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Automated forms completion for global information network applications

  • US 6,088,700 A
  • Filed: 08/06/1999
  • Issued: 07/11/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A data processing system which allows multiple entities who do electronic commerce or other applications to enter their forms into the system and offer multiple users a convenient way of automatically entering information into the all data fields on many entities forms by the users completing the form once on a computer connected to a network comprising:

  • a database,a network,connecting said database to said network,an inputting means,said inputting means being connected to said network such that data input by an entity through said inputting means can be entered into said database,said data input being form identifying information and a form template containing data fields,a registration means,said registration means being capable of assigning said form identifying information a unique registration such that said form identifying information becomes uniquely registered form identifying information,storing said uniquely registered form identifying information in said database,said registration means being capable of assigning said form template a unique registration such that said form template becomes a uniquely registered form template,storing said uniquely registered form template in said database,a mapping means,said mapping means being capable of sorting said uniquely registered form identifying information into common group information,said common group information being stored in said database,a form field identification means,said form field identification means capable of parcing out and identifying said data fields on said form template creating uniquely identified form template data fields,storing said uniquely identified form template data fields in said database,a matching means,said matching means being capable of matching said uniquely identified form template data fields to said common group information such as to allow the matches to be verified by said entity using said data processing system,said uniquely identified form template data fields which are verifiably matched to said common group information becoming common form fields stored in said database,said uniquely identified form template data fields which are not verifiably matched to said common group information becoming unique form fields stored in said database,a second inputting means,said second inputting means being connected to said network such that form filling data input by a user through said second inputting means can be entered into said database,a separating means,said separating means capable of separating and tagging said form filling data into uniquely identified form filling data,storing said uniquely identified form filling data in said database,a form building means,said form building means retrieving said uniquely registered form identifying information, said uniquely registered form template, said common group information, said common form fields, said unique form fields, and said uniquely identified form filling data from said databasea merging means,said merging means mapping said uniquely identified form filling data into said unique data fields and said common group information into said common form fields of said uniquely registered form template creating a completed form,a storage means wherein said completed form and said uniquely registered form identifying information can be stored for later retrieval,a sending means,said sending means connected to said network; and

    ,said sending means forwarding said completed form and said uniquely registered form identifying information to said entity.

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