Patent ID: 6650434
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B42C,B42P

Abstract:
A method of forming a printable document from a database having a plurality of data records, the printable document incorporating manual functionality complementing electronic functionality associated with said database, said method comprising the steps of:filtering said database using a plurality of filter functions, each said filter function having a plurality of filter attributes, said filtering forming, for each said filter attribute, a corresponding set of said data records; creating at least one information page, each said information page incorporating at least one data element related to at least one of said data records, there being associated with each said data element a corresponding (first) physical indicator selectable by a user of said document to access the corresponding data element; creating at least one referencing page, each said referencing page incorporating for each said filter function a first set of (second) physical indicators selectable by said user to access one said referencing page corresponding to at least one other of said filter functions, a second set of (third) physical indicators selectable by said user to access information regarding each corresponding said attribute of said filter function; and a third set of (fourth) physical indicators configurable in association with said first physical indicators for directly referencing the corresponding said data element; and combining said information pages and said referencing pages to form said printable document.