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System and method for utilizing a drag and drop technique to complete electronic forms

  • US 7,350,139 B1
  • Filed: 06/16/2000
  • Issued: 03/25/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for completing an electronic form comprising:

  • creating a user profile associated with a user, wherein the user profile includes user data;

    configuring a security level to associate with the user data, wherein the security level associates a subset of the user data to a form type;

    obtaining an electronic form having a field to be completed;

    dynamically generating a form map, wherein the form map identifies an association between the user data and the field in the electronic form;

    obtaining the user profile from a fill server upon receiving a request from a client computer, wherein the fill server and the client computer are distinct devices;

    retrieving the subset of the user data from the user profile based on the form type of the electronic form;

    completing the field according to the form map with the subset of the user data;

    parsing the subset of the user data from the field to create field data;

    comparing the field data to the corresponding user data in the user profile; and

    ,replacing the user data in the user profile with the field data, when the field data is different from the user data in the user profile.

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