System and Method for Implementing Proxy-Based Auto-Completion on a Network

• US 20090007252A1
• Filed: 06/28/2007
• Published: 01/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Pomerantz, Ori, Burckart, Erik J.
• Application Number:
  US11/769,847
• Publication Number:
  US 20090007252A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/274 Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/2871 Implementation details of single intermediate entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/561 Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data

Abstract

A system and method for implementing forward proxy based auto-completion on a network, wherein the network includes a data center, at least one forward proxy, and a collection of clients coupled to the at least one forward proxy. The data center marks at least one input field in an application as relevant for auto-completion. In response to detecting a first client accessing the at least one input field in the application to input at least one data entry, the forward proxy parses the at least one data entry entered into the at least one input field. The forward proxy ranks by frequency of entry the at least one data entry entered into the at least one input field. In response to detecting a second client accessing the at least one input field in the application to input at least one data entry, the forward proxy performs auto-completion on the at least one input field, wherein the auto-completion includes displaying a collection of past data entries in an order of the ranking to facilitate completion of the at least one input field.

Claims

1. A computer-implementable method for implementing forward proxy based auto-completion on a network, wherein said network includes a data center, at least one forward proxy, and a plurality of clients coupled to said at least one forward proxy, said method comprising:

marking at least one input field in an application as relevant for auto-completion;

in response to detecting a first client accessing said at least one input field in said application to input at least one data entry, parsing said at least one data entry entered into said at least one input field;

in response to said parsing, ranking by frequency of entry, said at least one data entry entered into said at least one input field; and

in response to detecting a second client accessing said at least one input field in said application to input at least one data entry, performing auto-completion on said at least one input field, wherein said auto-completion includes displaying a plurality of past data entries in an order of said ranking to facilitate auto-completion of said at least one input field.

2. The computer-implementable method according to claim 1, wherein said performing auto-completion further comprises:

generating auto-completion code; and

seeding said at least one input field with said plurality of past data entries from said at least forward proxy.

3. The computer-implementable method according to claim 1, wherein said ranking further comprises:

collecting all entries entered into said at least one input field from said plurality of clients to said at least one forward proxy.

4. A data processing system for implementing forward proxy based auto-completion on a network, said data processing system comprising:

at least one processor;

a databus coupled to said at least one processor;

a computer-implementable medium coupled to said at least one processor via said databus, said computer-implementable medium storing computer-readable instructions executable by said at least one processor and configured for;

marking at least one input field in an application as relevant for auto-completion;

in response to detecting a first client accessing said at least one input field in said application to input at least one data entry, parsing said at least one data entry entered into said at least one input field;

in response to said parsing, ranking by frequency of entry, said at least one data entry entered into said at least one input field; and

in response to detecting a second client accessing said at least one input field in said application to input at least one data entry, performing auto-completion on said at least one input field, wherein said auto-completion includes displaying a plurality of past data entries in an order of said ranking to facilitate auto-completion of said at least one input field.

5. The data processing system according to claim 4, wherein said computer-readable instructions for performing auto-completion further comprises computer-readable instructions configured for:

generating auto-completion code; and

seeding said at least one input field with said plurality of past data entries from said at least forward proxy.

6. The data processing system according to claim 4, wherein said computer-readable instructions for performing said ranking further comprises computer-readable instructions configured for:

collecting all entries entered into said at least one input field from said plurality of clients to said at least one forward proxy.

7. A computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer program code comprising computer-executable instructions configured for:

marking at least one input field in an application as relevant for auto-completion;

in response to detecting a first client accessing said at least one input field in said application to input at least one data entry, parsing said at least one data entry entered into said at least one input field;

in response to said parsing, ranking by frequency of entry, said at least one data entry entered into said at least one input field; and

in response to detecting a second client accessing said at least one input field in said application to input at least one data entry, performing auto-completion on said at least one input field, wherein said auto-completion includes displaying a plurality of past data entries in an order of said ranking to facilitate auto-completion of said at least one input field.

8. The computer-usable medium according to claim 7, wherein said instructions are further configured for:

generating auto-completion code; and

seeding said at least one input field with said plurality of past data entries from said at least forward proxy.

9. The computer-usable medium according to claim 7, wherein said instructions are further configured for:

collecting all entries entered into said at least one input field from said plurality of clients to said at least one forward proxy.