An automated system and method for defining, creating, presenting, completing and processing generic specs. A spec server is coupled with a data base management system. The spec server having a content editor, a page builder, a content reader, a rule processor, a template generator and a compatibility engine. An industry expert creates a domain tree having information associated with a particular domain. Each domain tree includes questions, options and rules pertaining the generation of specs in...

A device for displaying the text of an electronic document on a screen one word at a time. The display device includes a processor for storing the electronic document; a one-word display for sequentially displaying only one word of the document at a given time; and a user control for allowing the user to control, in real time, the legibility characteristics such as color, font size and display speed. The device allows display speeds in excess of 3,000 words per minute to be achieved while at the...

A global information network forms completion data processing system uses data stored in a database to automatically fill out data fields of the various and multiple forms displayed on the WEB browsers of users who are engaged in commerce, dealing with governmental agencies, or otherwise attempting to complete transactions over the global information network. The data processing system retrieves tagged information previously entered and stored in a database, and automatically inserts the data in...

A method and system for placing an order to purchase an item via the Internet. The order is placed by a purchaser at a client system and received by a server system. The server system receives purchaser information including identification of the purchaser, payment information, and shipment information from the client system. The server system then assigns a client identifier to the client system and associates the assigned client identifier with the received purchaser information. The server sy...

Methods and systems for management of invention disclosures, in one exemplary embodiment, utilizes a system including a server and at least one device connected to the server via a network. The system restricts access of users based upon job description. In addition, the system facilitates evaluation of each invention disclosure by storing invention disclosure information input by users and sorting invention disclosures based on criteria input by the submitter as well as by other multiple users ...

An item data entry method by detecting a constituent element which represents an entry item from among received Internet documents, based on the document structure data of a document such as an HTML document containing the entry item key, comparing the entry item key of the detected entry item with the entry item key registered in a database, thereby automatically entering in the entry item the user's name, address, phone number, and the like corresponding to the entry item key registered in the...

A system and method for automatically mapping of hypertext input fields to software components. The system includes a hypertext preprocessor, a name-space manager, a data handler, and a component manager. The hypertext preprocessor examines the hypertext input field names and uses the name-space manager and component manager to determine the mapping between input field names and software component properties. When the hypertext page is rendered, the name-space manager registers the mapping betwe...

When a spreadsheet is displayed in a display section and spreadsheet calculation is to be executed, by referring to a column or a row with a key entry or pointing device, the column or row can be displayed in the fixed state without overflowing when the spreadsheet on the display screen is scrolled. A limited display range on the spreadsheet can be changed through scrolling when a row or a column not specified as an object for fixed display is to be displayed.

The web page generator of the present invention provides for automatic web page creation of an organizational directory for use in an Internet and Intranet environment. The web page directory is created from data stored in the directory application component of the web page generator and, after being placed on a web server, allows any individual who has network access to the web server offering the web page to view the directory information in a web page format. In another aspect of the present ...

A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture, and a memory structure for accepting data input into a computer is disclosed. The method presents an independent component and a dependent component to the user. The independent component comprises an input area for accepting independent input data. The dependent component comprises a dependent component input area for accepting dependent component input data and is associated with a dependent component constraint that is at least partially depend...