Fast Input Window Consolidates Multi-Page Data Entry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inefficiencies in data entry processes due to the need to navigate multiple pages within software applications for complex data applications, which increases time and effort, especially when repeating the process throughout the day, and requires identifying necessary input fields among many.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a 'fast input' control that allows users to access and enter data from input fields on other pages within a pop-up window without navigating away from the initial page, enabling integration of input fields from multiple pages into a single window for streamlined data entry.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If input fields are spread across multiple pages in the software application, then the data application can handle complex data structures, but the user needs to navigate to multiple different pages to input data, increasing time and inefficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges input fields from multiple different pages into a single consolidated input window. This allows users to access and fill in data fields that were previously distributed across multiple pages without navigating away from the current page, thereby reducing navigation time while maintaining the ability to handle complex data structures.
2Ease of operation
If all input fields are displayed on the initial page, then users can access all fields without navigation, but the page becomes overly complex and difficult to manage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the input fields into two categories: those displayed on the initial page and those accessible through the fast input window. This segmentation allows the initial page to remain clean and manageable while still providing access to all necessary input fields through the consolidated fast input window, balancing ease of operation with interface simplicity.
3Reliability
If users must identify which input fields are needed for entry, then complete data can be collected, but the process creates additional inefficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The fast input window automatically presents all relevant input fields to the user based on the context and data requirements. Instead of requiring users to manually identify which fields are needed, the system self-organizes and displays the appropriate fields in the consolidated window, ensuring data completeness while eliminating the time-consuming identification process.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided are systems and methods for simplifying a user interaction when inputting data into multiple pages/windows of a software application. In one example, the method may include executing a software application, displaying a plurality of rows of data values from columns of a database table via a user interface embedded in a page of the software application, detecting a request for a fast input submitted via the user interface, and in response to the detected request, displaying a plurality of interactive elements within the plurality of rows of data values on the user interface, and detecting a selection of an interactive element from among the plurality of interactive elements, and in response, displaying a fast input user interface with input fields extracted from one or more other pages of the software application via the user interface.