METHOD OF PRE-POPULATING EDITABLE ELECTRONIC FORMS USING TRUSTED RELATIONSHIP BASED ID CODES

• US 20140129914A1
• Filed: 11/08/2012
• Published: 05/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rahul Agarwal
• Original Assignee: Rahul Agarwal
• Inventors: Agarwal, Rahul
• Application Number:
  US13/672,536
• Publication Number:
  US 20140129914A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging

Abstract

A computer based system and method to automatically pre-populate many different types of editable electronic forms from many different organizations with previously entered user data. This previously entered user data is generally obtained by parsing data from previously submitted forms, and cumulatively storing this data in a database designed to allow data sharing between different organizations and forms. Thus the method grows in competence with increasing use. At least some of the users will be primary users (e.g. parents) who are in a position of trust with respect to secondary users (i.e. their children or other charges). In a preferred embodiment, the invention'"'"'s identification numbers (assigned to various users) will also be used to identify the trust relationship between primary users and their corresponding secondary users.

Claims

1. A method to automatically pre-populate editable electronic forms with previously entered user data, said method comprising:

assigning identification numbers to a plurality of users, at least some of said users being primary users who are in a position of trust with respect to secondary users, said identification numbers further identifying the trust relationship between said primary users and secondary users;

using a plurality of user editable electronic forms for a plurality of different organizations to collect primary user entered personal data regarding either said primary users or said secondary users;

storing said primary user entered personal data and identification numbers in at least one computer database, and further sorting said primary user entered personal data according to data type;

wherein, when said primary users desire to interact with one or more previously used or new editable electronic forms pertaining to either said primary users or said secondary users, using the sorted primary user entered personal data and identification numbers to pre-populate at least some of the fields in said previously used or new editable electronic forms with the sorted primary user entered personal data; and

presenting said pre-populated previously used or new editable electronic forms to said primary users for subsequent primary user editing and/or verification.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said primary users who are in a position of trust with respect to secondary users comprise parents and children, children and parents, spouses, and other individuals with a legal trust relationship.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said identification numbers comprise information pertaining to said primary user'"'"'s country of origin, residence, or citizenship, said primary user'"'"'s original date of registration, a random number, and information uniquely liking said primary user to one or more secondary users.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said editable electronic forms are web based electronic forms, and said web based electronic forms are viewed and edited using a web browser or app in an internet network connected computerized device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein if said primary user enters data of a given data type on a later submitted electronic form that is inconsistent with data of the same data type on one or more earlier submitted electronic forms, then automatically updating the one or more earlier submitted electronic forms with the later submitted data of the same data type.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a primary user may authorize an organization to retrieve at least some data pertaining to said primary user or a secondary user by sending said identification number to said organization using trusted electronic communication methods, said trusted electronic communication methods comprising trusted internet communications, telephone messages from trusted telephone numbers to trusted telephone attendants, email from trusted primary user email addresses to trusted email addresses, SMS messages from trusted cellular phones to trusted telephone numbers, trusted Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and trusted RFID readers, trusted QR codes and trusted QR code reading devices, and trusted Near Field Communication devices and trusted NFC readers.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said user editable electronic forms are further designed to visually resemble the organization'"'"'s standard paper forms, standard Portable Document Format (PDF) forms, or other standard forms.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said organizations comprise at least one organization selected from the group consisting of business organizations, educational organizations, government departments, and private clubs.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said data types comprise at least one data type selected from the group consisting of personal names, personal relationships, addresses, travel history, travel plans, insurance coverage, education, employment, banking information, immigration information, online accounts, and service requests.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein at least some of said editable electronic forms further comprise fields reserved for editing by trusted third parties;

wherein if said editable electronic form is also a third party editable electronic form containing at least one third party editable field reserved for editing by one or more trusted third parties, further transmitting said third party editable electronic form to said one or more trusted third parties, allowing said one or more trusted third parties to edit said at least one third party editable field;

wherein said primary user subsequently retrieve said third party editable electronic form and review approve or disapprove said third party editable fields, but not edit said third party editable fields.

11. A computer network implemented method to automatically pre-populate editable electronic forms with previously entered user data, said method comprising:

using at least one server to automatically assign identification numbers to a plurality of users, at least some of said users being primary users who are in a position of trust with respect to secondary users, said identification numbers further identifying the trust relationship between said primary users and secondary users;

wherein said primary users who are in a position of trust with respect to secondary users comprise parents and children, children and parents, spouses, and other individuals with a legal trust relationship;

wherein said identification numbers comprise information pertaining to said primary user'"'"'s country of origin, residence, or citizenship, said primary user'"'"'s original date of registration, a random number, and information uniquely liking said primary user to one or more secondary users;

transmitting at least one user editable form selected from a plurality of user editable electronic forms for a plurality of different organizations to a remote client computerized device, and using said remote client computerized device to collect primary user entered personal data regarding either said primary users or said secondary users;

transmitting said primary user entered personal data at least one server using a network connection, storing said primary user entered personal data and identification numbers in at least one computer database accessible by at least one server, and further sorting said primary user entered personal data according to data type;

wherein, when said primary users desire to interact with one or more previously used or new editable electronic forms pertaining to either said primary users or said secondary users, said at least one server uses the sorted primary user entered personal data and identification numbers to pre-populate at least some of the fields in said previously used or new editable electronic forms with the sorted primary user entered personal data and transmit these pre-populated forms to a remote client computerized device; and

using said remote client computerized device to presenting said pre-populated previously used or new editable electronic forms to said primary users for subsequent primary user editing and/or verification, and transmitting said subsequent primary user editing data and or verification data back to said at least one server;

and further transmitting said pre-populated data and/or said subsequent primary user editing data and/or verification data to the organization associated with said at least one user editable form.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said editable electronic forms are web based electronic forms, and said web based electronic forms are viewed and edited using a web browser or app in said remote client computerized device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein if said primary user enters data of a given data type on a later submitted electronic form that is inconsistent with data of the same data type on one or more earlier submitted electronic forms, then automatically updating the one or more earlier submitted electronic forms with the later submitted data of the same data type.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein a primary user may authorize an organization to retrieve at least some data pertaining to said primary user or a secondary user by sending said identification number to said organization using trusted electronic communication methods, said trusted electronic communication methods comprising trusted internet communications, telephone messages from trusted telephone numbers to trusted telephone attendants, email from trusted primary user email addresses to trusted email addresses, SMS messages from trusted cellular phones to trusted telephone numbers, trusted Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and trusted RFID readers, trusted QR codes and trusted QR code reading devices, and trusted Near Field Communication devices and trusted NFC readers.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein said user editable electronic forms are further designed to visually resemble the organization'"'"'s standard paper forms, standard Portable Document Format (PDF) forms, or other standard forms.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein said organizations comprise at least one organization selected from the group consisting of business organizations, educational organizations, government departments, and private clubs.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein said data types comprise at least one data type selected from the group consisting of personal names, personal relationships, addresses, travel history, travel plans, insurance coverage, education, employment, banking information, immigration information, online accounts, and service requests.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein at least some of said editable electronic forms further comprise fields reserved for editing by trusted third parties;

wherein if said editable electronic form is also a third party editable electronic form containing at least one third party editable field reserved for editing by one or more trusted third parties, further transmitting said third party editable electronic form to said one or more trusted third parties, allowing said one or more trusted third parties to edit said at least one third party editable field;

wherein said primary user can subsequently retrieve said third party editable electronic form and review approve or disapprove said third party editable fields, but not edit said third party editable fields.