Method for automatically filling in web forms
First Claim
1. A system for automatically filling in web enabled forms in web pages comprising:
- (a) a plurality of supplier web sites operatively coupled to the Internet, each web site having searchable supplier databases and web pages with web enabled forms;
(b) first computer operatively coupled to the Internet and having the following applications loaded therein, namely (i) a web browser application, (ii) a web information database file, said information database containing information relating to the supplies in a plurality of information fields including an address field having the web address of the supplier and a soft coding field having the particular soft coding instructions required by the web browser application to log onto supplier'"'"'s web site, navigate the supplier'"'"'s web site, populate the supplier'"'"'s web enabled forms and generate searches on the supplier'"'"'s database;
(iii) a web agent application, the web agent application configured to read the web information database file and display information concerning the suppliers in a graphical user interface, the web agent application being further configured to generate a search of the information contained in the web information database file relating to at least one search criteria and to generate a packet of information corresponding to the search, said packet of information containing a least one supplier name and the search criteria;
(iv) a web interact application configured to read information from the web information database file and to read the packet of information from the web agent application, said web interact application being further configured to launch the web browser application to open a browser widow for the supplier listed in the information packet, the web interact application being further configured to cause the browser application to navigate to the supplier web sites using information read from the web information database, the web interact application being further configured to use the soft coding to cause the web browser application to log onto the supplier web site and populate web enable forms on the supplier web site, the web interact application being further configured to use the soft coding to cause the web browser application to perform a search on the supplier'"'"'s database using the search criteria and to display the search results in the browser window.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system for controlling in order to automatically fill in web enabled forms on a target web site. The system includes a web information database file containing a plurality of records relating to a plurality of web sites, including the target web site. Each record contains a plurality of information fields including an address field having the URL of the web site and a soft coding field. The soft coding field contains the particular coding instructions required by the web browser application to log onto, navigate and populate the web enabled forms of the web site at the URL. The system also includes a web agent application, the web agent application configured to read the web information database file and search the information contained in the web information database file in response to the search parameter information. The web agent application is configured to generate a packet of information corresponding to the search, said packet of information containing a least one web site URL and the search parameters used. The web interact application is also configured to read information from the web information database file and to read the packet of information from the web agent application. The web interact application is also configured to launch the web browser application to open a browser widow and to control the operation of the web browser window. The web interact application is further configured to cause the browser application to navigate to the target web site by inserting the URL of the target web site into the browser. Finally, the web interact application is further configured to use the soft coding instructions to cause the web browser application to populate web enabled forms on the target web site with parameter data from the information package.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for automatically filling in web enabled forms in web pages comprising:
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(a) a plurality of supplier web sites operatively coupled to the Internet, each web site having searchable supplier databases and web pages with web enabled forms;
(b) first computer operatively coupled to the Internet and having the following applications loaded therein, namely (i) a web browser application, (ii) a web information database file, said information database containing information relating to the supplies in a plurality of information fields including an address field having the web address of the supplier and a soft coding field having the particular soft coding instructions required by the web browser application to log onto supplier'"'"'s web site, navigate the supplier'"'"'s web site, populate the supplier'"'"'s web enabled forms and generate searches on the supplier'"'"'s database;
(iii) a web agent application, the web agent application configured to read the web information database file and display information concerning the suppliers in a graphical user interface, the web agent application being further configured to generate a search of the information contained in the web information database file relating to at least one search criteria and to generate a packet of information corresponding to the search, said packet of information containing a least one supplier name and the search criteria;
(iv) a web interact application configured to read information from the web information database file and to read the packet of information from the web agent application, said web interact application being further configured to launch the web browser application to open a browser widow for the supplier listed in the information packet, the web interact application being further configured to cause the browser application to navigate to the supplier web sites using information read from the web information database, the web interact application being further configured to use the soft coding to cause the web browser application to log onto the supplier web site and populate web enable forms on the supplier web site, the web interact application being further configured to use the soft coding to cause the web browser application to perform a search on the supplier'"'"'s database using the search criteria and to display the search results in the browser window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for automatically filling in fields in web pages comprising:
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(a) a plurality of supplier web sites operatively coupled to the Internet, each web site having searchable supplier databases and web pages with web enabled forms;
(b) a user computer operatively coupled to the Internet and having the following applications loaded therein, namely (i) a web browser application, (ii) a web information database file, said information database containing a plurality of records relating to the suppliers, each record containing a plurality of information fields including an address field having the URL of the supplier web site and a soft coding field, the soft coding field having the particular coding instructions required by the web browser application to log onto supplier'"'"'s web site, navigate the supplier'"'"'s web site, populate the supplier'"'"'s web enabled forms and generate searches on the supplier'"'"'s database;
(iii) a web agent application, the web agent application configured to read the web information database file and display information concerning the suppliers in a graphical user interface, the web agent application being further configured to generate a search of the information contained in the web information database file relating to at least one search parameter and to generate a packet of information corresponding to the search, said packet of information containing a least one supplier name and the search parameters used;
(iv) a web interact application configured to read information from the web information database file and to read the packet of information from the web agent application, said web interact application being further configured to launch the web browser application to open a browser widow and to control the operation of the web browser window, the web interact application being further configured to cause the browser application to navigate to the supplier web site by inserting the URL of the supplier web site into the browser, the web interact application being further configured to use the soft coding instructions to cause the web browser application to populate web enabled forms on the supplier web site with parameter data from the information package. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for controlling a web browser resident on a user computer to automatically fill in web enabled forms on a target web site with search parameter information, the system comprising:
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a) a web information database file, said information database file containing a plurality of records relating to a plurality of web sites, including the target web site, each record containing a plurality of information fields including an address field having the URL of the web site and a soft coding field, the soft coding field having the particular coding instructions required by the web browser application to log onto, navigate and populate the web enabled forms of the web site at the URL;
b) a web agent application, the web agent application configured to read the web information database file and search the information contained in the web information database file in response to the search parameter information, the web agent application being further configured to generate a packet of information corresponding to the search, said packet of information containing a least one web site URL and the search parameters used;
c) a web interact application configured to read information from the web information database file and to read the packet of information from the web agent application, said web interact application being further configured to launch the web browser application to open a browser widow and to control the operation of the web browser window, the web interact application being further configured to cause the browser application to navigate to the target web site by inserting the URL of the target web site into the browser, the web interact application being further configured to use the soft coding instructions to cause the web browser application to populate web enabled forms on the target web site with parameter data from the information package. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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