Method and system for customizing and distributing presentations for user sites

• US 6,269,275 B1
• Filed: 03/31/1998
• Issued: 07/31/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Datavision Technologies Corporation
• Inventors: Slade, Michael G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gordon, Paul P.
• Application Number:
  US09/053,144
• Time in Patent Office: 1,218 Days
• Field of Search: 707/100, 707/103, 707/104, 700/17, 700/83, 700/90, 700/99, 345/329, 345/333, 345/335
• US Class Current: 700/90
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4331 Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4755 for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47815 Electronic shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02

Abstract

A method and system for customizing and distributing for user sites is disclosed and includes gathering user profile information to create data objects based on individual user profile information. The data objects are accessible locally in a group of user computer sites. Presentation logic objects employing the data objects are created to facilitate the creation of individual customized presentations, at the user sites. The data objects are accessible locally at the user computer sites. Presentation media objects are broadcasted to the computer sites. Certain ones of the media components of the media objects are selected in response to the individual presentation logic objects and the individual data objects to create customized presentations for the users at their user sites.

Claims

1. A method for customizing and distributing presentations for user sites, comprising:

gathering user profile information;

creating profile data objects based on individual user profile information;

accessing the profile data objects individually locally in each one of a group of user computer means;

creating presentation logic objects based on corresponding ones of the data objects to facilitate the creation of individual customized presentations for each one of the user computer means;

storing each one of the presentation logic objects individually locally in the group of user computer means;

broadcasting a single universal presentation media object including a set of media components to each one of a group of remotely located user computer means;

receiving the universal presentation media object individually at each one of the group of user computer means;

selecting certain ones of the media components at each one of the user computer means in response to its presentation logic object and its data object; and

arranging the selected ones of said media components to create customized presentations for the users.

2. A method according to claim 1, further including adding profile data objects periodically.

3. A method according to claim 1, further including modifying said profile data objects periodically.

4. A method according to claim 1, further including adding media objects periodically.

5. A method according to claim 1, further including modifying said media objects periodically.

6. A method according to claim 1, further including using default data objects in the absence of an individual user profile information.

7. A method according to claim 1, further including sending messages from local user computer means in response to the activation of the customized presentation by the user.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least some of said objects are encrypted.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least some of said objects employ QUICKTIME™

.

10. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least some of said objects employ JAVA™

.

11. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least some of said objects are expressed in MPEG4.

12. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least some of said objects are created with MACROMEDIA FLASH™

technology.

13. A system for customizing and distributing presentations for user sites, comprising:

means for gathering user profile information;

means for creating profile data objects based on individual user profile information;

means for accessing the profile data objects individually locally in each one of a group of user computer means;

means for creating presentation logic objects based on corresponding ones of the data objects to facilitate the creation of individual customized presentations for each one of the user computer means;

means for storing each one of the presentation logic objects individually locally in the group of user computer means;

means for broadcasting a single universal presentation media object including a set of media components to each one of a group of remotely located user computer means;

means for receiving the universal presentation media object individually at each one of the group of user computer means;

means for selecting certain ones of the media components at each one of the user computer means in response to its presentation logic object and its data object; and

means for arranging the selected ones of said media components to create customized presentations for each individual on of the users.

14. A system according to claim 13, further including means for adding profile data objects periodically.

15. A system according to claim 13, further including means for modifying said profile data objects periodically.

16. A system according to claim 13, further including means for adding media objects periodically.

17. A system according to claim 13, further including means for modifying said media objects periodically.

18. A system according to claim 13, further including means for using default data objects in the absence of an individual user profile information.

19. A system according to claim 13, further including means for sending messages from local user computer means in response to the activation of the customized presentation by the user.

20. A system according to claim 13, wherein at least some of said objects employ encryption means.

21. A system according to claim 13, wherein at least some of said objects employ QUICKTIME™

means.

22. A system according to claim 13, wherein at least some of said objects employ JAVA™

means.

23. A system according to claim 13, wherein at least some of said objects employ MPEG4 means.

24. A system according to claim 13, wherein at least some of said objects employ MACROMEDIA FLASH™

means.