Web browser form enhancements
US6247029A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/174
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A process and system for entering and retrieving previously stored data at a client computer in an HTML form accessed from an intra- or internet source. A set of data in a form file is provided in a program storage device accessible by the client computer. The form file further contains information concerning time of creation of the data and a unique identification which distinguishes the form file from other forms. A blank form is then accessed from an intra- or internet source and viewed on the client computer. The form file is then accessed from the program storage device and data from the form file is utilized to complete the blank form and the completed form is transmitted to the intra- or internet source. Each form file may be stored as an HTML source file combined with a set of data for the source file, and the program storage device includes a combined form table containing a list of the form files. Alternatively, the form file includes a plurality of sets of data, the sets of data being for a plurality of HTML source files previously accessed, and the program storage device further includes a separate form table containing a list of HTML source files previously accessed fr…
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