Patent ID: 6199079
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of automatically filling in on-line forms in an Internet transactional environment, said on-line forms being contained in a plurality of pages, presented by at least one of a plurality of on-line sites, said method comprising:storing user information for a plurality of users and forms information for a plurality of on-line forms, wherein said user information includes properties associated with said plurality of users, and wherein said forms information includes form identifiers associated with the plurality of on-line forms, a plurality of patterns associated with the plurality of on-line forms, and properties associated with said plurality of on-line forms;receiving selection criteria from a first user from the plurality of users;determining, based upon said selection criteria, a first form identifier from said forms information corresponding to a first on-line form from said plurality of on-line forms, said first on-line form contained in a first page of said plurality of pages;identifying a first plurality of patterns corresponding to the first form identifier from said forms information;matching said first plurality of patterns to said first page containing said first on-line form to obtain a matching pattern, wherein said matching pattern identifies a plurality of attributes of said first on-line form contained in said first page; andif said matching pattern is obtained:examining said first page to obtain the plurality of attributes;for each of said plurality of attributes, determining user information for said first user corresponding to said matching pattern from said forms information and said user information; andfilling in said first on-line form with said user information for the first user.