System and method for enabling anonymous personalization
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1. An interactive personalized viewing system, comprising:
- a base station configured to provide a video signal to a display device; and
an electronic media element, the electronic media element including a dedicated tuner for receiving a broadcast signal, the electronic media element further including a local storage element for storing at least a portion of a modifiable user profile which provides the viewing preferences of the user, and a processing element operative to generate the video signal provided to the display device by modifying the display characteristics of the broadcast signal in response to the user profile, wherein the video signal display characteristics are anonymously modified by the user profile.
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Abstract
A system and method for anonymously customizing/accessing the viewing selection of interactive media services is disclosed. The system employs anonymous customization (personalization) of the media service to be used by a user based on the individual profile of a particular user. The user profile is modifiable based on the preferences/purchases/subscriptions of the user. The user profile is stored locally, thereby providing for onsite control of media services at locations.
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1. An interactive personalized viewing system, comprising:
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a base station configured to provide a video signal to a display device; and
an electronic media element, the electronic media element including a dedicated tuner for receiving a broadcast signal, the electronic media element further including a local storage element for storing at least a portion of a modifiable user profile which provides the viewing preferences of the user, and a processing element operative to generate the video signal provided to the display device by modifying the display characteristics of the broadcast signal in response to the user profile, wherein the video signal display characteristics are anonymously modified by the user profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16)
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11. An electronic media element for enabling an interactive personalized viewing system, comprising:
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a tuner dedicated to receive a broadcast signal having a predetermined frequency range;
an adapter, coupled to the tuner, operative to provide a video signal to a display device;
a local memory operative to store the broadcast signal, the local memory further storing at least a portion of a modifiable user profile and a unique identifier of the media element, the user profile including the viewing and additional preferences of the user; and
an electronic component operative to generate the video signal by modifying the characteristics of the broadcast signal in response to the user profile, wherein the video display characteristics are anonymously modified by the user profile. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21)
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19. A method of enabling anonymous personalization of an interactive viewing system, comprising the steps of:
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(a) creating a user profile by providing an initial set of viewing preferences;
(b) modifying the user profile created in step (a) through the installation of a new dedicated electronic media device into the viewing system.
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