A network-based system for providing automatic login to a network-connected
data source on behalf of a network-connected user accessing the system
through a wireless communication appliance is provided. The system
comprises, a wireless communication appliance, the appliance having
network capability and an interactive user interface, the appliance
operated for the purpose of accessing the network-connected data source, a
network service-provider for providing access to the network; a network
gateway for managing communication between the appliance and
network-connected data source, a network-connected server node for
performing proxy navigation and automated login services for the
network-connected user, a data repository accessible to the
network-connected server node, the data repository for holding data about
the network-connected user and, a network-connected data source, the data
source accessible to the network-connected server node. In preferred
embodiments, a user operating the appliance while connected to the network
invokes a hyperlink displayed in the user interface, the hyperlink
containing a browser instruction for contacting the network-connected
server node, the server node directing automated navigation to and login
to the data source defined by the hyperlink, the login is accomplished
through automated insertion of user data retrieved from the data
repository into the appropriate fields of a login request.
