Yahoo! Inc.

Thomas Joshua Shafron

Christopher Staib

Qi Lu

Ashish Baldua

A method of modifying an Internet browser interface to provide shopping assistant functionality facilitating on-line shopping at a supported merchant Internet site. A wallet created in accordance with the present invention comprises a database having various user data stored therein under certain predetermined field names. A supported merchant data file identifies a plurality of supported merchants and enables the modified browser interface to determine when a shopper has navigated to a supported merchant web site. For each supported merchant, a rules and mapping file is created that may be used in connection with the wallet to map user-provided information in the wallet to corresponding fields in the merchant's check-out web page. When a user navigates to a supported merchant web site and desires to purchase merchandise and/or services from that merchant, the wallet automatically fills out the merchant's check-out web page(s), thereby simplifying on-line shopping and particularly, the check-out process.

Method and system of facilitating on-line shopping using a downloadable toolbar

The present invention is directed to a method of dynamically controlling and displaying an Internet browser interface, and to a dynamically controllable Internet browser interface. In accordance with the present invention, a browser interface may be customized using a controlling software program that may be provided by an Internet content provider, an ISP, or that may reside on an Internet user's computer. The controlling software program enables the Internet user, the content provider, or the ISP to customize and control the information and/or functionality of a user's browser and browser interface.

Method of controlling an Internet browser interface and a controllable browser interface

A method and system for enabling a script on a first computer to communicate and exchange data with a script on a second computer so as to provide access by the script to data typically inaccessible by a script. The method and system enable a first computer to control the Internet navigation of a second computer, and also enable instant messaging between a first computer and a member of a synchronization group. The computers may be connectable with each other over any type of network (e.g., LAN, WAN, intranet, Internet, cellular, etc.).

Method and system for enabling a script on a first computer to exchange data with a script on a second computer over a network

A software resource manager is stored on a client computer and maintains a map of unique identifiers to resources, so as to determine those resources that are stored locally on the client computer and those resources that must be retrieved from a server system. The resource manager is further programmed to either pass the resources to one or more software applications, e.g. a toolbar application, or respond to a function call from the software application indicating that resources are needed. In this way, one or more software applications can be internationalized or customized without the need to distribute all of the resources for the application and without the need to restart the application.

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Miami Beach, FL, United States of America

Thomas Joshua Shafron