Patent ID: 6704906
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
A self-directed routable electronic form generation system to process one or more automated electronic forms, the system comprising:a client computer to generate the one or more self-directed routable electronic forms, wherein each automated electronic form includes: a plurality of visual elements having text or data fields and graphical elements for receiving user data input for form fill-in; and a plurality of non-visual programmatic elements linked to the plurality of visual elements to process the received user data input, wherein the client computer processes the received user data input to automatically change the plurality of visual elements or the plurality of non-visual programmatic elements in response to the received user data input without server intervention; and a server remotely coupled to the client computer via a network, wherein a server-side application resident in the server processes the received user data input and determines whether to route the automated electronic form to a particular recipient according to the received user data input, wherein the particular recipient contact information is provided by the user upon request from the server, the server further to determine whether to change routing of the electronic form based on changes introduced into the electronic form by the particular recipient.