Systems, methods and products for tailoring and bundling content

• US 20060288367A1
• Filed: 08/26/2005
• Published: 12/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hat Trick, Series 83 of Allied Security Trust (Allied Security Trust)
• Original Assignee: Hat Trick, Series 83 of Allied Security Trust (Allied Security Trust)
• Inventors: Koch, Robert A., Swix, Scott R.
• Application Number:
  US11/212,368
• Publication Number:
  US 20060288367A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/46
• 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 21/2668 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 21/44224 Monitoring of user activity on external systems, e.g. Internet browsing
• 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 21/6582 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 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for providing tailored content. A subscriber attribute from a content-access history of said subscriber is analyzed. A content offering that complements said subscriber attribute is developed and communicated to a communications address associated with the subscriber.

Claims

1. A method for providing tailored content, comprising:

analyzing a subscriber attribute in a subscriber database, wherein said subscriber database comprises a content-access history of said subscriber;

developing a content offering that complements said subscriber attribute; and

communicating the content offering to a communications address associated with the subscriber.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising selecting a product related to the content offering.

3. A method according to claim 2, further comprising bundling the product with the media-content offering to produce a bundled product.

4. A method according to claim 3, further comprising communicating the bundled product to the communications address.

5. A method according to claim 3, wherein the product is at least one of an audio file and a play list.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the content-access history comprises an event timeline describing the subscriber'"'"'s selected content for a discrete time period by merging event records with programming data describing programming available via a media delivery system.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein the content offering is uniquely identified by an identification number, the identification number assigned by a governing body and uniquely identifying the content offering from all other content.

8. A system, comprising:

an operating system stored in memory; and

a processor communicating with the memory,

the processor analyzing a subscriber attribute in a subscriber database, wherein said subscriber database comprises a content-access history of said subscriber;

the processor developing a content offering that complements said subscriber attribute; and

the processor communicating the content offering to a communications address associated with the subscriber.

9. A system according to claim 8, wherein the processor selects a product related to the content offering.

10. A system according to claim 9, wherein the processor bundles the product with the media-content offering to produce a bundled product.

11. A system according to claim 10, wherein the processor communicates the bundled product to the communications address.

12. A system according to claim 10, wherein the product is an audio file.

13. A system according to claim 10, wherein the product is a play list.

14. A system according to claim 8, wherein the content offering is uniquely identified by an identification number, the identification number assigned by a governing body and uniquely identifying the content offering from all other content.

15. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer-readable medium; and

an analyzer stored on the computer-readable medium, the analyzer comprising computer code for analyzing a subscriber attribute in a subscriber database, wherein said subscriber database comprises a content-access history of said subscriber;

developing a content offering that complements said subscriber attribute; and

communicating the content offering to a communications address associated with the subscriber.

16. A computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising computer code for selecting a product related to the content offering.

17. A computer program product according to claim 16, further comprising computer code for bundling the product with the media-content offering to produce a bundled product.

18. A computer program product according to claim 17, further comprising computer code for communicating the bundled product to the communications address.

19. A computer program product according to claim 17, wherein the product is at least one of an audio file and a play list.

20. A computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the content offering is uniquely identified by an identification number, the identification number assigned by a governing body and uniquely identifying the content offering from all other content.