Patent ID: 9245138
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for restoring preferences stored in a file, the method comprising: comparing a public file comprising preferences for using applications in a multiple-application environment with a private file comprising preferences for using applications in the multiple-application environment, wherein the preferences for using applications in the public file specify at least one application to launch and a set of conditions in which the at least one application is launched, wherein the public file is accessible to a plurality of applications in the multiple-application environment, and wherein the private file is accessible to a single application in the multiple-application environment; determining whether there is an unauthorized modification to the preferences of the public file based on the comparing; and restoring, if there is an unauthorized modification, the preferences of the public file using the preferences of the private file, wherein the single application is configured to initiate the comparing, the determining, and the restoring in response to the single application starting up.