A method and apparatus is provided for rendering a consis- tent format output for record data having inconsistent inter- nal structures.
An interactive editor interface displays the input buffer or stack to the user, Manual parsing and correction of data errors is thereby permitted.
U.S. Patent Apr. 6, 1999 Sheet 11 of 18 5,893,131 Federal Income tax payable Total current liabilities Capitalized lease obligation, less current portion Deferred Federal income tax payable Total liabilities 35,748 926,926 160,104 52,291 852,514 161,546 37,941 42,403 1,124,971 1,056,463 134,199 179,462 Due to Dentcare Delivery Systems, Inc.
U.S. Patent Apr. 6, 1999 Sheet 12 of 18 5,893,131 Total current liabilities Capitalized lease obligation, less current portion Deferred Federal income tax payable Total liabilities 926,926 160,104 852,514 161,546 37,941 42,403 1,124 ,971 1,056 ,463 35,748 134,199 Federal Income tax payable Due to Dentcare Delivery Systems, Inc.
More particularly, the invention relates to an easily edited method and apparatus for parsing dissimilar data to provide a consistent format output.