Reverse mapping method and apparatus for form filling
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1. A computer system architecture for filling forms, comprising:
- a form fill engine for analyzing a context of a plurality of users'"'"' navigation, and completing a form upon users'"'"' consent or user initiated actions, wherein said form fill engine pulls user data and rules to map said data to a requested form, wherein said form includes a plurality of fields having field names, wherein user data is entered into said fields in the form of field values; and
a reverse mapping engine for implementing a reverse mapping algorithm, wherein after said form fill engine recognizes a match, extracted knowledge from said match is communicated to a reverse mapping server for storage into a reverse mapping database, wherein said reverse mapping engine further comprises;
a means for logging field name submissions and field value submissions for each individual user among said plurality of users in a central subscription service database in the form of previously-entered field values and previously-recorded field names;
a means for collecting at least one newly-recorded field name and corresponding newly-entered field value submission for at least one new form that a user from among said plurality of users enters;
a means for comparing newly-entered field values for an individual user with previously-entered field value submissions by the same individual user in said central subscription service database;
a means for determining if a match between said newly-entered field value by said individual user and said previously-entered field value submission of said individual user is found, and if so, considering this as a hit and marking a name of a hit field according to a type of said user'"'"'s data that matches;
a means for repeating the above steps until a threshold confidence level about a real meaning of said fields is reached; and
a means for migrating said form to collection of mapped fields;
wherein said collection of mapped fields is used to help all subsequent users to fill the same form.
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Abstract
In the presently preferred embodiment of the invention, every time a user submits a form the client software tries to match the submitted information with the stored profile of that user. If a match is discovered, the program tags the field of the recognized data with a corresponding type. The resulting profile can be used after that to help all subsequent users to fill the same form.
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1. A computer system architecture for filling forms, comprising:
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a form fill engine for analyzing a context of a plurality of users'"'"' navigation, and completing a form upon users'"'"' consent or user initiated actions, wherein said form fill engine pulls user data and rules to map said data to a requested form, wherein said form includes a plurality of fields having field names, wherein user data is entered into said fields in the form of field values; and a reverse mapping engine for implementing a reverse mapping algorithm, wherein after said form fill engine recognizes a match, extracted knowledge from said match is communicated to a reverse mapping server for storage into a reverse mapping database, wherein said reverse mapping engine further comprises; a means for logging field name submissions and field value submissions for each individual user among said plurality of users in a central subscription service database in the form of previously-entered field values and previously-recorded field names; a means for collecting at least one newly-recorded field name and corresponding newly-entered field value submission for at least one new form that a user from among said plurality of users enters; a means for comparing newly-entered field values for an individual user with previously-entered field value submissions by the same individual user in said central subscription service database; a means for determining if a match between said newly-entered field value by said individual user and said previously-entered field value submission of said individual user is found, and if so, considering this as a hit and marking a name of a hit field according to a type of said user'"'"'s data that matches; a means for repeating the above steps until a threshold confidence level about a real meaning of said fields is reached; and a means for migrating said form to collection of mapped fields; wherein said collection of mapped fields is used to help all subsequent users to fill the same form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for reverse auto-profiling in a form fill application, comprising the steps of:
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connecting a plurality of users with a server-based reverse-mapping engine in a distributed computing environment; providing a browser-based user interface for submission of forms, wherein said forms include user data entered into a plurality of fields having field names, wherein the user data is entered in the form of field values; logging field name submissions and field value submissions for each individual user among said plurality of users in a central subscription service database in the form of previously-entered field values and previously-recorded field names; collecting at least one newly-recorded field name and corresponding newly-entered field value submission for at least one new form that a user from among said plurality of users enters; comparing newly-entered field values for an individual user with previously-entered field value submissions by the same individual user in said central subscription service database by said reverse-mapping engine; determining if a match between said newly-entered field value by said individual user and said previously-entered field value submission of said individual user is found by said reverse-mapping engine, considering this as a hit and marking a name of a hit field according to a type of said user'"'"'s data that matches; repeating the above steps until a threshold confidence level about a real meaning of said fields is reached; and thereafter, migrating said form to a collection of mapped fields; wherein all subsequent users using said same form thereafter receive auto-fill assistance based on matches in said collection of mapped fields. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A method for filling forms, comprising the steps of:
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analyzing a context of a users'"'"' navigation, and completing a form upon users'"'"' consent or user initiated actions, wherein a form fill engine pulls user data and rules to map said data to a requested form; and implementing a reverse mapping algorithm, wherein after said form fill engine recognizes a match, extracted knowledge from said match is communicated to a reverse mapping server for storage into a reverse mapping database, wherein said reverse mapping algorithm further comprises; logging field name submissions and field value submissions for each individual user among said plurality of users in a central subscription service database in the form of previously-entered field values and previously-recorded field names; collecting at least one newly-recorded field name and corresponding newly-entered field value submission for at least one new form that a user from among said plurality of users enters; comparing newly-entered field values for an individual user with previously-entered field value submissions by the same individual user in said central subscription service database; determining if a match between said newly-entered field value by said individual user and said previously-entered field value submission of said individual user is found, and if so, considering this as a hit and marking a name of a hit field according to a type of said user'"'"'s data that matches; repeating the above steps until a threshold confidence level about a real meaning of said fields is reached; and migrating said form to collection of mapped fields; wherein said collection of mapped fields is used to help all subsequent users to fill the same form. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A computer system architecture for reverse auto-profiling in a form fill application, comprising:
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a module connecting a plurality of users with a server-based reverse-mapping engine in a distributed computing environment; a module for providing a browser-based user interface for submission of forms, wherein said forms include user data entered into a plurality of fields having field names, wherein the user data is entered in the form of field values; a module for logging field name submissions and field value submissions for each individual user among said plurality of users in a central subscription service database in the form of previously-entered field values and previously-recorded field names; a module for collecting at least one newly-recorded field name and corresponding newly-entered field name submission for at least one new form that a user from among said plurality of users has entered; a module for comparing newly-entered field values for an individual user with previously-entered field value submissions by the same individual user in said central subscription service database by said reverse-mapping engine; a module for determining if a match between said newly-entered field value by said individual user and said previously-entered field value submission of said individual user is found by said reverse-mapping engine, and considering this as a hit and marking a name of a hit field according to a type of said user'"'"'s data that matches; a module for generating a threshold confidence level about a real meaning of said fields is reached; and a module for migrating said form to a collection of mapped fields; wherein all subsequent users using said same form thereafter receive auto-fill assistance based on matches in said collection of mapped fields. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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