Media content notification via communications network
First Claim
1. A method for use in notifying a consumer of media content, based upon information regarding the consumer obtained from a registration site, comprising:
- accessing a registration site containing information regarding the consumer;
obtaining, via a communications network, interest information relating to the consumer, wherein said interest information is obtained based upon said information regarding said consumer;
identifying media content for the consumer based on said obtained interest information;
generating notification information pertaining to said identified media content; and
providing said notification information to the consumer, whereby the consumer is notified via said communications network of media content of potential interest to the consumer based on said interest information;
wherein said information is obtained by;
receiving, at a first node of said communications network, said interest information from a second node of said communications network associated with the consumer, said interest information including demographic information regarding the user;
storing said interest information at said first node;
receiving, at said first node, a communication from said second node regarding retransmission of said interest information from said first node to a third node of said network; and
retransmitting, based on said communication from said second node to said third node said interest information from said first node to said third node, wherein the consumer can automatically provide at least one portion of said interest information to said third node.
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Abstract
The notification system identifies media content based on personal preferences of individual users and provides notification of identified media content to the users. In one embodiment, the system (100) includes a number of user nodes (102, 104 and 106) that communicate with a registration site (110) and a notification site (112) via the internet (108). The notification site (112) includes a media content database (120) and a processor (118) running contents election logic. The processor (118) accesses the media content database (120) in order to identify content that may be of interest to particular users of the user nodes (102, 104 and 106). In this regard, content for a particular user may be identified by matching interest information obtained from the registration site (110) with the content information of the media content database (120).
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1. A method for use in notifying a consumer of media content, based upon information regarding the consumer obtained from a registration site, comprising:
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accessing a registration site containing information regarding the consumer;
obtaining, via a communications network, interest information relating to the consumer, wherein said interest information is obtained based upon said information regarding said consumer;
identifying media content for the consumer based on said obtained interest information;
generating notification information pertaining to said identified media content; and
providing said notification information to the consumer, whereby the consumer is notified via said communications network of media content of potential interest to the consumer based on said interest information;
wherein said information is obtained by;
receiving, at a first node of said communications network, said interest information from a second node of said communications network associated with the consumer, said interest information including demographic information regarding the user;
storing said interest information at said first node;
receiving, at said first node, a communication from said second node regarding retransmission of said interest information from said first node to a third node of said network; and
retransmitting, based on said communication from said second node to said third node said interest information from said first node to said third node, wherein the consumer can automatically provide at least one portion of said interest information to said third node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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