TAGGING AUTOFILL FIELD ENTRIES

• US 20140195888A1
• Filed: 01/04/2013
• Published: 07/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Alford, Jack A. Jr., Isensee, Scott H., Lentz, James L., Lisai, Kelly L., Nogueras, Jorge R.
• Granted Patent: US 9,760,557 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging

Abstract

In a method for utilizing metadata for autofill fields, a computer causes a first form input field to be displayed, the first form input field having two or more form input field entries associated with the first form input field. The computer determines that the two or more form input field entries are similar. The computer determines data describing each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries.

Claims

1. A method for utilizing metadata for autofill fields, the method comprising the steps of:

a computer causing a first form input field to be displayed, the first form input field having two or more form input field entries associated with the first form input field;

the computer determining that the two or more form input field entries are similar; and

the computer determining data describing each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of the computer determining data describing each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries comprises:

the computer determining a type of the form input field; and

the computer accessing a repository related to the type of the form input field to retrieve data describing each form input field entry.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of the computer determining that the two or more form input field entries are similar comprises the computer comparing the two or more form input field entries using pattern matching.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

the computer receiving a first indication of a user interaction in the first form input field in a user interface; and

the computer causing the two or more form input field entries to be displayed in the user interface.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the step of the computer causing the data describing each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries to be displayed in the user interface.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising the steps of:

the computer receiving a second indication of a user interaction on one form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries displayed in the user interface; and

the computer causing a second form input field to be displayed in the user interface.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the steps of:

the computer receiving a third indication of a user interaction in the second form input field in the user interface; and

the computer causing at least one form input field entries associated with the second form input field to be displayed in the user interface.

8. A computer program product for utilizing metadata for autofill fields, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable tangible storage media and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage media, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to cause a first form input field to be displayed, the first form input field having two or more form input field entries associated with the first form input field;

program instructions to determine that the two or more form input field entries are similar; and

program instructions to determine data describing each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the program instructions to determine data describing each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries comprise:

program instructions to determine a type of the form input field; and

program instructions to access a repository related to the type of the form input field to retrieve data describing each form input field entry.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the program instructions to determine that the two or more form input field entries are similar comprise program instruction to compare the two or more form input field entries using pattern matching.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage media, to receive a first indication of a user interaction in the first form input field in a user interface; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage media, to cause the two or more form input field entries to be displayed in the user interface.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage media, to cause the data describing each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries to be displayed in the user interface.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage media, to receive a second indication of a user interaction on one form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries displayed in the user interface; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage media, to cause a second form input field to be displayed in the user interface.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage media, to receive a third indication of a user interaction in the second form input field in the user interface; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage media, to cause at least one form input field entries associated with the second form input field to be displayed in the user interface.

15. A computer system for utilizing metadata for autofill fields, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer-readable storage media;

program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to cause a first form input field to be displayed, the first form input field having two or more form input field entries associated with the first form input field;

program instructions to determine that the two or more form input field entries are similar; and

program instructions to determine data describing each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the program instructions to determine data describing each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries comprise:

program instructions to determine a type of the form input field; and

program instructions to access a repository related to the type of the form input field to retrieve data describing each form input field entry.

17. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the program instructions to determine that the two or more form input field entries are similar comprise program instruction to compare the two or more form input field entries using pattern matching.

18. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, to receive a first indication of a user interaction in the first form input field in a user interface; and

program instructions, stored on the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, to cause the two or more form input field entries to be displayed in the user interface.

19. The computer system of claim 18, further comprising program instructions, stored on the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, to cause the data describing each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries to be displayed in the user interface.

20. The computer system of claim 18, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, to receive a second indication of a user interaction on one form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries displayed in the user interface; and

program instructions, stored on the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, to cause a second form input field to be displayed in the user interface.