Method and system for providing a customized media list

• US 20030041328A1
• Filed: 07/26/2002
• Published: 02/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Individual Network LLC
• Original Assignee: Individual Network LLC
• Inventors: Khoo, Denis, Ratcliff, Raymond F. III
• Granted Patent: US 7,117,516 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/47
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25883 being end-user demographical data, e.g. age, family status or address arrangements for identifying locations of users in broadcast systems H04H60/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26208 the scheduling operation being performed under constraints
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26258 for generating a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlist, or scheduling item distribution according to such list retrieval of multimedia data based on playlists G06F16/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4438 Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4755 for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8153 : comprising still images, e.g. texture, background image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 : by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/165 : Centralised control of user terminal subsequent to an upstream request signal H04N7/17345; Registering at central by two-way working H04N7/17309
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 : with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 : Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method and system is described for providing a customized media list to a user over a data network. The method comprises providing a personalized data of the user to a computer system, generating a customized media list by the computer system for the user based on the personal data, and providing the customized media list to the user through the computer system where the customized media list represents a customized content and a customized advertising. A system is further disclosed and claimed for providing customized media list to a user over a data network.

Claims

1. A method for providing a customized media list to a user over a data network, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a personalized data of said user to a computer system;

generating a customized media list by said computer system for said user based on said personalized data; and

providing said customized media list to said user through said computer system, said customized media list representing a customized content and a customized advertising.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of retrieving, by said computer system, a customized media based on said customized media list.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said customized content represents a list of television shows and said customized advertising represents a list of advertising commercials, wherein said list of televisions shows and said list of advertising commercials are arranged in a predetermined order.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of providing said personalized data comprises the substeps of:

providing a personal profile of said user, said personal profile containing data describing said user; and

providing a television show preference of said user.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said generating step further comprises the substeps of:

generating, by said computer system, said customized media list based on said personal profile, said television show preference, a past viewing habit of said user, and a predetermined list of available television shows.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of providing said personalized data to said computer system further comprises the steps of:

providing said personalized data to a client of said computer system; and

transmitting said personalized data to a server of said computer system from said client of said computer system.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said generating step further comprises the step of generating said customized media list at a server of said computer system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of providing said customized media list to said user further comprises the steps of:

transmitting said customized media list from a server to a client of said computer system;

retrieving, by said client, a customized media being represented by said customized media list immediately upon receiving said customized media list, wherein said customized media includes a television show and an advertising commercial; and

providing said customized media list from said client to said user.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of providing an option to said user of modifying said customized media list.

10. A system for providing a customized media list to a user over a data network, comprising:

a server storage medium for storing an entire content media, an entire advertising media and a personalized data of said user;

a server processor for generating a customized media list from said personalized data and said entire content media and said entire advertising media;

a transmitting means for transmitting said customized media list over a data network;

a client processor for retrieving said a customized media represented by said customized media list; and

a client storage medium for storing said customized media list and said customized media transmitted from said server processor.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said client processor further provides an option to said user of modifying said customized media list.

12. The system of claim 10, further comprising a display means for displaying said customized media to said user.

13. A system for providing a customized media list to a user over a data network, comprising:

a storage means for storing an entire content media, an entire advertising media and a personalized data of said user;

a server processing means for generating a customized media list from said personalized data and said entire content media and said entire advertising media;

a transmitting means for transmitting said customized media list over a data network;

a client processing means for retrieving said a customized media represented by said customized media list; and

a client storage means for storing said customized media list and said customized media transmitted from said server processor.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising a display means for displaying said customized media to said user.

15. A computer readable medium having computer instructions stored thereon that, when loaded into a computer system, cause said computer system to perform the steps of:

providing a personalized data of said user to a computer system;

generating a customized media list by said computer system for said user based on said personalized data; and

providing said customized media list to said user through said computer system, said customized media list representing a customized content and a customized advertising.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising the step of retrieving, by said computer system, a customized media based on said customized media list.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein said customized content represents a list of television shows and said customized advertising represents a list of advertising commercials, wherein said list of televisions shows and said list of advertising commercials are arranged in a predetermined order.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein said step of providing said personalized data comprises the substeps of:

providing a personal profile of said user, said personal profile containing data describing said user; and

providing a television show preference of said user.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein said generating step further comprises the substeps of:

generating, by said computer system, said customized media list based on said personal profile, said television show preference, a past viewing habit, and a predetermined list of available television shows.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein said step of providing said personalized data to said computer system further comprises the steps of:

providing said personalized data to a client of said computer system; and

transmitting said personalized data to a server of said computer system from said client of said computer system.

21. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein said generating step further comprises the step of generating said customized media list at a server of said computer system.

22. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein said step of providing said customized media list to said user further comprises the steps of:

transmitting said customized media list from a server to a client of said computer system;

retrieving, by said client, a customized media being represented by said customized media list immediately upon receiving said customized media list, wherein said customized media includes a television show and an advertising commercial; and

providing said customized media list from said client to said user.

23. The computer readable medium of claim 22, further comprising the step of providing an option to said user of modifying said customized media list.

24. An electronic signal, comprising:

computer instructions that, when loaded into a computer, cause said computer to perform the steps of;

providing a personalized data of said user to a computer system;

generating a customized media list by said computer system for said user based on personalized data; and

providing said customized media list to said user through said computer system, said customized media list representing a customized content and a customized advertising.

25. A method for retrieving a customized media list by a user over a data network, said method comprising the steps of:

entering, by said user, a personalized data of said user to a computer system;

generating, by said computer system, a customized media list for said user based on said personalized data; and

retrieving, by said user, said customized media list, through said computer system, said customized media list representing a customized content and a customized advertising.