Tagging autofill field entries

• US 9,760,557 B2
• Filed: 01/04/2013
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Alford, Jr., Jack A., Isensee, Scott H., Lentz, James L., Lisai, Kelly L., Nogueras, Jorge R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Maikhanh
• Application Number:
  US13/733,920
• Publication Number:
  US 20140195888A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,712 Days
• Field of Search: 715226
• 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 including 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;

responsive to determining that the two or more form input field entries are similar, the computer determining data describing each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries, wherein any data describing a form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries is unique;

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

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

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; and

wherein each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries is displayed in a first column of a drop-down menu and the data describing each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries is displayed in a second column of a drop-down menu, and wherein the drop-down menu is adjacent to the first form input field.

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 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.

5. The method of claim 4, 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.

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

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

program instructions to cause a first form including 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;

program instructions, responsive to determining that the two or more form input field entries are similar, to determine data describing each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries, wherein any data describing a form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries is unique;

program instructions to receive a first indication of a user interaction in the first form input field in a user interface;

program instructions to cause the two or more form input field entries to be displayed in the user interface;

program instructions 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; and

wherein each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries is displayed in a first column of a drop-down menu and the data describing each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries is displayed in a second column of a drop-down menu, and wherein the drop-down menu is adjacent to the first form input field.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, 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.

8. The computer program product of claim 6, 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.

9. The computer program product of claim 6, further comprising:

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

10. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising:

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

11. 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 including 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;

program instructions, responsive to determining that the two or more form input field entries are similar, to determine data describing each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries, wherein any data describing a form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries is unique;

program instructions to receive a first indication of a user interaction in the first form input field in a user interface;

program instructions to cause the two or more form input field entries to be displayed in the user interface;

program instructions 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; and

wherein each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries is displayed in a first column of a drop-down menu and the data describing each form input field entry of the two or more form input field entries is displayed in a second column of a drop-down menu, and wherein the drop-down menu is adjacent to the first form input field.

12. The computer system of claim 11, 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.

13. The computer system of claim 11, 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.

14. The computer system of claim 12, 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.