Browser extension for field detection and automatic population and submission

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing browser extension are disclosed. In some embodiments, the browser extension system includes a communication device in communication with a computing device and a networked system. The browser extension system also includes a processor configured to perform operations comprising: maintaining data associated with the computing device; detecting, through a browser extension application running on the computing device, a field in a web page associated with the networked system and provided by a web browser application running on the computing device; and in response to detecting the field: (i) automatically populating the field, through the browser extension application, with a secure token mapped to the data, (ii) detecting, through the browser extension application, a submission script associated with the web page, and (iii) automatically executing the submission script to submit the secure token through the browser extension application to the networked system.

1 . A browser extension system, comprising:
 a communication device configured to communicate with
 (i) a computing device executing a browser extension application and a web browser application; and 
 (ii) a networked system; 
   a memory storing instructions; and   a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:
 maintaining data associated with the computing device; 
 detecting, through the browser extension application, a field in a web page associated with the networked system and provided by the computing device through the web browser application; and 
 in response to detecting the field:
 (i) automatically populating the field, through the browser extension application, with a secure token mapped to the data; 
 (ii) detecting, through the browser extension application, a submission script associated with the web page; and 
 (iii) automatically executing the submission script to submit the secure token through the browser extension application to the networked system. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The browser extension system of  claim 1 , wherein detecting the field comprises searching, in a script of the web page, for an identifier pertaining to field requiring population. 
     
     
         3 . The browser extension system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 submitting to the networked system a decryption token associated with the secure token.   
     
     
         4 . The browser extension system of  claim 1 , wherein submitting the secure token comprises:
 identifying, from the maintained data, data corresponding to the field; and   generating the secure token mapped to the identified data.   
     
     
         5 . The browser extension system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the data comprises an indication of a user account associated with the computing device; and   automatically populating the field comprises generating a secure token mapped to the user account.   
     
     
         6 . The browser extension system of  claim 1 , wherein the secure token comprises a single-use token. 
     
     
         7 . The browser extension system of  claim 1 , wherein the secure token comprises a time-limited token. 
     
     
         8 . The browser extension system of  claim 1 , wherein the secure token is system-specific with respect to the networked system. 
     
     
         9 . The browser extension system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the web page relates to a payment; and   the secure token comprises a money-limited token.   
     
     
         10 . The browser extension system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the browser extension application comprises a content script;   automatically detecting the field comprises executing the content script to detect the field; and   automatically populating the comprises executing the content script to automatically populate the field.   
     
     
         11 . The browser extension system of  claim 1 , wherein automatically executing the submission script comprises:
 modifying the submission script based on the automatically populated field; and   automatically executing the modified submission script.   
     
     
         12 . A computer-implemented browser extension method for use in a computing device, the method comprising:
 detecting a field in a web page displayed by the computing device, the web page being associated with a networked system; and   in response to detecting the field,
 (i) automatically transmitting an indication of the field to a server, 
 (ii) receiving, from the server, data for populating the field, 
 (iii) automatically populating the field with a secure token mapped to the received data, and 
 (iv) detecting a submission script associated with the web page and automatically executing the submission script to submit the secure token to the networked system. 
   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein detecting the field comprises searching, in a script of the web page, for an identifier pertaining to a field requiring population. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein automatically populating the field comprises receiving the secure token from the server. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 submitting a decryption token associated with the secure token to the networked system.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the secure token comprises a single-use token. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the secure token comprises a time-limited token. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the secure token is system-specific with respect to the networked system. 
     
     
         19 . The computer-implemented browser extension method of  claim 12 , wherein:
 automatically detecting the field comprises executing a content script to detect the field; and   automatically populating the field comprises executing the content script to automatically populate the field.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein automatically executing the submission script comprises:
 modifying the submission script based on the populated field; and   automatically executing the modified submission script.