Patent ID: 7287027

Claim:
A method of entering a default field value in a second data entry field based on a user's current entry in a first data entry field, the first and second data entry fields being separately displayed on a screen, comprising: establishing a relational index table, the relational index table including at least two records, the records having at least three fields, the fields including: a parent field containing a prior entry in the first data entry field, a child field containing an associated prior entry in the second data entry field, and a frequency field including a count of the number of times the prior entry in the first data entry field was associated with the associated prior entry in the second data entry field; receiving the user's current entry in the first data entry field; and matching the user's current entry in the first data entry field to the prior entry in the parent field of the relational index table and returning the associated prior entry in the child field having the greatest count from the frequency field as the default field value; and automatically entering the default field value into the second data entry field.