HTML Document Selective Editing via Mode Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic documents on networked systems lack the ability to restrict data entry to specific users, allowing all users to edit and transmit forms, which is not suitable for scenarios where only particular users should edit and retransmit data in a read-only format.
Innovation Solution
An electronic document, such as an HTML web page, with embedded functions that allow only users with editing modules to edit and store data within XML data islands, enabling selective editing and read-only viewing for others, facilitating secure data transmission and usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If all users can edit and transmit forms freely, then ease of operation is improved, but security and data control are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making different parts of the document have different properties - specifically, making certain fields editable while others are read-only. The HTML form includes both editable input fields and readonly display fields, allowing users to complete only specific portions of the form while preventing unauthorized modifications to other sections. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining ease of operation for authorized edits while ensuring security for protected data.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics by enabling the form to switch between different operational modes - edit mode for authorized users who can modify fields, and read-only mode for viewing or unauthorized users. The form dynamically adjusts its functionality based on user authorization, allowing the same document to be both easily editable and securely protected depending on the user's permissions.
2Reliability
If only specific users can edit the form, then data security is improved, but ease of operation is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by creating a single form that serves multiple functions and can be used by different types of users with different permission levels. The same HTML form can be accessed by users who need to edit fields, users who can only view the form, or users who should not access it at all. This multi-functional design maintains data security while ensuring that authorized users can still operate the form easily without needing separate systems for different user types.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic file such as an HTML web page accessible via a browser by a user. The electronic file may include one or more textual field descriptors for display within the browser; one or more editable data fields associated with the textual field descriptors, the editable data fields for receiving data for the user of the browser; and a module having a view mode and an edit mode, the view mode for displaying the textual field descriptors, the edit mode for permitting the user to enter data in the editable data fields. In one example, the view mode may be invoked when the electronic file is open in the browser. The edit mode may be invoked only if the browser contains a control for activating the edit mode. In this way, the user is able to edit the data in the document and retransmit the document to other users who can only view the data as read-only data.