USER INFORMATION POPULATION

• US 20110078770A1
• Filed: 09/29/2009
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Barrett, Michael, NASH, Andrew Keith
• Granted Patent: US 9,262,392 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0609 Buyer or seller confidence or verification

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for populating user related information, such as in forms at web sites. For example, a method can include providing a web site with information about a user during the front end of accessing the web site by the user. The information can be used to facilitate use of the web site by the user. A system for facilitating access of a web site by a user can comprise an ID provider that is configured to receive a request from a web site for information regarding a user, request information regarding the user from an information provider, and forward the information to the web site. By providing such information to the web site, log on, sign in, and/or registration with a web site can be done quickly, conveniently, and in a manner that is substantially less prone to errors.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing a web site with information about a user, the information being provided from a computer of an ID provider at a front end of accessing the web site by a user; and

wherein the information is suitable for facilitating use of the web site by the user.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the information is used to facilitate filling out of a form on the web site.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the information is used to facilitate log-on of the user onto the web site.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the information is used to facilitate sign-in of the user onto the web site.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the information is used to facilitate registration of the user onto the web site.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the information is provided from a information provider to the ID provider prior providing the information to the web site.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the information is provided from the ID provider to the web site via a network.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the information is provided from a information provider to the ID provider via a network prior to providing the information to the web site.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the information comprises at least one item selected from the group consisting of:

email address, mailing address, shipping address, name, and user name.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the information is provided by a computer of a information provider to a computer of the ID provider prior providing the information to the web site.

11. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the information is provided to the ID provider by a plurality of information providers.

12. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising storing the information about the user.

13. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein further comprising storing the information about the user on a computer of the ID provider.

14. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein further comprising storing the information about the user on a computer the user.

15. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising pushing the information about the user to the web site.

16. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising requesting permission from the user for the ID provider to provide information about the user to the web site and providing information about the user to the web site only if permission is granted.

17. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the web site comprises a merchant web site.

18. A system for facilitating access of a web site by a user, the system comprising:

an ID provider configured to;

receive a request from a web site for information regarding a user;

request information regarding the user from an information provider; and

forward the information to the web site.

19. The system as recited in claim 18, wherein the web site comprises a merchant web site.

20. The system as recited in claim 18, wherein the ID provider comprises a computer.