US 8,078,986 B1 · Method and system for a browser module

Abstract

In general, the invention relates to a method for capturing information from a web site. The method includes accessing the web site using a browser with a browser module, where the web site comprises a number of web pages having information in a first format, and obtaining a profile corresponding to the web site, where the profile defines a manner to capture information in a first format from the web site. The method further includes capturing information, by the browser module, from at least one of the number of web pages based on the profile and sending the information captured by the browser module to a destination application, where the destination application is external to the browser and where the destination application is configured to use the information in a second format.

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Dependent claims

A method for capturing information from web pages, comprising:

accessing, on a single web site and using a web browser executing on a processor, a single web page having a receipt for a financial transaction;
obtaining, from an application external to the single web site, a profile corresponding to the single web site and comprising a search expression and a reference to the single web page of the single web site, wherein the profile is identified based on the reference to the single web page plurality of web page;
identifying, using the web browser and based on the search expression, a financial amount of the financial transaction on the receipt;
displaying, using the web browser and after identifying the financial amount, a button for extracting the financial amount from the receipt;
receiving, in response to displaying the button, a selection of the button from a user of the web browser;
extracting, in response to the selection and based on the profile, the financial amount from the receipt;
and
sending the financial amount to a destination application external to the browser.

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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a plurality of instructions for capturing information from web pages, the plurality of instructions comprising functionality to:

access, on a single web site and using a web browser, a single web page having a receipt for a financial transaction;
obtain, from an application external to the single web site, a profile corresponding to the single web site and comprising a search expression and a reference to the single web page of the single web site, wherein the profile is identified based on the reference to the single web page;
identify, using the web browser and based on the search expression, a financial amount of the financial transaction on the receipt;
display, using the web browser and after identifying the financial amount, a button for extracting the financial amount from the receipt;
receive, in response to displaying the button, a selection of the button from a user of the web browser;
extract, in response to the selection and based on the profile, the financial amount from the receipt;
and
send the financial amount to a destination application external to the browser.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and system for a browser module

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