Patent ID: 7596515
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: maintaining a database of personal information relating to a consumer, the database associated with a plurality of domain names and the personal information including a list of preferences identified by the consumer or by prior selections thereby; receiving a request initiated by the consumer and transmitted over a global communication network to a server system associated with the plurality of domain names, wherein the request includes one of the plurality of domain names and the domain name included in the request includes an identification of a subject of the request; identifying, responsive to the received request initiated by the consumer and based upon the request and the preferences in the database, at least one available selection; forwarding the identified at least one available selection from said server system to said consumer, wherein said consumer is subsequently capable of choosing a specific selection from the identified at least one available selection; and updating the personal information based on the consumer choosing the specific selection, wherein the updated personal information is accessible by the server system for use in connection with a subsequent request initiated by the consumer that includes a different one of the plurality of domain names, with the domain name included in the subsequent request including an identification of the subject of the subsequent request.