Patent ID: 7640168

Claim:
A method for providing services via a website, comprising the following steps that are performed by one or more computers: receiving instructions via a website over a communication network from a user to modify a service being provided, wherein said instructions include a Service Adjustment Trigger that defines one or more conditions for triggering one or more changes to said service and a time period for which the one or more changes are to take effect; providing a first menu in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on the website, the first menu adapted to allow a user to select a school and a semester of the school; receiving a selection of a school and a semester of the school via the first menu on the website, the selection causing the service provider to automatically determine a time period of the selected semester by querying a website of the selected school; providing a second menu in a GUI on the website, the second menu adapted to allow a user to specify a first action of discontinuing auto insurance for the time period of the selected semester; providing a third menu in a GUI on the website, the third menu adapted to allow a user to specify a second action of discontinuing a credit card used to pay for auto insurance for the time period of the selected semester; providing a fourth menu in a GUI on the website, the fourth menu adapted to allow a user to specify a third action of discontinuing an electricity service for a time period if a temperature is greater than a pre-determined temperature during the time period; receiving a selection of the pre-determined temperature via the fourth menu on the website, the selection causing the website to automatically access a weather website to determine the temperature during the time period; and providing a fifth menu in a GUI on the website, the fifth menu adapted to allow a user to specify a fourth action of discontinuing cable and newspaper delivery services for a specified time period; and modifying using a computer said services pursuant to said instructions.