Dialog boxes to simplify web-based forms
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsClayne B. Robison, Kent J. Diamond
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Abstract
The data entered into a form on a web-based secondary page can be combined with data entered into another form on a web-based main page, so that the data for both pages can be submitted to a server at the same time from a single form. The data from the form on the secondary page can also be copied into a hidden form on the main page, so that the most recently-entered data can be recalled from the hidden form if the secondary page is recalled.
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A method, comprising:
- displaying a first page having a first form and a hidden form;
- receiving user-provided data into the first form of the first page;
- displaying a second form of a second page when the second form is requested via the first page;
- receiving user-provided data into the second form of the second page;
- copying the data from the second form of the second page to the hidden form of the first page without posting the data from the second form to a server;
- and
- posting the data from the first form and the hidden form to the server when the first page is submitted.
A method, comprising:
- requesting, from a server, a first web page having a first form and a hidden second form;
- requesting, from the server, a second web page having a third form;
- submitting the second web page by copying user-provided data from the third form to the hidden second form and not posting data from the third form to the server;
- copying data from the hidden second form to the first form;
- and
- submitting the first web page by posting data from the first form to the server.
A machine-readable medium that stores instructions on physical storage device, which instructions when executed by at least one machine, cause the at least one machine to perform operations comprising:
- displaying first page having a first form and a hidden form;
- receiving user-provided data into the first form of the first page;
- displaying a second form of a second page when the second form is requested via the first page;
- receiving user-provided data into the second form of second page;
- copying the data from the second form of the second page to the hidden form of the first page without posting the data from the second form to a server;
- and
- posting the data from the first form and the hidden form to the server when the first page is submitted.
A system, comprising:
- a client computer having a web browser;
- a server computer coupled to the client computer through a network to provide to the client computer:
- a first web page having a displayable first form and a hidden second form;
- and
- a second web page having a displayable third form;
- and
- a set of instructions to cause the client computer to copy data entered by a user in the displayable third form to at least one of the first and hidden second forms, without posting the data to the server when the second web page is submitted and to cause the client computer to post the copied data to the server computer when the first web page is submitted.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a server computer coupled to a client computer through a network to:
- respond to a first request by the client computer by providing a first script and a main page having a main form and a hidden form, the first script to copy a content of the hidden form into the main form before submitting the main form to the server;
- and
- respond to a second request by the client computer by providing a second script and a secondary page having a secondary form, the second script to copy user-provided content of the secondary form into the hidden form and not post the content of the secondary form to the server when the secondary page is submitted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.