Integrated Institution Application Management System

• US 20110082809A1
• Filed: 10/02/2010
• Published: 04/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Praveen K. Andapally
• Original Assignee: Praveen K. Andapally
• Inventors: Andapally, Praveen K.
• Application Number:
  US12/896,854
• Publication Number:
  US 20110082809A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/327
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/2053 Education institution selection, admissions, or financial aid

Abstract

A computer implemented method and system is provided for allowing an applicant to apply for admission to multiple institutions in an online environment. An application management platform comprising an online interface is provided to an applicant. The application management platform provides a list of institutions to the applicant. The applicant selects one or more institutions listed on the online interface. The application management platform identifies applicant information sought by the selected institutions by parsing application forms associated with the selected institutions. The application management platform generates a universal application form comprising a consolidated set of input fields corresponding to the identified applicant information. The application management platform captures the applicant information filled into the consolidated set of input fields of the dynamically generated universal application form via the online interface. The application management platform selectively transmits the captured applicant information from the filled universal application form to the selected institutions.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for allowing an applicant to apply for admission to a plurality of institutions in an online environment, comprising:

providing an application management platform, wherein said application management platform provides an online interface to said applicant for applying to said institutions in said online environment;

providing a list of said institutions to said applicant by said application management platform via said online interface, wherein said applicant selects one or more of said institutions from said list;

identifying applicant information sought by said selected one or more institutions by parsing application forms associated with said selected one or more institutions;

dynamically generating a universal application form comprising a consolidated set of input fields corresponding to said identified applicant information;

capturing applicant information filled into said consolidated set of input fields of said dynamically generated universal application form by said applicant via said online interface; and

selectively transmitting said captured applicant information from said filled universal application form to said selected one or more institutions by said application management platform;

whereby consolidating said set of input fields in said dynamically generated universal application form for capturing said applicant information sought by said selected one or more institutions in said online environment provides an integrated means for applying to said selected one or more institutions.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein said captured applicant information is periodically stored in a data store residing on said application management platform.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising identifying unique applicant information sought by one or more of said institutions subsequently selected by said applicant on said online interface by said application management platform.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 3, further comprising appending additional input fields to said consolidated set of input fields in said dynamically generated universal application form, wherein said additional input fields correspond to said identified unique applicant information.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 3, further comprising generating an additional application form specific to each of said subsequently selected one or more institutions, wherein said additional application form comprises additional input fields corresponding to said identified unique applicant information.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising registering said applicant and said institutions with said application management platform and automatically generating credentials for said applicant and said institutions by the application management platform for accessing said captured applicant information.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising generating reports using said captured applicant information based on requirements of said selected one or more institutions.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising capturing electronic payment details from said applicant via said online interface for transmitting fees associated with said admission to said selected one or more institutions over a plurality of secure connections.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein one or more of said consolidated set of input fields in said dynamically generated universal application form prompts said applicant to fill said applicant information in a format prescribed by said selected one or more institutions.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein one or more of said consolidated set of input fields in said dynamically generated universal application form allows said applicant to one of attach and upload one or more documents associated with said admission.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising automatically filling in said application forms associated with said selected one or more institutions using said captured applicant information from said filled universal application form, wherein said filled application forms are transmitted to said selected one or more institutions.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising tracking status of said admission of said applicant to each of said selected one or more institutions by said application management platform.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising providing a messaging interface in association with said online interface for enabling interactive communication between said applicant and said selected one or more institutions via said application management platform.

14. A computer implemented system for allowing an applicant to apply for admission to a plurality of institutions in an online environment, comprising:

an application management platform comprising;

an online interface that enables said applicant to apply to said institutions in said online environment;

a listing module that provides a list of said institutions to said applicant via said online interface, wherein said applicant selects one or more of said institutions from said list;

a parsing engine that identifies applicant information sought by said selected one or more institutions by parsing application forms associated with said selected one or more institutions;

a universal application form generation module that dynamically generates a universal application form comprising a consolidated set of input fields corresponding to said identified applicant information;

an information capture module that captures applicant information filled into said consolidated set of input fields of said dynamically generated universal application form by said applicant via said online interface; and

an information transmission module that selectively transmits said captured applicant information from said filled universal application form to said selected one or more institutions.

15. The computer implemented system of claim 14, wherein said application management platform further comprises a data store that periodically stores said application forms, said dynamically generated universal application form, said captured applicant information, said filled universal application form, and automatically filled application forms for said selective transmission to said selected one or more institutions.

16. The computer implemented system of claim 14, wherein said parsing engine identifies unique applicant information sought by one or more of said institutions subsequently selected by said applicant on said online interface.

17. The computer implemented system of claim 16, wherein said universal application form generation module appends additional input fields to said consolidated set of input fields in said dynamically generated universal application form, wherein said additional input fields correspond to said identified unique applicant information.

18. The computer implemented system of claim 16, wherein said universal application form generation module generates an additional application form specific to each of said subsequently selected one or more institutions, wherein said additional application form comprises additional input fields corresponding to said identified unique applicant information.

19. The computer implemented system of claim 14, wherein said application management platform further comprises a registration module that registers said applicant and said institutions with said application management platform, wherein said registration module automatically generates credentials for said applicant and said institutions for accessing said captured applicant information.

20. The computer implemented system of claim 14, wherein said application management platform further comprises an report generation module that generates reports using said captured applicant information based on requirements of said selected one or more institutions.

21. The computer implemented system of claim 14, wherein said application management platform further comprises an admission management module that automatically fills in said application forms associated with said selected one or more institutions using said captured applicant information from said filled universal application form, wherein said admission management module tracks status of said admission of said applicant to each of said selected one or more institutions.

22. The computer implemented system of claim 14, wherein said online interface comprises a fee payment interface that captures electronic payment details from said applicant for transmitting fees associated with said admission to said selected one or more institutions over a plurality of secure connections.

23. The computer implemented system of claim 14, wherein said online interface comprises a messaging interface that enables interactive communication between said applicant and said selected one or more institutions via said application management platform.

24. A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein said computer program product comprises:

a first computer program code for providing an application management platform that provides an online interface to said applicant for applying to a plurality of institutions in an online environment;

a second computer program code for providing a list of said institutions to said applicant by said application management platform via said online interface, wherein said applicant selects one or more of said institutions from said list;

a third computer program code for identifying applicant information sought by said selected one or more institutions by parsing application forms associated with said selected one or more institutions;

a fourth computer program code for dynamically generating a universal application form comprising a consolidated set of input fields corresponding to said identified applicant information;

a fifth computer program code for capturing said applicant information filled into said consolidated set of input fields of said dynamically generated universal application form by said applicant via said online interface; and

a sixth computer program code for selectively transmitting said captured applicant information from said filled universal application form to said selected one or more institutions by said application management platform.

25. The computer program product of claim 24, further comprising:

a seventh computer program code for identifying unique applicant information sought by one or more of said institutions subsequently selected by said applicant on said online interface by said application management platform; and

an eighth computer program code for appending additional input fields to said consolidated set of input fields in said dynamically generated universal application form, wherein said additional input fields correspond to said identified unique applicant information.