Patent ID: 9223770
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of creating an electronic form by a form creating application, the method comprising: determining at least one search term; querying, via a server executing a form creating application, information provided by at least one network based on the search term; receiving, by the form creating application, at least one web page as a result for the query, the at least one web page comprising table data and non-table data; automatically extracting by the form creating application, at least one data table from the at least one web page, the at least one data table comprising at least one column comprising a plurality of cells; parsing the at least one column of the at least one extracted data table; displaying the extracted data table to an end user as one or more individually selectable columns so that the end user may individually select a column of the one or more individually selectable columns to be included in the electronic form, and providing the user with the option to select and edit the contents of the selected column; and incorporating the selected column into the electronic form as a drop down list; wherein the steps of querying, receiving the at least one web page, extracting at least one data table, parsing and displaying are performed without user input; and wherein when the user selects a column to be incorporated into the electronic form, the form creating application automatically creates a form field in the electronic form and populates the form field as a drop down list containing the contents of the selected column.