Virtual Store Management Method and System for Operating an Interactive Audio/Video Entertainment System According to Viewers Tastes and Preferences
First Claim
1. A client-side system for predicatively providing audio/visual content to viewers, comprising:
- a means for automatically creating a viewing profile of a set of users for predicting a set of future viewing preferences based on a set of actions by the set of users;
a means for predicting a future viewing choice of at least one of the set of users as a first predicted viewing choice based on the viewing profile;
a means for selectively downloading the first predicted viewing choice as a first downloaded predicted viewing choice; and
a means for storing the first downloaded predicted viewing choice in the client-side system as a first stored predicted viewing choice for a potential later viewing.
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Abstract
This invention confers to an interactive audio/video entertainment system providing video-on-demand (VOD) services the abilities to automatically adapt to viewers tastes and preferences and download in advance the most likely viewing choices of each user, thereby freeing the system and its users from the real-time throughput constraints and availability limitations of the audio/video distribution network. Viewers are presented with a virtual video-rental-store paradigm offering a locally stored, and therefore immediately available for rental, selection of audio/video programs tailored to each viewer on the basis of observation by the system, in a transparent fashion, of the viewer'"'"'s past choices.
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20 Claims
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1. A client-side system for predicatively providing audio/visual content to viewers, comprising:
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a means for automatically creating a viewing profile of a set of users for predicting a set of future viewing preferences based on a set of actions by the set of users;
a means for predicting a future viewing choice of at least one of the set of users as a first predicted viewing choice based on the viewing profile;
a means for selectively downloading the first predicted viewing choice as a first downloaded predicted viewing choice; and
a means for storing the first downloaded predicted viewing choice in the client-side system as a first stored predicted viewing choice for a potential later viewing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing a audio/visual content for immediate viewing:
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predicting a set of future viewing preferences as a set of predicted viewing choices based on a history of past viewing;
downloading a one of the set of predicted viewing choices speculatively as a downloaded predicted viewing choice;
storing the downloaded predicted viewing choice as a stored predicted viewing choice; and
offering the stored predicted viewing choice to a user for viewing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of providing an audio/visual content for immediate viewing:
providing a system for a user that provides for;
predicting a set of future viewing preferences as a set of predicted viewing choices based on a history of past viewing;
downloading a one of the set of predicted viewing choices speculatively as a downloaded predicted viewing choice;
storing the downloaded predicted viewing choice as a stored predicted viewing choice; and
offering the stored predicted viewing choice to the user for viewing.
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