overview that displays a reduced image of the entire webform with each data-entry field in the webform and an indication of the location of the active data-entry field within the webform.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing, by one or more processors, a selectable help icon in the interface for the webform;
receiving, by one or more processors, a selection of the help icon through the interface for the webform; and
in response to receiving a selection of the help icon, displaying, by one or more processors, help information associated with the active data-entry field.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, data entered into the active data-entry field;
determining, by one or more processors, the data entered in the active data-entry field includes an error; and
providing, by one or more processors, a selectable error message in the interface for the webform corresponding to the determined error.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, a selection of a data-entry field from within the webform overview;
navigating, by one or more processors, to the selected data-entry field in the webform;
assigning, by one or more processors, the selected data-entry field to be an updated active data-entry field; and
updating, by one or more processors, the provided interface for the webform with the information associated with the updated active data-entry field.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the historical data for the active data-entry field and the webform includes amounts of time that previous users have taken to complete data-entry fields in the webform and amounts of time that previous users have taken to complete the entire webform.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising,
providing, by one or more processors, an audio notification of the information corresponding to the active data-entry field that is provided in the interface for the webform.

7. A computer program product for providing an interface for data entry into a webform, the computer program product comprising:
one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive a selection of an active data-entry field in a webform;
program instructions to determine an inline label associated with the active data-entry field;
program instructions to determine which data-entry fields in the webform are required data-entry fields;
program instructions to determine a location of an active data-entry field within a webform with respect to a total number of active data-entry fields within the webform, wherein the total number of active data-entry fields includes the required and non-required data-entry fields;
program instructions to calculate an estimated amount of time to complete the webform based on historical data for the active data-entry field and the mobile webform; and
program instructions to display an interface for the webform that includes information corresponding to the active data-entry field, wherein the information corresponding to the active data-entry field includes the determined inline label, an indication of whether or not the active data-entry field is a required data-entry field, the calculated estimated time to complete the webform, and an indication of the determined location of the active data-entry field with respect to the total number of active data-entry fields within the webform.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:
provide a selectable help icon in the interface for the webform;
receive a selection of the help icon through the interface for the webform; and
responsive to receiving a selection of the help icon, display help information associated with the active data-entry field.

9. The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:
receive data entered into the active data-entry field;
determine the data entered in the active data-entry field includes an error; and
provide a selectable error message in the interface for the webform corresponding to the determined error.

10. The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:
provide a selectable overview option in the interface for the webform;
receive a selection of the overview option in the interface for the webform; and
responsive to receiving a selection of the overview option, display a webform overview that displays a reduced image of the entire webform with each data-entry field in the webform and an indication of the location of the active data-entry field within the webform.

11. The computer program product of claim 10 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:
receive a selection of a data-entry field from within the webform overview;
navigate to the selected data-entry field in the webform;
assign the selected data-entry field to be an updated active data-entry field; and
update the provided interface for the webform with the information associated with the updated active data-entry field.

12. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the historical data for the active data-entry field and the webform includes amounts of time that previous users have taken to complete data-entry fields in the webform and amounts of time that previous users have taken to complete the entire webform.

13. The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable stora

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Anderson Taylor J
• Brugler Thomas S
• Chen Richard
• Craig Randall A
• Moore Kristin S

Classifications

• G06F40/174 Primary

  Form filling; Merging · CPC title

• G06F9/453 Primary

  Help systems · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F17/243 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F9/4446

  Physics · mapped topic