Single-page web signup facility
First Claim
1. In a system comprising a client computer, a server computer and at least one communication medium coupling the client computer to the server computer, the client computer executing a browser program operable to display to a user at least one web page provided by the server computer to the client computer, a method of providing a signup facility which the user employs to provide signup information, the method comprising an act of:
- (A) causing the signup facility to be displayed to the user via a single web page, the signup facility including a plurality of modules, at least one of the plurality of modules being capable of assuming a plurality of states on the web page, the plurality of states comprising a first state in which one or more input mechanisms are presented to the user for providing signup information and a second state wherein the module occupies less viewable area than in the first state.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a single-page signup facility that provides the user with a clear visual indication of the information to be provided, and steps to be completed, during a signup process. The single-page signup facility presents a plurality of modules, each designed to collect a portion of the signup information, which may be arranged vertically so that the user may see all of the modules in a single viewable area on the page. The modules may be interactive and change state on the page (e.g., by expanding and collapsing) to collect information from the user while also conserving viewable area on the page.
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1. In a system comprising a client computer, a server computer and at least one communication medium coupling the client computer to the server computer, the client computer executing a browser program operable to display to a user at least one web page provided by the server computer to the client computer, a method of providing a signup facility which the user employs to provide signup information, the method comprising an act of:
(A) causing the signup facility to be displayed to the user via a single web page, the signup facility including a plurality of modules, at least one of the plurality of modules being capable of assuming a plurality of states on the web page, the plurality of states comprising a first state in which one or more input mechanisms are presented to the user for providing signup information and a second state wherein the module occupies less viewable area than in the first state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A server computer for use in a system comprising the server computer, a client computer and at least one communication medium coupling the client computer to the server computer, the client computer executing a browser program operable to display to a user a web page provided by the server computer to the client computer, the server computer comprising:
a server-side platform component operable to receive a request from the client computer and, in response to receiving the request, provide a set of programmed instructions which, when executed on the client computer, causes a signup facility to be displayed to the user on a single web page, the signup facility including a plurality of modules, at least one of the plurality of modules being capable of assuming a plurality of states on the web page, the plurality of states comprising a first state in which one or more input mechanisms are presented to the user for providing signup information and a second state wherein the module occupies less viewable area than in the first state. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. At least one computer-readable medium having instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a client computer in a system comprising the client computer, a server computer and at least one communication medium coupling the client computer to the server computer, the client computer executing a browser program operable to display to a user a web page provided by the server computer via the network to the client computer, perform a method comprising an act of:
(A) display a signup facility to the user on a single web page, the signup facility including a plurality of modules, at least one of the plurality of modules being capable of assuming a plurality of states on the web page, the plurality of states comprising a first state in which one or more input mechanisms are presented to the user for providing signup information and a second state wherein the module occupies less viewable area than in the first state. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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