Automatic filling and submission of completed forms

• US 20020093530A1
• Filed: 01/17/2001
• Published: 07/18/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Everypath, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Everypath, Inc.
• Inventors: Mehta, Nihar, Baca, Dan, Sinha, Amitabh, Malladi, Deviprasad, Rangamani, Mahesh, Krothapalli, Prasad, Mohindra, Rajeev
• Application Number:
  US09/765,056
• Publication Number:
  US 20020093530A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/745
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/142 Managing session states for stateless protocols; Signalling session states; State transitions; Keeping-state mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A method for configuring a device'"'"'s interaction with an application without using cookies. The method includes entering information that needs to be used each time a transaction with an application residing on an application server is performed and storing the information at the application server. The method also includes initiating the transaction between the device and the application server, and looking up based on a user indicator an automatic entry indicator. The then includes sending from the application server the information when the automatic entry indicator is indicative of automatic entry having been enabled.

Claims

1. A method for configuring a device'"'"'s interaction with an application without using cookies, the method comprising:

entering information that needs to be used each time a transaction with an application residing on an application server is performed;

storing the information at the application server;

initiating the transaction between the device and the application server;

looking up based on a user indicator an automatic entry indicator; and

sending from the application server the information when the automatic entry indicator is indicative of automatic entry having been enabled.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the information at the device when the automatic entry indicator is indicative of automatic filling-in having been enabled.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising rendering visually at the device the information.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the information at a business logic server instead of the device when the automatic entry indicator is indicative of automatic submission having been enabled.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating a transaction includes making a voice indication.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating a transaction includes making a keypress.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising requesting a user to indicate whether automatic entry is to be enabled.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein requesting is vocal.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein entering the information includes providing the information at the device by a user.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein entering the information occurs before the transaction is initiated.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

initiating the transaction for a second time; and

completing the transaction without having to enter the information again.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein entering the information includes selecting to have the information stored at the application server.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the information includes a password and a user identifier.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating the transaction includes wirelessly initiating the transaction.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the user indicator is a device identifier.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting to have the information stored at the application server.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein providing includes:

entering information that needs to be used each time an application residing on an application server is accessed; and

storing the information at the application server.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising receiving the information at the device when the automatic entry indicator is indicative of automatic filling-in having been enabled.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising rendering visually at the device the information.

21. The method of claim 17, further comprising receiving the information at a business logic server instead of the device when the automatic entry indicator is indicative of automatic submission having been enabled

17. A method for configuring a device'"'"'s interaction with an application without using cookies, the method comprising:

providing at an application server information that needs to be used each time a transaction with an application residing on an application server is performed;

initiating a transaction between the device and the application server;

looking up based on the transaction and a user indicator an automatic entry indicator; and

sending from the application server the information when the automatic entry indicator is indicative of automatic entry having been enabled.

22. An apparatus that permits a device'"'"'s interaction with an application to be configured without using cookies, the apparatus comprising:

memory for storing an application;

control logic is coupled to the memory and is to conduct transactions with a device based upon instructions of the application;

the control logic in response to a transaction initiated by the device is adapted to retrieve based on a user indicator an automatic entry indicator stored in a storage device coupled to the apparatus; and

the control logic is also adapted to have the information sent from the apparatus when the automatic entry indicator indicates that automatic entry is enabled.