EP 1200891 A2 20020502 - METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DEFERRED COMPLETION OF MULTI-STEP USER TRANSACTION APPLICATIONS
Title (en)
METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DEFERRED COMPLETION OF MULTI-STEP USER TRANSACTION APPLICATIONS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN, VORRICHTUNG UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM ZUM VERZÖGERTEN ABSCHLIESSEN VON MEHRSTUFIGEN BENUTZERTRANSAKTIONS-ANWENDUNGEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE, APPAREIL, ET PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE PERMETTANT DE DIFFERER L'ACHEVEMENT D'APPLICATIONS DE TRANSACTION UTILISATEUR A PLUSIEURS ETAPES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0019552 W 20000728
- US 36417099 A 19990729
- US 36397899 A 19990729
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0109766A2] Disclosed are methods for reducing the number of "pages", e.g HTML, JavaScript/ECMA Script, or XML documents or the like, in forms-based transaction applications. One disclosed method involves using dynamic contents documents such as JavaServer pages that include a list of required fields for completion of a transaction. When the transaction initiates the dynamic contents document interacts with a server process to determine if sufficient values for the required form fields are already available, for instance, from a use profile or previous transaction. If so, these values can be used. If, for one or more pages, a form field value is not available, these and only these pages are provided to the user; the others are suppressed. In another aspect, rather than having an ordered set of predetermined pages some of which can be suppressed, just in time pagination is obtained by determining which fields lack sufficient field values, <i>a priori</i>. These field values are placed in pages as they are located and the pages provided to the user when they reach a suitable size. With just in time pagination, those and only those form fields for which user data input is needed can be split into pages suitable for viewing on the user's client platform and provided to the user.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 17/24 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G06F 9/466 (2013.01); G06F 40/174 (2020.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0109714A2
Citation (examination)
- KRISTOL D.; MONTULLI L.: "HTTP State Management Mechanism", INTERNET CITATION, 1 February 1997 (1997-02-01), XP002179651, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/rfc/rfc2109.html> [retrieved on 20011009]
- TANENBAUM A.S.: "Computer-Netzwerke", 1990, WOLFRAM'S FACHVERLAG, GERMANY, ISBN: 3-925328-79-3
- HALSALL F.: "Data communications, computer networks and open systems", 1992, ADDISON-WESLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY, USA, ISBN: 0-201-56506-4
- HALSALL F.: "Data communications, computer networks and open systems", 1992, ADDISON-WESLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY, USA, ISBN: 0-201-56506-4
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0109766 A2 20010208; WO 0109766 A3 20010726; AU 6490600 A 20010219; AU 6747500 A 20010219; EP 1200891 A2 20020502; EP 1200908 A2 20020502; WO 0109714 A2 20010208; WO 0109714 A3 20010705
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0019553 W 20000728; AU 6490600 A 20000728; AU 6747500 A 20000728; EP 00952156 A 20000728; EP 00955246 A 20000728; US 0019552 W 20000728