Jonathan M Garrison

US Patent:

20050268217, Dec 1, 2005

Filed:

Feb 9, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/053776

Inventors:

Jonathan Garrison - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

CollegeNet, Inc. - Portland OR

International Classification:

G06F017/00

US Classification:

715505000, 715513000, 707001000

Abstract:

In an environment in which some forms are received in paper form and some in electronic form or an environment in which in which workers prefer using paper forms, the invention provides a method of producing a template for the purpose of producing paper forms from electronic forms, the paper forms produced from the electronic forms being similar in appearance to forms that were completed in hard copy. Variable information is extracted from one or more electronic forms that are to be mapped to the paper form. A template is created by placing the variables from the electronic form onto an image of the paper form. The template may include position coordinate information, variable name information, text, and logic. After the template is completed, the system uses the template to print paper forms from instances of electronic forms. In some cases, multiple electronic forms can be mapped to a single paper form, and a preferred system can create a template, even if questions presented in electronic forms vary, depending on answers of previous questions.