EFFICIENT DATA ENTRY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC FORMS
A method for efficient data entry in a field of an electronic form displayed on a mobile device screen is disclosed. The method comprises a user selecting a camera function using a camera selector and taking a picture of information. Selectable text is extracted from the picture and displayed in a data entry screen where the form is displayed. The user selects a one or more elements from the selectable text; and the selected elements are inserted into the field.
1 . A method for efficient data entry in a field of a form displayed on a screen of a mobile device comprising:
displaying, on said screen, at least two sections, wherein a first section displays said form and a second section displays a data entry screen;
receiving a picture of information on said mobile device;
causing selectable text to be extracted from said picture and displaying said selectable text in said data entry screen;
receiving a selection of an element from said selectable text and automatically inserting and displaying into said field.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein said extracting is performed using optical character recognition.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein said selectable text is highlighted on said data entry screen.
4 . The method of claim 2 wherein said selectable text is cropped.
5 . The method of claim 2 wherein said selectable text is rotationally corrected.
6 . A computing apparatus for efficient data entry in a field of a form displayed on a mobile device screen, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the apparatus to:
display at least two sections on said mobile device screen, wherein a first section displays a form and a second section displays a data entry screen;
receive a picture of information;
extract selectable text from said picture and display said selectable text in said data entry screen;
insert and display one or more element selected from said selectable text into said field on said form.
7 . The computing apparatus of claim 6 wherein the selectable text is extracted using optical character recognition.
8 . The computing apparatus of claim 6 wherein said selectable text is highlighted on said data entry screen.
9 . The computing apparatus of claim 7 wherein said selectable text is cropped.
10 . The computing apparatus of claim 7 wherein said selectable text is rotationally corrected.
11 . A system for efficient data entry in a field of a form displayed on a screen of a mobile device, comprising:
a display of at least two sections on said screen, wherein a first section displays a form and a second section displays a data entry screen;
extraction of selectable text from a picture received by said mobile device and display said selectable text in said data entry screen;
insertion and display of one or more element selected from said selectable text into said field of said form.
12 . The system of claim 11 wherein the extraction of selectable text is performed using optical character recognition.
13 . The system of claim 11 wherein said selectable text is highlighted on said data entry screen.
14 . The system of claim 12 wherein said selectable text is cropped.
15 . The system of claim 12 wherein said selectable text is rotationally corrected.