Patent ID: 7747759
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for managing a preference implemented in a computer-readable storage medium and to process on a computer, comprising: receiving a preference over a network associated with an entity during a first transaction with a service, the entity directly identifies the preference during that first transaction where the entity elects an option to save the preference and provides an identifier for the preference that is being saved; storing the preference in a data store with the identifier and associating it with the entity and associating configurable policies with the preference and identifier; identifying a second transaction made by the entity for the service during a new session and after the first session between the entity and the service has terminated normally, abnormally, or via defined events; installing the preference on a computing device of the entity and the configurable policies determine whether automatic or manual processing of the preference is to occur by the service; and activating the service, the service automatically uses the preference from the computing device of the entity to place the computing device in a processing state driven by the preference or to present on the computing device a presentation interface the entity is expecting in response to the preference.