System and method for replaying a predefined path through the internet
First Claim
1. A method for replaying a predefined path through a set of web pages comprising:
- selecting a saved request corresponding to a saved URL from a request history;
if the saved request is a form request, selecting a best-fit form from a set of forms in an originating web page as a target URL;
if the saved request is not the form request, selecting a best-fit URL in the originating web page as the target URL, wherein the best fit URL is not the saved URL; and
sending a replay request to the target URL.
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Abstract
A system and method for replaying a predefined path through a set of web pages. The system and method comprises selecting in chronological order a saved request in a request history. The saved requests correspond to a set of user requests made at a web page from the set of web pages. Furthermore, the present invention comprises determining whether the saved request is a form request, and if so finding a best fit form on the web page from the set of web pages and sending a replay request to the best-fit form. If the saved request is not a form request, making the replay request to a best-fit URL.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for replaying a predefined path through a set of web pages comprising:
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selecting a saved request corresponding to a saved URL from a request history;
if the saved request is a form request, selecting a best-fit form from a set of forms in an originating web page as a target URL;
if the saved request is not the form request, selecting a best-fit URL in the originating web page as the target URL, wherein the best fit URL is not the saved URL; and
sending a replay request to the target URL. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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4. (canceled)
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5. (canceled)
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12. A method for replaying a predefined path through a set of web pages comprising:
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(a) selecting a saved request corresponding to a saved URL from a request history;
(b) if the saved request is a form request, selecting a best-fit form from a set of forms in a originating web page as a target URL;
(c) if the saved request is not the form request, selecting a best-fit URL in the originating web page as the target URL, wherein the best fit URL is not the saved URL;
(d) sending a replay request to the target URL; and
(e) repeating steps (a) through (e) until each saved request from the request history has been replayed.
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13. A system for replaying a predefined path through a set of web pages comprising:
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a computer readable medium; and
a set of software instructions stored on the computer readable medium operable to cause a computer to;
select a saved request corresponding to a saved URL from a request history if the saved request is a form request, select a best-fit form from a set of forms in a originating web page as a target URL; and
if the saved request is not the form request, select a best-fit URL in the originating web page as the target URL, wherein the best fit URL is not the saved URL; and
send a replay request to the target URL. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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16. (canceled)
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17. (canceled)
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24. A system for replaying a predefined path through a set of web pages comprising:
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an intermediate server including;
a computer readable medium;
a computer processor; and
a database; and
a set of software instructions stored on the computer readable medium such that the computer processor is operable to;
select a saved request corresponding to a saved URL from a request history, wherein the request history is stored on the database;
if the saved request is a starting URL request, select a starting URL as a target URL;
if the saved request is the form request, select a best-fit form from a set of forms in a originating web page as the target URL;
if the saved request is not the form request, select a best-URL in the originating web page as the URL, wherein the best fit URL is not the saved URL and;
send a replay request to the target URL. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A method for creating a path through a set of web pages and replaying the path comprising:
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saving a path, wherein saving a path further comprises;
receiving a first user request for an originating web page;
saving the first user request in a request history at an intermediate server;
forwarding the first user request to a target web server;
receiving the originating web page from the target web server;
mediating the originating web page to refer to an intermediate server;
forwarding the originating web page to the user;
receiving an additional user request for a target web page, wherein the additional user request is based on the mediated content of the originating web page; and
recording the additional user request in the request history; and
replaying a path, wherein replaying a path further comprises;
selecting a saved request from the request history;
if the saved request corresponds to a starting URL, selecting the starting URL as the target URL;
if the saved request is a form request, selecting a best-fit form from a current configuration of the originating web page as the target URL;
if the saved request is not a form request, selecting a best-fit URL from the current configuration of the originating as the target URL, wherein the best fit URL is not the saved URL; and
making a replay request to the target URL.
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28. A method for replaying a predefined path through a set of web pages comprising:
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selecting a saved request corresponding to a saved URL from a request history;
if the saved request is a form request, selecting a best-fit form from a set of forms in an originating web page as a target URL, wherein the target URL is not the saved URL;
if the saved request is not the form request, selecting a best-fit URL in the originating web page as the target URL; and
sending a replay request to the target URL.
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Specification