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Method and apparatus of creating electronic forms to include Internet list data

  • US 10,460,372 B1
  • Filed: 10/01/2018
  • Issued: 10/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • querying, via a server executing a form creating application, information provided by at least one network based on a search term;

    receiving at least one web page including at least one data table as a result of the query;

    automatically extracting, by the form creating application, the at least one data table from the at least one web page as a result of the query;

    automatically recognizing different columns of content in the at least one data table;

    automatically displaying contents of the different columns recognized in the at least one data table within the form creating application, the contents of the different columns displayed separately from the at least one web page;

    automatically generating and displaying selectable icons for corresponding ones of the different columns recognized in the at least one data table; and

    when one or more of the selectable icons are selected, then via the form creating application creating one or more corresponding form fields in the electronic form and populating the one or more form fields as corresponding drop down lists containing the contents of the one or more columns that correspond to selected ones of the one or more selectable icons.

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