METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPLETING A FORM

摘要

The present invention provides the user with a mechanism for completing a form. When a user issues a request for a form, that request is processed by a rewriting service. In one embodiment of the invention, the rewriting service provides the user with a mechanism for providing data to a form by obtaining data from a data source location. The rewriting service responds to a request for a form by generating a version of the form that contains embedded programs (e.g. applets). The applet elements identify the location of applets configured to obtain data from the data source location. A smart card is an example of a data source location. Access to the smart card may be controlled by the use of an authentication mechanism. The rewritten form is transmitted to a client computer where it utilizes the embedded programs to obtain data from a data source location such as a smart card.