Form Field Completion Through Browser Plug-Ins Across Applications
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for transferring data between disparate applications, particularly in the medical field, such as EHR/EMR and EDC systems, face challenges with integration complexity, scalability issues, and manual data entry errors, and features like 'drag and drop' often require shared platforms.
Innovation Solution
A system and method utilizing a browser plug-in, WebSocket server, and UI-based application to facilitate data transfer from external sources like EHR/EMR systems to form-based applications by identifying form elements, generating input windows, and inserting data directly into corresponding fields without manual entry or integration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual data entry is used to transfer data between applications, then data can be transferred between any applications, but errors increase and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service data transfer by allowing the form-based application to automatically populate fields using data from external sources through browser plug-ins and image recognition, eliminating the need for manual data entry while maintaining versatility across different applications
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical process of manual data entry with automated image recognition technology and browser plug-in systems that can capture and transfer data between applications, thereby improving accuracy while maintaining application compatibility
2Productivity
If integration schemes are used to transfer data between applications, then data transfer automation is achieved, but device complexity increases and scalability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the data transfer functionality into independent browser plug-ins that can be attached to different applications without requiring full system integration, reducing complexity while maintaining automation capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal data transfer mechanism that works across multiple applications and platforms through browser plug-ins, eliminating the need for separate integration solutions for each application pair and improving scalability
3Ease of operation
If drag and drop features are used for data transfer, then manual entry is eliminated, but the solution is limited to applications sharing a platform
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces browser plug-ins and image recognition technology as intermediaries that enable data transfer between applications regardless of their underlying platform, extending the convenience of automated transfer beyond shared-platform limitations
4Adaptability or versatility
If EHR/EMR and EDC solutions are integrated using standards like HL7 and FHIR, then data transfer between medical systems is enabled, but implementation time increases and scalability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses image recognition to capture data from EHR/EMR displays and creates digital copies that can be transferred to EDC forms, bypassing the need for complex integration of the underlying systems while achieving interoperability quickly
Data Source
AI summary
A method for completing a field in a form-based application includes extracting form data and elements from a form within the form-based application, where the form data and elements relate to a first field, generating an input window containing the form data and elements, including a second field corresponding to the first field, receiving input regarding the second field for which to fill in text, data, or both text and data, receiving input from an external source from which to fill in the text and/or data, loading the filled-in text and/or data into the second field in the input window, and transferring the captured text and/or data to the first field within the form-based application.