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Method and apparatus for personal attribute selection having delay management method and apparatus for preference establishment when preferences in a donor device are unavailable

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  • US 5,630,159 A
  • Filed: 12/29/1994
  • Issued: 05/13/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An application device capable of a preference set-up, said application device comprising:

  • a port for coupling with a donor device;

    a session preference memory capable of storing preferences for a particular user;

    a user interface device; and

    a controller operatively coupled to said user interface device, said session preference memory and said port to access the donor device via the port, wherein said controller determines if a donor device is available when new preferences need to be set-up, wherein said controller connects to the donor device when said controller determines the donor device is available when the new preferences need to be set up to obtain and store preferences from the donor device in said session preference memory, and wherein said controller of the application device performs a preference establishment procedure upon data in the session preference memory procedure by assigning default preferences when said controller determines the donor device is unavailable when the new preferences need to be set up, and wherein said controller refines the default preferences through user interaction with said user interface device to produce refined user preferences.

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