Patent ID: 7559018

Claim:
A computer-implemented system for use in collecting data from a user, comprising: a client computer configured to connect to a network to obtain over the network form-related data from a server computer system; wherein a form is displayed based upon the form-related data in a user interface that is generated by the client computer, wherein the form is to collect data from a user; client-side computer instructions executable on the client computer that visually modifies the form in response to data collected from the user through the form; wherein the client-side computer instructions are configured to highlight a selection made by the user upon a data item contained within the form, wherein the client-side instructions are configured to highlight the selection in response to the user selecting the data item; wherein the client-side computer instructions are configured to provide a visual indication that a data item is complete after the user has provided information required by the data item; wherein the client-side instructions are configured to provide a list of currently incomplete data items to the user; wherein the list is updated as the user completes a data item contained on the form; wherein a data item provided in the list is associated with a link, wherein the link provides access to the data item so that the user can view the data item associated with the link.