Methods and apparatus for electronic distribution of customized content via a broadcast signal
First Claim
1. A method of delivering an electronic publication to a receiving user via a broadcast communication system, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of content components and content provider preferences at a receiver;
selecting at least one of the content components from the plurality of content components based upon user preferences to provide a first selection of content components, the user preferences being predefined by the receiving user;
selecting at least one of the content components from the first selection of content components based upon the content provider preferences to provide a second selection of content components; and
assembling the publication from at least the second selection of content components to create an assembled publication.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for delivering an electronic publication to a user via a broadcast communication system are disclosed. A disclosed method includes receiving content components and content provider preferences. Content provider preferences are selected based on the user'"'"'s preferences to provide a first selection, and the publication is assembled from the first selection. Content components are selected from the first selection based on the content provider preferences to provide a second selection, and the publication is assembled from the second selection. The publication is assembled based on the content provider preferences. A disclosed apparatus includes a tuner that receives the content components on a broadcast channel, a database containing information about the user, a content component selector that selects content components based on the information about the user, and an assembler that assembles the publication based on the information about the user and the content provider preferences.
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1. A method of delivering an electronic publication to a receiving user via a broadcast communication system, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of content components and content provider preferences at a receiver;
selecting at least one of the content components from the plurality of content components based upon user preferences to provide a first selection of content components, the user preferences being predefined by the receiving user;
selecting at least one of the content components from the first selection of content components based upon the content provider preferences to provide a second selection of content components; and
assembling the publication from at least the second selection of content components to create an assembled publication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of delivering an electronic publication to a receiving user via a broadcast communication system, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of content components and content provider preferences at a receiver, the content provider preferences including preferences as to the arrangement of content components in the publication;
selecting at least one of the content components from the plurality of content components based upon user preferences to provide a first selection of content components, the user preferences being predefined by the receiving user; and
assembling the publication from one or more of the content components of the first selection of content components in accordance with the content provider preferences to create an assembled publication. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An apparatus for retrieving a publication from a first broadcast datastream transmitted via a first broadcast channel, the first broadcast datastream containing a plurality of content components and content provider preferences, the apparatus comprising:
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a tuner arranged to tune to the first broadcast channel to receive the first broadcast datastream;
a database containing information about a user;
a content component selector cooperating with the database to select at least one content component from the plurality of content components to produce a first selection of content components based at least in part on the information about the user; and
an assembler cooperating with the content component selector and the database to assemble the publication based at least in part on the information about the user and at least in part on the content provider preferences. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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