Automatic user defaults
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1. A method comprising:
- determining if a mandatory value is maintained in a persistent store when a transaction begins;
generating a window to accept the mandatory value only if not retained in the persistent store or an explicit request is received;
verifying that a value provided satisfies a requirement for the mandatory value;
preventing the continuation of the transaction if the requirement is not met;
maintaining the value in the persistent store if the requirement is met; and
making the value available at another point in the transaction.
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Abstract
A method and system for maintaining and supplying user defaults during transactions. Upon initiation of a transaction, a determination is made if any mandatory values are not maintained or if an explicit request is received. Values supplied in the window are verified to determine that they satisfy requirements of the expected values. If the verification fails, the transaction is prevented from continuing. Otherwise, the supplied values are maintained in persistent storage. Those values are then made available elsewhere in the transaction without requiring reentry.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining if a mandatory value is maintained in a persistent store when a transaction begins;
generating a window to accept the mandatory value only if not retained in the persistent store or an explicit request is received;
verifying that a value provided satisfies a requirement for the mandatory value;
preventing the continuation of the transaction if the requirement is not met;
maintaining the value in the persistent store if the requirement is met; and
making the value available at another point in the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a persistent storage unit;
a user default module to ensure a value for at least one value is maintained in the persistent storage unit, the user default module having a pop up generation module and verification module; and
application to conduct a transaction using the value. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine-accessible medium containing instructions that when executed cause a machine to:
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determine if a mandatory value is maintained in a persistent store when a transaction begins;
generate a window to accept the mandatory value if not retained in the persistent store;
verify that a value provided satisfies a requirement for the mandatory value;
prevent the continuation of the transaction if the requirement is not met;
maintain the value in the persistent store if the requirement is met; and
make the value available at another point in the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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