System and process for user-controlled single-action personal information transfer at internet web sites using extensible markup language

• US 20030074399A1
• Filed: 03/13/2002
• Published: 04/17/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Girish Altekar
• Original Assignee: Girish Altekar
• Inventors: Altekar, Girish
• Application Number:
  US10/096,069
• Publication Number:
  US 20030074399A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

The invention allows web site visitors to provide information to the web sites of their interest in an easy and convenient manner. At all times, the users alone are in control of the information provided. The invention is based on the idea of allowing users to create their personal information databases in human readable XML documents, which can then be easily interpreted and processed on the server side.

Claims

1. A system and process for user-controlled single-action personal information transfer at Internet web sites using Extensible Markup Language comprising

a. A set of XML vocabularies that provide the format in which users can store different kinds of personal information in a structured form

b. A file, known as QPID, in which a user stores the said information about themselves conforming to the said vocabulary.

c. A browsing window that enables a user to specify a particular QPID in order to send the said QPID to a web site

d. A software program that resides on a web site which when activated by a user will cause the said browsing window to appear on the user'"'"'s desktop

e. A software program that is installed on the web site web server, which will receive the said QPID, will interpret the said QPID, and will provide the information contained therein to an application on the web site that queries the server for the said information.

whereby the said user is able to transfer his varied personal information to the said web site vendor in a single-action without having to reenter the said information on the said web site, and

whereby the said information remains under the said user'"'"'s control and possession all the time until such time as he delivers the information to the said web site.

2. Provide personal information at a web site. This application allows a user to provide his or her name/address information to a web site. This application is unique and different from others because the user creates the personal information database on his/her PC once using a structured XML vocabulary and uses it instantly at multiple web sites. No intermediaries are involved and the user can create multiple identies if they choose to do so.

3. Maintain login information for hundreds of sites. This application allows users to create a login information database on his/her PC once using a structured XML vocabulary and to reuse it instantly at appropriate web sites. The uniqueness is that there is no restriction on which web sites the user can login into, they don'"'"'t have to remember names and passwords, and this information is stored permanently so is available even if the user'"'"'s PC applications are overwritten.

4. Search for best air travel deals, make reservations. This application allows the user to create an itinerary and to seek out the best air travel deal for that itinerary from multiple travel sites without having to retype it at each different site. The user can quickly modify the travel QPID for another itinerary. No other mechanism offers users a better way to obtain the best deals and to make reservations.

5. Pay for Internet purchases using credit cards. This application enables users to make on-line purchases using their credit cards. The uniqueness of this application is derived from the user'"'"'s ability to create a safe and secure repository of multiple credit card QPIDs on their PC and to use them rapidly and quickly, in an error free manner.

6. Register business information at a web site. This application allows a user to provide his or her business name/address information to a web site. This application is unique and different from others because the user creates the business information database in his/her PC once using a structured XML vocabulary and uses it instantly at suppliers, vendors and partners. No intermediaries are involved and the user can create multiple identies if they choose to do so. In addition, users can specify preferred modes of contact and communication.

7. Search for jobs. The resume QPID enables the user to create a structured repository of his or her job search related information so they can reuse it instantly at all job web-sites. This application is unique in that no one today offers another mechanism for standardizing and structuring employment information that can be rapidly reused to seek jobs at various employment sites.

8. Make rental car reservations. This application allows the user to create a car rental QPID that stores both the rental car preferences and an itinerary (that may or may not change) and to seek out the best car rental car rental deal for that itinerary from multiple travel sites without having to retype it at each different site. The user can quickly modify the car rental QPID for another itinerary. No other mechanism offers users a better way to obtain the best deals and to make reservations.

9. Make hotel reservations. This application allows the user to create a hotel reservation QPID that stores both the room preferences and an itinerary (that may or may not change) and to seek out the best hotel deal for that itinerary from multiple travel sites without having to retype it at each different site. The user can quickly modify the hotel QPID for another itinerary. No other mechanism offers users a better way to obtain the best deals and to make reservations.

10. Recieve and exchange electronic product receipts. Product receipts today are not managed electronically in a structured format creating much pains for consumers when they wish to obtain customer service, technical or warranty support. This is the only application that enables users to receive/store a product receipt for a purchased product or service on his/her PC once using a structured XML vocabulary and to reuse it instantly at vendor web-sites to obtain the service, warrantly and product support.

11. Search for auto insurance. Consumers shop for auto insurance often but there are no means of doing this in an efficient manner without going through an intermediary. This unique application enables a user to create a database of his/her auto insurance information on his/her PC once using a structured XML vocabulary and to reuse it instantly at appropriate web sites to obtain the best price quotes and to purchase said insurance.

12. Manage auto information. Information about a user'"'"'s car is fairly static and reused at multiple places. At garage shops, at State Motor Vechicle departments for inspections, repairs, resale, etc. The uniqueness of this application is derived from the user'"'"'s ability to create an information database of his/her automobiles on his/her PC once using a structured XML vocabulary and to reuse it instantly at appropriate web sites to register, inspect, repair and to buy/sell the automobile.

13. Manage online bill payments. Each user has a unique of set of payees that they deal with on an ongoing basis. Rather than be restricted to a single bank'"'"'s on-line bill payment mechanism, this application uniquely allows a user to create a database of his/her bill payee information on his/her PC once using a structured XML vocabulary and to reuse it instantly at any bank or payment site to make the necessary payments. =pg,36