Apparatus and methods for delivering and presenting auxiliary services for customizing a channel
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1. A method of customizing a channel, comprising:
- obtaining a definition of a plurality of base presentations associated with at least one base service;
obtaining a definition of a plurality of auxiliary presentations associated with at least one auxiliary service;
obtaining a definition of a plurality of customized channels each comprising a predetermined combination of at least one of the plurality of base presentations and at least one of the plurality of auxiliary presentations, each of the customized channels associated with one of a plurality of retailers operable to provide multimedia service to a device; and
transmitting the defined plurality of customized channels to the device
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for customizing a media channel include receiving a presentation associated with a base service and an auxiliary presentation associated with an auxiliary service. Further, the apparatus and methods include providing a customized channel to a device, where the customized channel is based on a combination of at least a portion of the base service with at least a portion of the auxiliary service.
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1. A method of customizing a channel, comprising:
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obtaining a definition of a plurality of base presentations associated with at least one base service;
obtaining a definition of a plurality of auxiliary presentations associated with at least one auxiliary service;
obtaining a definition of a plurality of customized channels each comprising a predetermined combination of at least one of the plurality of base presentations and at least one of the plurality of auxiliary presentations, each of the customized channels associated with one of a plurality of retailers operable to provide multimedia service to a device; and
transmitting the defined plurality of customized channels to the device - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program resident in a computer readable medium that, when executed, directs a computer device to perform the actions of:
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obtaining a definition of a plurality of base presentations associated with at least one base service;
obtaining a definition of a plurality of auxiliary presentations associated with at least one auxiliary service; and
obtaining a definition of a plurality of customized channels each comprising a predetermined combination of at least one of the plurality of base presentations and at least one of the plurality of auxiliary presentations, each of the customized channels associated with one of a plurality of retailers operable to provide multimedia service to a device.
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13. At least one processor configured to perform the actions of:
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obtaining a definition of a plurality of base presentations associated with at least one base service;
obtaining a definition of a plurality of auxiliary presentations associated with at least one auxiliary service; and
obtaining a definition of a plurality of customized channels each comprising a predetermined combination of at least one of the plurality of base presentations and at least one of the plurality of auxiliary presentations, each of the customized channels associated with one of a plurality of retailers operable to provide multimedia service to a device.
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14. An apparatus for providing content information, comprising:
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a means for obtaining a definition of a plurality of base presentations associated with at least one base service;
a means for obtaining a definition of a plurality of auxiliary presentations associated with at least one auxiliary service; and
a means for obtaining a definition of a plurality of customized channels each comprising a predetermined combination of at least one of the plurality of base presentations and at least one of the plurality of auxiliary presentations, each of the customized channels associated with one of a plurality of retailers operable to provide multimedia service to a device.
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15. An apparatus for providing customized content, comprising:
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a content server having a base presentation definition for each of plurality of base presentations corresponding to at least one base service and a auxiliary service definition for each of a plurality of auxiliary presentations corresponding to at least one auxiliary service;
a custom channel record for each of a plurality of retailers operable to define customized content to a device, each custom channel record comprising a custom definition based on a predetermined combination of at least one base presentation definition and at least one auxiliary service definition; and
a generator module operable to generate and transmit a message comprising each customized channel record. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for presenting customized content information, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of base presentations corresponding to at least one base service;
receiving a plurality of auxiliary presentations corresponding to at least one auxiliary service;
receiving a definition of a plurality of custom channels each corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined retailers, wherein each of the plurality of custom channels comprises a definition associating at least a predetermined one of a plurality of base services with at least a predetermined one of a plurality of auxiliary services; and
generating a custom channel from a predetermined combination of at least one of the plurality of base presentations and at least one of the plurality of auxiliary presentations based on the received definition of the plurality of custom channels. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer program resident in a computer readable medium that, when executed, directs a computer device to perform the actions of:
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receiving a plurality of base presentations corresponding to at least one base service;
receiving a plurality of auxiliary presentations corresponding to at least one auxiliary service;
receiving a definition of a plurality of custom channels each corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined retailers, wherein each of the plurality of custom channels comprises a definition associating at least a predetermined one of a plurality of base services with at least a predetermined one of a plurality of auxiliary services; and
generating a custom channel from a predetermined combination of at least one of the plurality of base presentations and at least one of the plurality of auxiliary presentations based on the received definition of the plurality of custom channels.
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39. At least one processor configured to perform the actions of:
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receiving a plurality of base presentations corresponding to at least one base service;
receiving a plurality of auxiliary presentations corresponding to at least one auxiliary service;
receiving a definition of a plurality of custom channels each corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined retailers, wherein each of the plurality of custom channels comprises a definition associating at least a predetermined one of a plurality of base services with at least a predetermined one of a plurality of auxiliary services; and
generating a custom channel from a predetermined combination of at least one of the plurality of base presentations and at least one of the plurality of auxiliary presentations based on the received definition of the plurality of custom channels.
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40. An apparatus for providing content information, comprising:
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a means for receiving a plurality of base presentations corresponding to at least one base service;
a means for receiving a plurality of auxiliary presentations corresponding to at least one auxiliary service;
a means for receiving a definition of a plurality of custom channels each corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined retailers, wherein each of the plurality of custom channels comprises a definition associating at least a predetermined one of a plurality of base services with at least a predetermined one of a plurality of auxiliary services; and
a means for generating a custom channel from a predetermined combination of at least one of the plurality of base presentations and at least one of the plurality of auxiliary presentations based on the received definition of the plurality of custom channels.
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41. A wireless device for providing customized content, comprising:
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a computer platform;
a media manager module disposed on the computer platform and operable to receive a plurality of base presentations corresponding to at least one base service, a plurality of auxiliary presentations corresponding to at least one auxiliary service, and a definition of a plurality of custom channels each corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined retailers, wherein each of the plurality of custom channels comprises a definition associating at least a predetermined one of a plurality of base services with at least a predetermined one of a plurality of auxiliary services; and
the media manager module operable to initiate generation of a custom channel from a predetermined combination of at least one of the plurality of base presentations and at least one of the plurality of auxiliary presentations based on the received definition of the plurality of custom channels. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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