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A system for generating voice activated computer data entry forms includes a scanner to scan an existing data entry form and to generate a digitized representation of the data entry form. Stored in the system\s computer memory is a database for storing information, a voice dictionary and voice synta

A system for generating voice activated computer data entry forms includes a scanner to scan an existing data entry form and to generate a digitized representation of the data entry form. Stored in the system\s computer memory is a database for storing information, a voice dictionary and voice syntax files representing voice recognition information. A set of form definition procedures include an imaging procedure for displaying the scanned data entry form on the display and a region definition procedure for enabling a user to indicate regions of the displayed data entry form. Object definition procedures enable a user to define a multiplicity of objects, including form sections, text boxes, and checkbox buttons, and for specifying properties of the defined objects. The object properties that can be specified include (A) database links for linking selected objects to respective specified fields in the database, (B) exclusionary relationships for specifying which objects cannot be selected by end users when other specified objects have previously been selected, and (C) voiced command data specifying voiced commands to use for end user voiced selection of said objects. The object definition procedures store, in a form definition data structure in the computer system\s memory, form definition data corresponding to the user defined objects and user specified object properties. The scanned form can be color coded to indicate different objects in the form and color information in the form\s digitized representation is automatically decoded to generate object and object property definitions.

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A method of facilitating the conversion of paper based data entry forms to fully reusable electronic computer based data entry forms for specifying data to be stored in a database, said database storing data in records each having a plurality of fields, said method comprising, comprising: scanning a

A method of facilitating the conversion of paper based data entry forms to fully reusable electronic computer based data entry forms for specifying data to be stored in a database, said database storing data in records each having a plurality of fields, said method comprising, comprising: scanning an existing data entry form so as to generate a digitized representation of said data entry form, and storing said digitized representation of said data entry form in a computer memory, said digitized representation including color information; displaying on a display at least a portion of said scanned data entry form; storing in said computer memory a form definition data structure, said form definition data structure for storing data representing said scanned data entry form; receiving user commands indicating regions of said displayed data entry form, and storing in said form data structure data representing said indicated regions; and receiving user commands defining a multiplicity of objects, and specifying properties of said defined objects; said objects corresponding to ones of said regions and including form sections, text boxes, and checkbox buttons, said specified properties including (A) links for linking selected ones of said defined objects to respective specified fields in said database, and (B) exclusionary relationships for specifying which of said objects cannot be selected by end users when specified others of said objects have previously been selected by said end users; and storing in said form data structure data corresponding to said user defined objects and user specified object properties; wherein said electronic computer based data entry form is suitable for repeated use for specifying data to be stored in said database; said method including: automatically defining ones of said objects to correspond to color demarcated regions of said scanned data entry form and specifying ones of said properties of said objects based on said color information.