RESPONDING TO REQUESTS FOR DATA
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Abstract
A user information item is associated with a data set selected by a user for delivery over an electronic network. The user'"'"'s present and previous data selections are analyzed to identify a user information category related to at least one of these data selections, and the user information item is chosen from the identified user information category. User information items can be combined or associated with a video, animation or multimedia data set selected by a user for delivery over an electronic network.
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Citations
24 Claims
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1-4. -4. (canceled)
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5. A method for providing user information related to a user'"'"'s selection of audio data, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a user'"'"'s selection of audio data and an indicium identifying the user;
analyzing the user'"'"'s present selection of audio data and previous selections, of audio data, and identifying at least one user interest category based on the user'"'"'s present and previous audio data selections;
selecting at least one user information item from the at least one identified user interest category;
associating or combining the at least one user information item with the user'"'"'s audio data selection; and
delivering the associated or combined at least one user information item and the user'"'"'s audio data selection to the user over an electronic network. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 21)
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14. A system for providing user information related to a user'"'"'s selection of audio data, the system comprising:
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an audio data server that receives a user'"'"'s selection of audio data and an indicium identifying the user;
a user information server that analyzes the user'"'"'s present selection of audio data and previous selections, of audio data, that identifies at least one user interest category based on the user'"'"'s present and previous audio data selections, that selects at least one user information item from the at least one identified user interest category, and that associates or combines the at least one user information item with the user'"'"'s audio data selection; and
an audio data delivery system that delivers the associated or combined at least one user information item and the user'"'"'s audio data selection to the user over an electronic network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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22. A method for providing user information related to a user'"'"'s selection of audio data, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a user'"'"'s selection of audio data and an indicium identifying the user;
analyzing the user'"'"'s present selection of audio data and previous selections of audio data, and identifying at least one user interest category based on the user'"'"'s present and previous audio data selections;
selecting at least one user information item from the at least one identified user interest category;
associating or combining the at least one user information item with the user'"'"'s audio data selection; and
delivering the associated or combined at least one user information item and the user'"'"'s audio data selection to the user over an electronic network, wherein the associated or combined at least one user information item is played back with the user'"'"'s audio data selection. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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