Systems and methods for storing personal information, automatically filling out forms, and sharing information with a data recipient

• US 20060200754A1
• Filed: 04/21/2006
• Published: 09/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Infosnap
• Original Assignee: Infosnap
• Inventors: Kablesh, Scott S., Taylor, Justin L., Trotter, Louis J. Jr., Kirsh, Ellen
• Application Number:
  US11/408,204
• Publication Number:
  US 20060200754A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging

Abstract

Systems and methods provide for receiving form information from a user or a data recipient and then reuses the information to provide other forms with the information regardless of whether the other forms belong to the data recipient or a different data recipient. The systems and methods also provide for electronically sharing form information, administrative information, and other information with the data recipient. Further, the systems and methods provide for tracking and reporting information about the completion status of forms.

Claims

1-27. -27. (canceled)

28. A method for automatically filling out an electronic form comprising:

selecting a hyperlink to an affinity page in a system'"'"'s web site;

storing a set of information for the electronic form retrieved from the web site;

receiving a request for access to the electronic form;

retrieving the set of information for the electronic form;

placing the retrieved set of information into the electronic form;

displaying the electronic form;

receiving updated information in the electronic form; and

updating the set of information using the updated information.

29. The method of claim 28, further comprising automatically providing, in real-time, the updated information to a data recipient.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein storing the set of information comprises storing the set of information in a database.

31. The method of claim 28, further comprising:

displaying a fee to a user, the fee being for at least one of use of the electronic form and a fee for a data recipient; and

receiving payment of the fee from the user.

32. The method of claim 28, further comprising:

obtaining the set of information using a plurality of pages;

saving, to a central database, information from each page when the page is complete; and

combining the information from each page to form the set of information.

33. The method of claim 28, further comprising:

receiving a request to fill a second electronic form;

retrieving the set of information from the first electronic form;

detecting a collision between a default value of the second electronic form and a value of the first electronic form; and

overriding the default value of the second electronic form using the value of the first electronic form.

34. The method of claim 28, further comprising exporting, from a data recipient to a database, the set of information.

35. A method for automatically supplying electronic form information to a data recipient comprising:

receiving a request from the data recipient for the electronic form information;

retrieving the requested electronic form information;

formatting the requested electronic form information in a format specified by the data recipient; and

posting the formatted electronic form.

36. A method for automatically filling out an electronic form comprising:

generating the electronic form;

storing a set of information for the electronic form using an administrative data management program;

receiving a request for access to the electronic form;

retrieving the set of information for the electronic form;

placing the retrieved set of information into the electronic form using an auto fill data program that determines the type of information to snap into electronic forms and where to retrieve the information from;

displaying the electronic form;

receiving updated information in the electronic form; and

storing the updated information for the set of information for use in filling out the electronic form.

37. The method of claim 36, further comprising indicating, using the administrative data management program, a completion status of storing the set of information into the electronic form.

38. A method for automatically filling out an electronic form comprising:

storing a set of information for the electronic form in a system database;

receiving a request for access to the electronic form in a forms system database;

retrieving, from the system database, the set of information for the electronic form;

placing the retrieved set of information into the electronic form;

placing default information from a default database into the electronic form; and

receiving updated information in the electronic form.

39. The method of claim 38, further comprising registering a user using a registration database.

40. The method of claim 39, further comprising:

displaying a release page to the user, the release page including terms and conditions specified by a data recipient; and

receiving an indication of at least one of an acceptance of the terms and conditions and a rejection of the terms and conditions.

41. The method of claim 38, wherein the receiving the updated information comprises receiving private information using a secure connection.

42. A system for automatically filling out an electronic form, the system comprising:

computer program means for selecting a hyperlink to an affinity page in a system'"'"'s web site;

computer program means for storing a set of information for the electronic form retrieved from the web site;

computer program means for receiving a request for access to the electronic form;

computer program means for retrieving the set of information for the electronic form;

computer program means for placing the retrieved set of information into the electronic form;

computer program means for displaying the electronic form;

computer program means for receiving updated information in the electronic form; and

computer program means for updating the set of information using the updated information.

43. The system of claim 42, further comprising computer program means for automatically providing, in real-time, the updated information to a data recipient.

44. The system of claim 42, further comprising:

computer program means for displaying a fee to a user, the fee being for at least one of use of the electronic form and a fee for a data recipient; and

computer program means for receiving payment of the fee from the user.

45. The system of claim 42, further comprising:

computer program means for obtaining the set of information using a plurality of pages;

computer program means for saving, to a central database, information from each page when it the page is complete; and

computer program means for combining the information from each page to form the set of information.

46. The system of claim 42, further comprising:

computer program means for receiving a request to fill a second electronic form;

computer program means for retrieving the set of information from the first electronic form;

computer program means for detecting a collision between a default value of the second electronic form and a value of the first electronic form; and

computer program means for overriding the default value of the second electronic form using the value of the first electronic form.

47. A system for automatically supplying electronic form information to a data recipient, the system comprising:

computer program means for receiving a request from the data recipient for the electronic form information;

computer program means for retrieving the requested electronic form information;

computer program means for formatting the requested electronic form information in a format specified by the data recipient; and

computer program means for posting the formatted electronic form.

48. A system for automatically filling out an electronic form, the system comprising:

means for generating the electronic form;

computer program means for storing a set of information for the electronic form using an administrative data management program;

means for receiving a request for access to the electronic form;

computer program means for retrieving the set of information for the electronic form;

computer program means for placing the retrieved set of information into the electronic form using an auto fill data program that determines the type of information to snap into electronic forms and where to retrieve the information from;

computer program means for displaying the electronic form;

means for receiving updated information in the electronic form; and

computer program means for storing the updated information for the set of information for use in filling out the electronic form.

49. A system for automatically filling out an electronic form, the system comprising:

computer program means for storing a set of information for the electronic form in a system database;

computer program means for receiving a request for access to the electronic form in a forms system database;

computer program means for retrieving, from the system database, the set of information for the electronic form;

computer program means for placing the retrieved set of information into the electronic form;

computer program means for placing default information from a default database into the electronic form; and

computer program means for receiving updated information in the electronic form.

50. The system of claim 51, wherein the receiving the updated information comprises receiving private information using a secure connection.