Methods and systems for notifying clients concerning electronic presentations
First Claim
1. A notification system for notifying a plurality of users regarding an electronic presentation, the system comprising:
- means for receiving source information from at least one source of an electronic presentation, the source information describing one or more aspects of the electronic presentation as it is being or is about to be broadcast by the source;
means for evaluating the source information against user information that gives an indication of electronic presentations that might be of particular interest to a particular user; and
means for generating a notification to one or more users if, as a result of an evaluation of the source information against the user information, it appears that the one or more users would be interested in an electronic presentation.
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Abstract
Systems for enabling users to register for notifications pertaining to electronic presentations of interest are described. In one embodiment, a notification system is configured to receive source information from at least one source of an electronic presentation. The source information describes one or more aspects of the electronic presentation as it is being or is about to be broadcast by the source. The system evaluates the source information against user information that gives an indication of electronic presentations that might be of particular interest to a particular user. The system generates a notification to one or more users if, as a result of an evaluation of the source information against the user information, it appears that the one or more users would be interested in an electronic presentation.
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1. A notification system for notifying a plurality of users regarding an electronic presentation, the system comprising:
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means for receiving source information from at least one source of an electronic presentation, the source information describing one or more aspects of the electronic presentation as it is being or is about to be broadcast by the source;
means for evaluating the source information against user information that gives an indication of electronic presentations that might be of particular interest to a particular user; and
means for generating a notification to one or more users if, as a result of an evaluation of the source information against the user information, it appears that the one or more users would be interested in an electronic presentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A notification system for notifying a user regarding one or more electronic presentations, comprising:
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means for receiving user information from one or more users, the user information giving an indication of electronic presentations that might be of particular interest to a user;
means for monitoring source information from one or more sources of electronic presentations, the source information describing one or more aspects of a source'"'"'s electronic presentation, at least some of said monitoring taking place during broadcast of an electronic presentation for the source; and
means for generating a notification to one or more users that contains an indication that a particular electronic presentation that is being broadcast might contain information of interest to the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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