Populating user data

• US 10,191,896 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2016
• Issued: 01/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Skype S.Ã R.L. (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Roos, Martin
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Ajit
• Application Number:
  US15/250,028
• Publication Number:
  US 20170132193A1
• Time in Patent Office: 883 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel

Abstract

A computer system for receiving user data comprising a user access component having a display and a processor arranged to execute a data receiving application, wherein the data receiving application provides on the display at least one address field; and a geographical location device in communication with a location network and arranged to identify a geographical location of the device using information from the location network, the geographical location device located at a user address, the geographical location device operable to provide location data from which address data of the user address is derived and supplied to the data receiving application to automatically populate the address field on the display.

Claims

1. A computer system for receiving user data comprising:

a user terminal having a processor arranged to execute a data receiving application, wherein the data receiving application provides at least one street address field for a transaction, and wherein the user terminal is configured to;

receive user input to commence the transaction; and

issue, responsive to the user input, a notification that a street address for the transaction is required; and

a geographical location device in communication with a location network and arranged to receive the notification, and to identify a geographical location of the user terminal using information from the location network, the geographical location device operable to provide location data from which street address data of a user address is derived and supplied to the data receiving application to automatically communicate the street address data to the data receiving application for populating to the street address field for the transaction.

2. A computer system according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal comprises a unitary mobile terminal.

3. A computer system according to claim 1, wherein the geographic location device is operable to communicate with a geographical positioning system over the location network to obtain the geographical location of the user terminal.

4. A computer system according to claim 1, further comprising a data connection for supplying the location data from the geographical location device to an address service which uses the location data to provide said address data for populating the address field.

5. A computer system according to claim 1, wherein the data receiving application is operable to issue a notification to the geographical location device at commencement of a data entry flow which requires a user address.

6. A computer system according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal is further configured to:

detect user input confirming the street address data populated to the street address field; and

cause, responsive to the user input, the street address data to be used to proceed with the transaction.

7. A computer system according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal is further configured to:

detect user input confirming the street address data by selecting the street address data populated to the street address field; and

cause, responsive to the user input, the street address data to be used to proceed with the transaction.

8. A computer system according to claim 1, wherein the geographical location device is configured to:

determine, prior to identifying the geographical location of the user terminal from the location network, an approximate location of the user terminal;

provide the approximate location of the user terminal to the data receiving application for populating to the street address field; and

communicate the street address data to the data receiving application to be used to replace the approximate location of the user terminal in the street address field for the transaction.

9. A computer system according to claim 1, wherein the geographical location device is configured to:

determine, prior to identifying the geographical location of the user terminal from the location network, an approximate location of the user terminal using local functionality of the user terminal;

provide the approximate location of the user terminal to the data receiving application for populating to the street address field; and

communicate the street address data to the data receiving application to be used to replace the approximate location of the user terminal in the street address field for the transaction.

10. A computer system according to claim 1, wherein the geographical location device is configured to cache the street address data in association with the geographical location of the user terminal, the cached street address data being usable for a subsequent transaction.

11. A method comprising:

presenting, via an application on a user terminal, a user interface including a street address field that is usable as part of a transaction implemented via the application;

receiving user input to the user interface to commence the transaction;

issuing, responsive to the user input, a notification that a street address for the transaction is required;

identifying, responsive to the notification, a geographical location of the user terminal using information from a location network;

using to geographical location to ascertain street address data that corresponds to the geographical location of the user terminal; and

communicating the street address data to the application for populating to the street address field for the transaction.

12. A method as recited in claim 11, further comprising:

detecting further user input confirming the street address data populated to the street address field; and

causing, responsive to the further user input, the street address data to be used to proceed with the transaction.

13. A method as recited in claim 11, further comprising:

detecting further user input to the street address field confirming the street address data populated to the street address field; and

cause, responsive to the user input, the street address data to be used to proceed with the transaction.

14. A method as recited in claim 11, further comprising:

determining, prior to identifying the geographical location of the user terminal from the location network, an approximate location of the user terminal;

providing the approximate location of the user terminal to the application for populating to the street address field; and

communicating the street address data to the application to be used to replace the approximate location of the user terminal in the street address field for the transaction.

15. A method as recited in claim 11, further comprising:

determining, prior to identifying the geographical location of the user terminal from the location network, an approximate location of the user terminal using local functionality of the user terminal;

providing the approximate location of the user terminal to the application for populating to the street address field; and

communicating the street address data to the application to be used to replace the approximate location of the user terminal in the street address field for the transaction.

16. One or more memories storing instructions that are executable to perform operations comprising:

presenting, via an application on a user terminal, a user interface including a street address field that is usable as part of a transaction implemented via the application;

receiving user input to the user interface to commence the transaction;

issuing, responsive to the user input, a notification that a street address for the transaction is required;

identifying, responsive to the notification, a geographical location of the user terminal using information from a location network;

using to geographical location to ascertain street address data that corresponds to the geographical location of the user terminal; and

communicating the street address data to the application for populating to the street address field for the transaction.

17. One or more memories as recited in claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting further user input confirming the street address data populated to the street address field; and

causing, responsive to the further user input, the street address data to be used to proceed with the transaction.

18. One or more memories as recited in claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting further user input to the street address field confirming the street address data populated to the street address field; and

cause, responsive to the user input, the street address data to be used to proceed with the transaction.

19. One or more memories as recited in claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining, prior to identifying the geographical location of the user terminal from the location network, an approximate location of the user terminal;

providing the approximate location of the user terminal to the application for populating to the street address field; and

communicating the street address data to the application to be used to replace the approximate location of the user terminal in the street address field for the transaction.

20. One or more memories as recited in claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining, prior to identifying the geographical location of the user terminal from the location network, an approximate location of the user terminal using local functionality of the user terminal;

providing the approximate location of the user terminal to the application for populating to the street address field; and

communicating the street address data to the application to be used to replace the approximate location of the user terminal in the street address field for the transaction.