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Method and Apparatus for Providing Automation to an Internet Navigation Application

a technology of internet navigation and automation, applied in the field of internet navigation, can solve the problems of inability to use the same password or code for every service, inability to provide automatic navigation, etc., and achieve the effect of significantly reducing the amount of manual input required by the user

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-08-02
YODLEE COM INC
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[0026] Now, for the first time a method and apparatus for enabling at least a limited capability for automating a desktop browser application to perform navigation and interaction sequences on behalf of a user is provided. The method and apparatus is such that manual input required by the user is significantly reduced, and in some cases, eliminated.

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One problem that is encountered by an individual who has several or many such subscriptions to Internet-brokered services is that there are invariably many passwords and / or log-in codes to be used.
Often a same password or code cannot be used for every service, as the password or code may already be taken by another user.
A user may not wish to supply a code unique to the user such as perhaps a social security number because of security issues, including quality of security that may vary from service to service.
Another issue that can plague a user who has many passworded subscriptions is the fact that they must bookmark many WEB pages in a computer cache so that they may quickly find and access the various services.
Different user names and passwords may be required to access these other pages, and things get quite complicated.

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[0053] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a unique Internet portal is provided and adapted to provide unique services to users who have obtained access via an Internet or other network connection from an Internet-capable appliance. Such an interface provides users with a method for storing many personal WEB pages and further provides search function and certain task-performing functions. The methods and apparatus of the present invention are taught in enabling detail below.

[0054]FIG. 1 is an overview of an Internet portal system 11 and Internet network 13 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Portal system 11, in this embodiment, operates as an ISP in addition to a unique network portal, but may, in other embodiments be implemented as a stand-alone Internet server. In yet other embodiments the service and apparatus described herein may also be provided by such as a search and listing service (AltaVista™, Yahoo™) or by any other enterprise h...

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Abstract

A software application for enabling creation and execution of an automated browser navigation sequence is provided. The software application comprises a session recording module for recording parameters associated with a manual navigation sequence, a file creation module for converting data of a manual session into data comprising an executable sequence of instructions for conducting an automated navigation sequence, and an application-program-interface module for integrating a functional capability with the automated navigation sequence. The automated navigation sequence is characterized in that a completely automated browser-navigation sequence performed by the browser application is enabled through execution of the executable instruction sequence created from the recorded parameters of the manual navigation sequence.

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Cross-Reference to Related Documents [0001] The present invention is a continuation in part (CIP) to a patent application docket number P3925, Ser. No. 09 / 629,492, filed Jul. 31, 2000 entitled, “Software Bundle for Providing Automated Functionality to a WEB-Browser, which is a (CIP) to a patent application docket number P3919, Ser. No. 09 / 550,348, filed Apr. 14, 2000, entitled “Method and Apparatus for Providing Auto-Registration and Service Access to Internet Sites for Internet Portal Subscribers”, which is a CIP to patent application docket No. P3918, Ser. No. 09 / 532,647, filed Mar. 22, 2000 entitled “Method and Apparatus for Retrieving Information Front Semi-Structured, WEB-Based Data Sources”, which is a CIP of a patent application docket No. P3902, Ser. No. 09 / 323,598 entitled “Method andApparatusfor Obtaining and Presenting WEB Summaries to Users” filed on Jun. 1, 1999, which is a CIP to a patent application docket No. P3901, Ser. No. 09 / 208,740 entitled “Method and Apparatus ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/40G06F3/00G06F15/00G06F17/30G06F21/00G06F40/143H04L29/06H04L29/08
CPCG06F17/243G06F17/30864G06F17/30867G06F17/30873G06F17/3089G06F17/30899H04L69/329G06F2221/2119H04L63/0815H04L67/34H04L67/306H04L67/02H04L67/10G06F21/41G06F16/958G06F16/957G06F16/951G06F16/9535G06F16/954G06F40/131G06F40/154G06F40/134G06F40/174G06F40/143
Inventor KHAVARI, SAMARMANDPOUR, TIM
Owner YODLEE COM INC
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