Method and apparatus for dynamically customizing electronic information to individual end users
First Claim
1. An apparatus which customizes a unit of electronic information received by the apparatus to more closely conform to a preference of an individual user, the apparatus comprising:
- a personal profile database to store user profile data corresponding to the individual user, wherein the user profile data indicates the preference of the individual user;
a content adapter, coupled to the personal profile database, to customize the unit of electronic information to the individual user according to the user profile data included in the personal profile database; and
a client activity monitor, coupled to the personal profile database, to automatically monitor actions taken by the individual user and automatically update the user profile data based on the actions.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for dynamically customizing electronic information to individual end users includes a client system containing a personal profile database which stores consumer information corresponding to individual end user(s) of the client system. The client system also includes a content adapter which compares electronic information received by the client system to the consumer information in the personal profile database and customizes the electronic information to an individual end user based on this comparison. The client system also includes a client activity monitor which monitors actions taken by an individual end user when consuming electronic information and updates the personal profile database based on these actions. In one embodiment, the client activity monitor also monitors which actions are ignored by the individual end user and updates the personal profile database based on the consumer'"'"'s interaction with the electronic information (that is, both the consumer'"'"'s action and inaction). In one embodiment, an electronic information server containing a plurality of electronic information units is coupled to the client system via an electronic information distribution network and serves as the source of the electronic information.
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32 Claims
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1. An apparatus which customizes a unit of electronic information received by the apparatus to more closely conform to a preference of an individual user, the apparatus comprising:
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a personal profile database to store user profile data corresponding to the individual user, wherein the user profile data indicates the preference of the individual user; a content adapter, coupled to the personal profile database, to customize the unit of electronic information to the individual user according to the user profile data included in the personal profile database; and a client activity monitor, coupled to the personal profile database, to automatically monitor actions taken by the individual user and automatically update the user profile data based on the actions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for customizing electronic information to more closely conform to a preference of an individual consumer, comprising:
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an electronic information server containing a plurality of electronic information units; and a client system coupled to the electronic information server to receive an electronic information unit of the plurality of electronic information units from the electronic information server, wherein the client system includes, a personal profile database to store user profile data corresponding to the individual consumer, wherein the user profile data indicates the preference of the individual consumer, and a content adapter coupled to the personal profile database, to customize the received electronic information unit to the individual consumer according to the user profile data included in the personal profile database. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for customizing electronic information to more closely conform to a preference of an individual user, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a unit of electronic information; (b) comparing the unit of electronic information to user profile data corresponding to the individual user, wherein the user profile data indicates the preference of the individual user; (c) generating a customized unit of electronic information based on the comparing; and (d) providing the customized unit of electronic information to the individual user for consumption by the individual user. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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