Media processing system supporting automated personal channel construction based on user profile and pre-selection
First Claim
1. A system supporting the automatic selection of media according to a user profile, the system comprising:
- a television display to support the consumption of media;
a user interface accessible via the television display, the user interface displaying at least one media channel comprising media available for consumption;
a storage that stores media, the storage communicatively coupled to the television display, the storage having an associated network address; and
server software that receives a request identifying at least one of the associated network address and a user identifier, and responds by automatically selecting media according to a user profile, the user profile corresponding to at least one of the associated network address and a user identifier, and delivering to the storage, via a communication network, information identifying the selected media, the information for incorporation into the user interface.
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Abstract
Systems and methods supporting automatic selection of media according to a user profile are disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention may automatically select media matching user-defined characteristics in a user profile, and may provide information identifying the selected media to a user via a user interface. The user interface may be displayed as one or more media channels, where a portion of each media channel may comprise information identifying the automatically selected media. The user may then access the automatically selected media via the user interface. The media selected may one or more of audio, still images, video, real-time video, and data.
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27 Claims
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1. A system supporting the automatic selection of media according to a user profile, the system comprising:
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a television display to support the consumption of media;
a user interface accessible via the television display, the user interface displaying at least one media channel comprising media available for consumption;
a storage that stores media, the storage communicatively coupled to the television display, the storage having an associated network address; and
server software that receives a request identifying at least one of the associated network address and a user identifier, and responds by automatically selecting media according to a user profile, the user profile corresponding to at least one of the associated network address and a user identifier, and delivering to the storage, via a communication network, information identifying the selected media, the information for incorporation into the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system supporting the automatic selection of media according to a user profile, the system comprising:
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a user interface displaying at least one media channel comprising media available for consumption;
a storage that stores media, the storage having an associated network address; and
server software that automatically selects media according to a user profile, and delivers to the storage, via a communication network, information identifying the selected media, the information for incorporation into the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of operating a system supporting the automatic selection of media according to a user profile, the method comprising:
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receiving a user profile from a user;
automatically selecting media according to the user profile;
communicating to the user information identifying the media;
receiving a request from the user for at least a portion of the identified media; and
coordinating the delivery of the at least a portion of the identified media from a source to the user for consumption. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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