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System for using a dialog session context to process electronic forms data on the world wide web

  • US 5,784,562 A
  • Filed: 10/10/1995
  • Issued: 07/21/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for communicating document related information between a server node and each of a plurality of client nodes residing on a communications network, comprising:

  • establishing a network communication connection between said server node and one client node of said plurality of client nodes;

    communicating document related information between said server node and said one client node via said network communication connection;

    automatically disconnecting said communication connection following said step of communicating;

    wherein said steps of establishing, communicating and automatically disconnecting are conducted at least a first and second time, thereby providing a dialog session having a session identifier associated therewith, wherein for said first time at least steps (A1), (A3), (A4) and (A5) below are performed during said communicating step and for said second time, at least steps (A1) and (A2) below are performed during said communicating step;

    (A1) transferring a set of one or more data items of said document related information from said one client node to said server node, each said data item providing access both to an identifier name and a value for said identifier name, wherein for at least said second time, said transferring step includes providing said session identifier to at least said server node;

    (A2) updating, at said server node, a data collection related to said dialog session with data items obtained from said set of data items;

    (A3) providing a template for transferring additional document related information from said server node to said one client node, said template having a replace portion related to a first identifier name included in a first data item of said updated data collection, said first data item providing access to said first identifier name and a first value for said first identifier name;

    (A4) replacing said replace portion, in said template, with said first identifier value;

    (A5) transmitting said template to said one client node.

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