5.23 User Preferences
A user preferences service provides machine-readable information about users' personal preferences. The primary intention of this service is to allow user agents, such as portals, to automatically configure themselves for particular end-users and to prevent end-users from having to enter their preferences into multiple user agents.
The key functions for a this service are:
  • Support creating, reading, updating and deleting user profiles
Specifications with applicability to this area are:
  • IMS Accessibility
  • IMS Learner Information Package
Related services are: