Patent ID: 8078986
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for capturing information from web pages, comprising: accessing, on a single web site and using a web browser executing on a processor, a single web page having a receipt for a financial transaction; obtaining, from an application external to the single web site, a profile corresponding to the single web site and comprising a search expression and a reference to the single web page of the single web site, wherein the profile is identified based on the reference to the single web page plurality of web page; identifying, using the web browser and based on the search expression, a financial amount of the financial transaction on the receipt; displaying, using the web browser and after identifying the financial amount, a button for extracting the financial amount from the receipt; receiving, in response to displaying the button, a selection of the button from a user of the web browser; extracting, in response to the selection and based on the profile, the financial amount from the receipt; and sending the financial amount to a destination application external to the browser.