Patent ID: 6108673
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for creating a form from a template that includes replication blocks, comprising the steps of:replicating at least one field in at least one replication block characterized by a block name to generate at least first and second replicated fields;modifying the block name to generate a first field name, further comprising appending a first suffix to the block name;modifying the block name to generate a second field name, further comprising appending a second suffix to the block name, wherein the second suffix and the first suffix are different;associating the field names with respective ones of the first and second replicated fields;counting the number of replications;transmitting the number of replications to at least one client computer; andvalidating user input, using the number of replications determined in the counting step.