User settings management using external sources
US9122557B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44505
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
User settings management using external sources is described, including providing a user interface for a user to configure one or more settings that affect functions of an application; the user interface allows the one or more settings to be manipulated by the user, and allows the one or more settings to be configured based on setting data from a third-party entity; receiving input from the user to configure at least a portion of the one or more settings based on the setting data from the entity; identifying that the setting data from the entity includes the at least the portion of the one or more settings; and configuring the at least the portion of the one or more settings based on the setting data from the entity.
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