Patent ID: 8769432

Claim:
A method for capturing information from a web application, comprising: receiving, using a web browser executing on a user computer, a request for a travel route from a user, wherein the request comprises an origin location and a destination location; displaying, to the user, a web page of the web application comprising the travel route, wherein the travel route comprises a travel distance; identifying a profile corresponding to the web application; executing, by a computer processor on the user computer and in response to the identifying the profile, a browser module of the web browser; retrieving the travel route from the web page of the web application according to the profile; displaying, to the user by the browser module and concurrently with the web page, a graphical user interface (GUI) element for accessing a financial application executing on the user computer, wherein the GUI comprises the travel route; receiving a first selection of the GUI element from the user; identifying, within the profile, a plurality of credentials for accessing the financial application; sending, in response to the first selection, a request to the financial application for a plurality of application specific options allowing the user to annotate the travel route for storage by the financial application; receiving the plurality of application specific options from the financial application in response to the request; displaying the plurality of application specific options to the user; receiving a second selection of at least one of the plurality of application specific options from the user, wherein the message further comprises the customer account; generating, after receiving the first selection, a message comprising the plurality of credentials, the travel distance of the travel route, and the at least one of the application specific options; and sending the message to the financial application, wherein the financial application uses the plurality of credentials to authenticate the user and generates an expense report based on the message.