System and method for pulling internet content onto interactive television
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1. A method for providing Internet content via an interactive television system, comprising the acts of:
- monitoring usage of the interactive television system;
establishing content access patterns for at least one consumer;
predicting at least one access time at least partially based on the content access patterns; and
downloading content based on the predicted access time.
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Abstract
A method for pulling Internet content onto interactive television includes monitoring usage of the interactive television system by each consumer. For each consumer, a pattern of usage is established. The ITV system predicts future usage times based on prior usage patterns. Accordingly, the ITV system downloads content relevant to the usage on or about the predicted time of usage. Thus, the time that the consumer must to wait to receive the content is minimized.
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1. A method for providing Internet content via an interactive television system, comprising the acts of:
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monitoring usage of the interactive television system;
establishing content access patterns for at least one consumer;
predicting at least one access time at least partially based on the content access patterns; and
downloading content based on the predicted access time.
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2. A method for providing Internet content via an interactive television system, comprising the acts of:
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monitoring usage of the interactive television system;
establishing usage patterns for at least one consumer;
predicting at least one time of usage at least partially based on the usage patterns; and
downloading content relevant to the usage based on the predicted time of usage. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An interactive television system, comprising:
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at least one Web server having Internet content stored therein;
at least one interactive television system server; and
at least one interactive television, the interactive television receiving Internet content at least from the Web server, the interactive television system server including a program for downloading Internet content to the interactive television at predicted times. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A method for providing Internet content via an interactive television system, comprising the acts of:
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predicting at least one time of usage; and
downloading, to an interactive television, Internet content relevant to the usage based on the predicted time of usage.
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21. A method for providing Internet content via an interactive television system, comprising the acts of:
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monitoring usage of the interactive television system;
establishing usage patterns for at least one consumer;
predicting at least one content source at least partially based on the usage patterns; and
downloading content from the predicted content source based on the usage patterns. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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