Patent ID: 8214762
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for presenting information regarding selected items, the method being performed on electronic data processing equipment, the method comprising: receiving a user's action with respect to a service; presenting, in response to the user's action, a first service-provided user interface presentation to the user, the first service-provided user interface presentation pertaining to a first entity and including one or more first selectable items; receiving a selection from the user of an item provided by the first service-provided user interface presentation, to provide a user's selection of the item; presenting additional information to the user in response to the user's selection of the item, the additional information being concealed from the first service-provided user interface presentation, the additional information enabling the user to contact the first entity, the user's selection of the item thus being indicative of an intent of the user to contact the first entity; storing, by the service, in direct response to the user's selection of the item, a record which reflects the user's selection of the item and associated request to receive the additional information; presenting a second service-provided user interface presentation to the user, the second service-provided user interface presentation pertaining to a second entity and including one or more second selectable items, the user not selecting any item in the second selectable items; retrieving the record; and based on the record, presenting information to the user regarding the user's prior selection of the item in the first service-provided user interface presentation, but excluding information associated with the second entity.