Method, apparatus, and computer program product for deferred completion of multi-step user transaction applications

An apparatus comprising a processor, a storage, and an input-output system, said apparatus configured for deferring completion of a multi-step user transaction application (“MUTA”), said apparatus comprising:

• server process logic configured for:
• providing a page to a client application, said page comprising one or more resources for input of information related to completion of said MUTA, and a resource for selection of a deferral action,
• receiving an indication of the selection of said deferral action, and
• generating a resumption object comprising an identifier of a resource for completion of said MUTA;
• and
• a data storage system configured for storing state information comprising:
• a position in said MUTA, and
• information related to completion of said MUTA.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable code embodied therein for deferring completion of a multi-step user transaction application, said computer readable code comprising:

• code for providing a page to a client application, said page comprising
• one or more resources for input of information related to completion of said MUTA;
• and
• a resource for selection of a deferral action;
• code for receiving an indication of the selection of said deferral action;
• code for storing state information comprising:
• a position in said MUTA;
• and
• information related to completion of said MUTA;
• and
• code for generating a resumption object comprising an identifier of a resource for completion of said MUTA.

A computer-implemented method for completing a previously-deferred MUTA, said computer-implemented method comprising:

• providing a resumption object to a client application, said resumption object comprising an identifier of a resource for completion of said MUTA;
• receiving a request for said resource for completion of said MUTA
• retrieving previously-received information for returning to a state at which said MUTA was previously deferred;
• and
• providing a resource corresponding to said state at which said MUTA was previously deferred.

An apparatus comprising a processor, a storage, and an input-output system, said apparatus configured for completing a previously-deferred MUTA, said apparatus comprising:

• a data storage system configured for storing a state object;
• and
• server process logic configured to
• provide a resumption object to a client application, said resumption object comprising an identifier of a resource for completion of said MUTA;
• receive a request for said resource for completion of said MUTA
• retrieve previously-received information from said state object for returning to a state at which said MUTA was previously deferred;
• and
• provide a resource corresponding to said state at which said MUTA was previously deferred.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable code embodied therein for completing a previously-deferred MUTA, said computer readable code comprising:

• code for providing a resumption object to a client application, said resumption object comprising an identifier of a resource for completion of said MUTA;
• code for receiving a request for said resource for completion of said MUTA
• code for retrieving previously-received information for returning to a state at which said MUTA was previously deferred;
• and
• code for providing a resource corresponding to said state at which said MUTA was previously deferred.