Dynamic indication of field status
View Patent ↗A browser displays a web page having a plurality of first input fields, on a display device at a client computer. The web page also has a second input field for use as a status indicator, positioned adjacent one of the first input fields. When a user enters data into one or more of the first input fields other than the one adjacent the second input field, a script is run to interpret the input data. In response to the interpretation, the second input field is altered to indicate a status for the adjacent first input field, without accessing a server.
1. A method of indicating input field status in a web page, comprising the steps of: running a browser at a client; displaying with said browser a plurality of first input fields in a web page, at said client; displaying with said browser a second input field for use as a status indicator, in said web page, said second input field positioned adjacent one of said first input fields; running a script at said client to interpret an input from a first input field other than said one of said first input fields and in response thereto altering said second input field to indicate a status of said one of said first input fields; wherein said first input fields are HTML input fields; and wherein said second input field is an HTML input field.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said client is attached to a server.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said script is run without accessing said server.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said second input field is a radio button.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said script is run to interpret a plurality of inputs from a plurality of first input fields other than said one of said first input fields.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying with said browser a plurality of second input fields in said web page, each said second input field positioned adjacent a corresponding one of said first input fields and running said script at said client to interpret an input from a first input field other than any of said corresponding one of said first input fields and in response thereto altering said plurality of said second input fields.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said script is a Java script.
8. A system for indicating input field status in a web page, comprising: a client processor adapted for running a browser; means for displaying with said browser a plurality of first input fields in a web page, at said client processor; means for displaying with said browser a second input field for use as a status indicator, in said web page, said second input field positioned adjacent one of said first input fields; means for running a script at said client to interpret an input from a first input field other than said one of said first input fields and in response thereto altering said second input field to indicate a status of said one of said first input fields; wherein said first input fields are HTML input fields; and wherein said second input field is an HTML input field.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein said client processor is attached to a server.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein said script is run on said client processor without accessing said server.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein said second input field is a radio button.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein said script is run to interpret a plurality of inputs from a plurality of first input fields other than said one of said first input fields.
13. The system of claim 8 , further comprising means for displaying with said browser a plurality of second input fields in said web page, each said second input field positioned adjacent a corresponding one of said first input fields and means for running said script at said client to interpret an input from a first input field other than any of said corresponding one of said first input fields and in response thereto altering said plurality of said second input fields.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein said script is a Java script.
15. A computer program product for instructing a processor to indicate an input field status in a web page, said computer program product comprising:
a computer readable medium;
first program instruction means for running a browser at a client;
second program instruction means for displaying with said browser a plurality of first input fields in a web page, at said client;
third program instruction means for displaying with said browser a second input field for use as a status indicator, in said web page, said second input field positioned adjacent one of said first input fields; and
fourth program instruction means for running a script at said client to interpret an input from a first input field other than said one of said first input fields and in response thereto altering said second input field to indicate a status of said one of said first input fields; and wherein
all said program instruction means are recorded on said medium.