Method and system of facilitating automatic login to a web site using an internet browser
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating automatic login by a user to a web site using an Internet browser and a computer, said method comprising the step of communicating computer code to the computer to add automatic login functionality to the browser that uses user data to automatically log the user in to the web site.
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Abstract
A method and system of adding functionality to an Internet browser interface. In one embodiment of the present invention, the added functionality may facilitate automatic login to a web site using an Internet browser. In another embodiment, the added functionality may enable the user to perform various tasks using the Internet browser such as, by way of non-limiting example, performing various tasks required to navigate one or more web pages, or to retrieve information desired by the user from one or more web pages or web sites.
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- 1. A method of facilitating automatic login by a user to a web site using an Internet browser and a computer, said method comprising the step of communicating computer code to the computer to add automatic login functionality to the browser that uses user data to automatically log the user in to the web site.
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17. An Internet browser interface displayable by an Internet browser on a computer display, said browser interface being modifiable by a user of the browser to add functionality to enable a user to automatically log the user in to a web site using user data.
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31. A system for facilitating automatic login by a user to a web site using an Internet browser and a computer, wherein user data is necessary to login to the web site, said system comprising:
a server connectable to the Internet and comprising;
a data storage device; and
a processor operable in connection with software stored on said data storage device for communicating computer code to the user'"'"'s computer to add automatic login functionality to the browser, wherein the computer code adds automatic login functionality to the browser that uses user data to automatically log the user in to the web site. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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48. A method of controlling an Internet browser interface displayable by an Internet browser on a display of a computer, the Internet browser enabling a user of the computer and Internet browser to access and navigate the Internet and to receive and display on the computer display one or more web pages from one or more Internet sites, including the display of a web page from a predetermined Internet site, the Internet browser having at least one Internet browser toolbar having at least one toolbar button providing a predetermined functionality to the user of the computer and Internet browser, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing, at the predetermined Internet site, access to a program for controlling the Internet browser interface; and
(b) making available for downloading by the predetermined Internet site, a file for displaying a user toolbar making additional functionality available to the user as part of the Internet browser interface, such that once the user toolbar is displayed, the user toolbar remains displayed, and said additional functionality remains available to the user, regardless of the Internet site to which the Internet browser is caused to navigate, wherein the file adds automatic login functionality to the browser that uses user data to automatically log the user in to the web site.
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56. An Internet browser interface displayable by an Internet browser on a display of a computer, the Internet browser facilitating connection between the computer and one or more Internet sites, including a predetermined Internet site, the Internet browser having at least one Internet browser toolbar having predetermined functionality available to a user of the computer and Internet browser, the Internet browser further facilitating display on the computer display of one or more web pages from the one or more Internet sites, including display of web pages from the predetermined Internet site, said Internet browser interface including a user toolbar that is displayed as part of the Internet browser interface and along with the Internet browser toolbar while the Internet browser is activated regardless of the Internet site to which the computer is connected via the Internet browser, wherein the user toolbar makes additional functionality available to the user as part of the Internet browser interface, such that once the user toolbar is displayed, the user toolbar remains displayed, and said additional functionality remains available to the user, regardless of the Internet site to which the Internet browser is caused to navigate, wherein said additional functionality adds automatic login functionality to the browser that uses user data to automatically log the user in to the web site.
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