Sorting and filtering a table with image data and symbolic data in a single cell

摘要

An Image Based Document Management (IBDM) server includes a table generator, a symbolic representation module and a sort engine. The table generator generates a table from the form images, the table comprising cells with data types including image data, symbolic data, image and symbolic data and an empty value, and updates the table. The symbolic representation module converts at least one of the cells with image data to symbolic data. The sort engine determines, from a sort request for a column of the table received from a user, at least a first priority for a first data type, the column including at least two of the data types, determines from the sort request a second priority within one of the data types, and sorts the column according to the sort request.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving form images and generating a table from the form images, the table comprising a column including a plurality of cells, each cell being associated with one of a plurality of data types including image data, both image and symbolic data, and an empty value, wherein the data type including both image and symbolic data is generated by converting image data in a cell to symbolic data and adding the symbolic data to the image data in the cell, the column having at least two of the data types visible to the user; receiving a request to update a view mode of the table, the request including a data type to be displayed by each cell associated with both image and symbolic data; updating the view mode of the table by displaying one of image data and symbolic data based on the data type to be displayed in each cell associated with both image and symbolic data; receiving a sort request for the column of the table from the user; determining, using the one or more computing devices, from the sort request a first priority for sorting the cells of the column based on the data type of each cell; sorting, using the one or more computing devices, the table according to the first priority, wherein the first priority specifies a data type order that determines a position for each data type in the column and wherein the first priority specifies a sort order for cells associated with both image and symbolic data where the data type to be displayed is different from the data type included in the first priority; and providing the sorted table based on the sort request to the user.