INTERACTIVE ADVISORY SYSTEM FOR PRIORITIZING CONTENT
First Claim
1. A method of outputting content to a communicator device via a first service provider or a second service provider, the second service provider having a bandwidth limitation, the method comprising:
- determining whether the first service provider is available to pass the content to the communicator device;
receiving a user-defined priority indicating whether the content should be received by the communicator device via the second service provider; and
passing the content, based on the determination that the first service provider is available, such that the communicator device receives the content via the first service provider;
orpassing the content, based on the determination that the first service provider is not available and the user-defined priority, such that the communicator device receives the content via the second service provider;
orrejecting the content, based on the user-defined priority, such that the communicator device does not receive the content via the second service provider.
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Abstract
A method for passing content to at least one communicator device. The user of a communicator device registers with at least one service provider for delivering a plurality of different types of content to be passed to the at least one communicator device. A user defined priority is assigned to the at least one type of content. The user defined priority is stored on a computer readable medium. The different types of content are passed to the at least one communicator device based on the user defined priority.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of outputting content to a communicator device via a first service provider or a second service provider, the second service provider having a bandwidth limitation, the method comprising:
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determining whether the first service provider is available to pass the content to the communicator device; receiving a user-defined priority indicating whether the content should be received by the communicator device via the second service provider; and passing the content, based on the determination that the first service provider is available, such that the communicator device receives the content via the first service provider;
orpassing the content, based on the determination that the first service provider is not available and the user-defined priority, such that the communicator device receives the content via the second service provider;
orrejecting the content, based on the user-defined priority, such that the communicator device does not receive the content via the second service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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8. A system, comprising:
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an analysis unit that outputs content to a communicator device via a first service provider or a second service provider, the second service provider having a bandwidth limitation; and a prioritization unit that; determines whether the first service provider is available to pass the content to the communicator device; receives a user-defined priority indicating whether the content should be received by the communicator device via the second service provider; and passes the content, based on the determination that the first service provider is available, such that the communicator device receives the content via the first service provider;
orpasses the content, based on the determination that the first service provider is not available and the user-defined priority, such that the communicator device receives the content via the second service provider;
orrejects the content, based on the user-defined priority, such that the communicator device does not receive the content via the second service provider. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium (CRSM) storing instructions to output content to a communicator device via a first service provider or a second service provider, the second service provider having a bandwidth limitation, the instructions causing a system to:
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determine whether the first service provider is available to pass the content to the communicator device; receive a user-defined priority indicating whether the content should be received by the communicator device via the second service provider; and pass the content, based on the determination that the first service provider is available, such that the communicator device receives the content via the first service provider;
orpass the content, based on the determination that the first service provider is not available and the user-defined priority, such that the communicator device receives the content via the second service provider;
orreject the content, based on the user-defined priority, such that the communicator device does not receive the content via the second service provider.
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