Direct linked two way forms

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9734124-B2
Application number	US-71783710-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 4, 2010
Priority date	Mar 4, 2010
Publication date	Aug 15, 2017
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017

Abstract

A method for managing a two-way form over a direct link is provided. The method includes establishing a communicative link between two communications clients each separately executing in memory by a processor of a corresponding one of two computers. The method also includes managing a two-way form rendered as individual instances of the two-way form each in a corresponding content browser executing in a corresponding one of the two computers. Finally, the method includes exchanging synchronization information for the two-way form over the communicative link. In one aspect of the embodiment, the method also includes prompting in one of the individual instances of the two-way form for verification of an update to a field providing in another of the individual instances of the two-way form. In another aspect of the embodiment, the method includes recording a verification of the update to the field in an audit trail.

First claim

We claim:

1. A method for managing a two-way form over a direct link comprising:
establishing a communicative link directly between two communications clients, each communication client separately executing in memory by a processor of a corresponding one of two computers;
managing a two-way form rendered as individual instances of the two-way form each in a corresponding content browser executing in the corresponding one of two computers; wherein the two-way form is form based content renderable in two different content browsers for two, geographically remote end users such that the user input provided in one field of the two-way form is visible in the same field of the same two-way form rendered in a separate content browser by a collaborating end user; and,
exchanging synchronization information for the two-way form over the communicative link by passing the synchronization information directly between the two computers, instead of relying upon the synchronization information being placed in a central database common to the two computers.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communications clients comprise voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) clients.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communications clients comprise instant messaging clients.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising prompting in one of the individual instances of the two-way form for verification of an update to a field providing in another of the individual instances of the two-way form.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising recording a verification of the update to the field in an audit trail.

6. A direct link two-way form data processing system comprising:
two computers, each with at least one processor and memory and each hosting execution of a content browser;
a two-way form of separate instances, each separate instance of the two-way form rendered in a corresponding content browser hosted in a corresponding one of the two computers, wherein the two-way form is form based content renderable in two different content browsers for two, geographically remote end users such that the user input provided in one field of the two-way form is visible in the same field of the same two-way form rendered in a separate content browser by a collaborating end user; and,
a communications client executing in each of the computers to establish a communicative link directly between the two computers, the communications link supporting an exchange of synchronization information for the two-way form by passing the synchronization information directly between the two computers, instead of relying upon the synchronization information being placed in a central database common to the two computers.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the communications clients are voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) clients.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the communications clients are instant messaging clients.

9. A computer program product for managing a two-way form over a direct link, the computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising:
computer readable program code for establishing a communicative link directly between two communications clients, each communications client separately executing in memory by a processor of a corresponding one of two computers;
computer readable program code for managing a two-way form rendered as individual instances of the two-way form each in a corresponding content browser executing in the corresponding one of two computers, wherein the two-way form is form based content renderable in two different content browsers for two, geographically remote end users such that the user input provided in one field of the two-way form is visible in the same field of the same two-way form rendered in a separate content browser by a collaborating end user; and,
computer readable program code for exchanging synchronization information for the two-way form over the communicative link by passing the synchronization information directly between the two computers, instead of relying upon the synchronization information being placed in a central database common to the two computers.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the communications clients comprise voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) clients.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the communications clients comprise instant messaging clients.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 , further comprising computer readable program code for prompting in one of the individual instances of the two-way form for verification of an update to a field providing in another of the individual instances of the two-way form.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 , further comprising computer readable program code for recording a verification of the update to the field in an audit trail.

Assignees

• Burckart Erik J
• Ivory Andrew J
• Kaplinger Todd E
• Shook Aaron K
• IBM

Inventors

• Burckart Erik J
• Ivory Andrew J
• Kaplinger Todd E
• Shook Aaron K

Classifications

• G06F15/16 Primary

  Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs {(coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B)} · CPC title

• H04L51/04

  Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] · CPC title

• H04L67/02

  based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] · CPC title