| 摘要 |
<p>A computer system is provided for obtaining and recording information by presenting selected data, warnings and inquiries on a computer display monitor, prompting selected responses to the warnings and inquiries as desired, and integrating newly obtained information with other data to create a completed document. The system creates "dialog boxes" which are defined by an expert operator. To create a dialog box, the operator defines a location in the document in which a question is to be asked or information provided to the user. The operator also defines the question or information, and can also provide several responses to the question. The operator can specify the number of answers which can be accepted in response to an inquiry, and can specify that certain information, such as a date or the like, be provided. The dialog boxes can be arranged in an information tree structure having multiple branches. The branches of the tree which are actually used are determined by the responses received to inquiries as information is obtained. Macros can also be integrated into the tree structure, if desired. The operator's selection of sequential responses to the questions thereby determines how the document develops. As questions are answered, the information obtained is inserted into the text of the completed document, and the inquiries are erased. In this manner, someone having expert knowledge in a field other than computer programming can develop a system which persons with less knowledge in the field can use to obtain information and assemble it in an integrated and easy to understand narrative text format.</p> |
