System for providing a customized media list

Abstract

A system is described for providing a customized media list to a user over a data network. The system provides a personalized data of the user to a computer system, generates a customizes media list by the computer system for the user based on the personal data, and provides the customized media list to the user through the computer system where the customized media list represents a customized content and a customized advertising.

1 . A system for providing customized digital media, comprising: 
 a computer system for: 
 1) receiving data from a user, directly or through an intermediary, which data identifies the user,  
 2) generating a customized media list at the computer system, based on personalized data of the user, wherein the list comprises a program or advertisement including at least one entertainment or information program or advertisement, or any combination of such programs or advertisements, which program or advertisement is selected from media options available independent of a broadcast schedule, the media options being stored at the computer system,  
 3) storing the customized media list at the computer system, wherein the customized media list is not stored at the user, and  
 4) storing customized media corresponding to the customized media list at the computer system; and  
   an electronic network for delivering the customized media directly to the user from the computer system, without storing the customized media local to the user, independent of a broadcast schedule.    
   
   
       2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein there is more than one user with one or more receptor devices, each user being able to receive customized media independent of a broadcast schedule.  
   
   
       3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said personalized data includes demographic information.  
   
   
       4 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said personalized data includes a personal profile, viewing preferences, past viewing, or viewing habits of the user, and said customized media list is generated by said computer system that supplies said customized media over said electronic network.  
   
   
       5 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said user may rearrange or subtract from said customized media list, or add to such list from said media options available independent of a broadcast schedule.  
   
   
       6 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said customized media comprises customized content or customized advertising or both.  
   
   
       7 . The system according to  claim 4 , wherein said personalized data includes an advertising preference.  
   
   
       8 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said media options include advertisements.  
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein said media options include advertisements.  
   
   
       10 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said customized media includes both customized content and customized advertising and said customized advertising is integrated within said customized content.  
   
   
       11 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said customized media includes both customized content and customized advertising, and said customized content and said customized advertising is arranged in a predetermined order.  
   
   
       12 . A system for providing customized digital media, comprising: 
 a computer system for: 
 (1) receiving data from a user, directly or through an intermediary, which data identifies the user,  
 2) generating a customized media list, based on personalized data of the user, wherein the list comprises a program or advertisement including at least one entertainment or information program or advertisement, or any combination of such programs or advertisements, which program or advertisement is selected from media options available independent of a broadcast schedule, and  
 3) initiating at the computer system a request for customized media corresponding to the customized media list, wherein the request is not initiated by the user; and  
   an electronic network for delivering the customized media independent of a broadcast schedule.    
   
   
       13 . A system for providing customized digital media, comprising: 
 a computer system for: 
 1) receiving data from a user, directly or through an intermediary, which data identifies the user,  
 2) generating a customized media list, based on personalized data of the user, wherein the list comprises a program or advertisement including at least one entertainment or information program or advertisement, or any combination of such programs or advertisements, which program or advertisement is selected from media options available independent of a broadcast schedule, and  
 3) storing the customized media list at the computer system, wherein the customized media list is not stored at the user; and  
   an electronic network for delivering customized media corresponding to the customized media list from the computer system.    
   
   
       14 . A system for providing customized digital media, comprising: 
 a computer system for: 
 1) receiving data from a user, directly or through an intermediary, which data identifies the user,  
 2) generating a customized media list, based on personalized data of the user, wherein the list comprises a program or advertisement including at least one entertainment or information program or advertisement, or any combination of such programs or advertisements, which program or advertisement is selected from media options available independent of a broadcast schedule, the media options stored at the computer system, and  
 3) storing customized media corresponding to the customized media list; and  
   an electronic network for delivering customized media from the computer system to the user independent of a broadcast schedule, wherein the user receives the customized media without storing the customized media local to the user.    
   
   
       15 . A system for providing customized digital media, comprising: 
 a computer system for: 
 1) receiving updated personal profile information after account initialization at the computer system, the updated personal profile information identifying characteristics of a user, wherein the personal profile information is not stored local to the user, and  
 2) generating a customized media list, based on the personal profile information, wherein the list comprises a program or advertisement including at least one entertainment or information program or advertisement, or any combination of such programs or advertisements, which program or advertisement is selected from media options available independent of a broadcast schedule; and  
   an electronic network for transmitting the updated personal profile information to the computer system and delivering customized media corresponding to the customized media list.    
   
   
       16 . A system for providing customized digital media, comprising: 
 a computer system for: 
 1) receiving updated media preference information after account initialization at the computer system, the updated media preference information identifying media preferences of a user, wherein the media preference information is not stored local to the user, and  
 2) generating a customized media list, based on the media preferences, wherein the list comprises a program or advertisement including at least one entertainment or information program or advertisement, or any combination of such programs or advertisements, which program or advertisement is selected from media options available independent of a broadcast schedule; and  
   an electronic network for transmitting the updated media preference information to the computer system and delivering customized media corresponding to the customized media list.    
   
   
       17 . A system for providing customized digital media, comprising: 
 a computer system for: 
 1) receiving viewing habit information at the computer system, the viewing habit information identifying viewing habits of a user, wherein the viewing habit information is not stored local to the user, and  
 2) generating a customized media list, based on the viewing habit information, wherein the list comprises a program or advertisement including at least one entertainment or information program or advertisement, or any combination of such programs or advertisements, which program or advertisement is selected from media options available independent of a broadcast schedule; and  
   an electronic network for transmitting the viewing habit information to the computer system and sending the customized media list to the user and delivering customized media corresponding to the customized media list.    
   
   
       18 . A system for providing customized digital media, comprising: 
 a computer system for: 
 1) receiving updated personal profile information after account initialization at the computer system, the updated personal profile information identifying characteristics of a user, wherein the personal profile information is not processed local to the user, and  
 2) generating a customized media list, based on the personal profile information, wherein the list comprises a program or advertisement including at least one entertainment or information program or advertisement, or any combination of such programs or advertisements, which program or advertisement is selected from media options available independent of a broadcast schedule; and  
   an electronic network for transmitting the updated personal profile information to the computer system and delivering customized media corresponding to the customized media list.    
   
   
       19 . A system for providing customized digital media, comprising: 
 a computer system for: 
 1) receiving updated media preference information after account initialization at the computer system, the updated media preference information identifying media preferences of a user, wherein the media preference information is not processed local to the user, and  
 2) generating a customized media list, based on the media preferences, wherein the list comprises a program or advertisement including at least one entertainment or information program or advertisement, or any combination of such programs or advertisements, which program or advertisement is selected from media options available independent of a broadcast schedule; and  
   an electronic network for transmitting the updated media preference information to the computer system and delivering customized media corresponding to the customized digital media list.    
   
   
       20 . A system for providing customized digital media, comprising: 
 a computer system for: 
 1) receiving viewing habit information at the computer system, the viewing habit information identifying viewing habits of a user, wherein the updated viewing habit information is not processed local to the user, and  
 2) generating a customized media list, based on the viewing habit information, wherein the list comprises a program or advertisement including at least one entertainment or information program or advertisement, or any combination of such programs or advertisements, which program or advertisement is selected from media options available independent of a broadcast schedule; and  
   an electronic network for delivering customized media corresponding to the customized media list.    
   
   
       21 . A system for providing customized digital media, comprising: 
 a computer system for: 
 1) prompting a user for personal profile information, the prompting being generated by the computer system, the personal profile information being received from the user and identifying characteristics of the user not related to media preferences where the media preferences are not processed local to the user, and  
 2) generating a customized media list, based on the personal profile information, wherein the list comprises a program or advertisement including at least one entertainment or information program or advertisement, or any combination of such programs or advertisements, which program or advertisement is selected from media options available independent of a broadcast schedule; and  
   an electronic network for transmitting the prompting from the computer system and delivering customized media corresponding to the customized media list.    
   
   
       22 . A system for providing customized digital media, comprising: 
 a computer system for: 
 1) prompting a user for updated media preference information after account initialization, the prompting being generated by the computer system over an electronic network, the media preference information received from the user and identifying media preferences of the user wherein the media preferences are not processed local to the user, and  
 2) generating a customized media list, based on the media preference information, wherein the list comprises a plurality of items including at least one entertainment or information program or advertisement, or any combination of such programs or advertisements, which program or advertisement is selected from media options available independent of a broadcast schedule; and  
   the electronic network for transmitting the prompting from the computer system and delivering customized media corresponding to the plurality of items on the customized media list without the user selecting the customized media from the customized media list.    
   
   
       23 . A system for providing customized digital media, comprising: 
 a computer system for: 
 1) prompting a user for viewing habit information, the prompting being generated by the computer system over an electronic network, the viewing habit information received from the user and identifying viewing habits of the user wherein the viewing habits are not processed local to the user, and  
 2) generating a customized media list, based on the viewing habit information, wherein the list comprises a program or advertisement including at least one entertainment or information program or advertisement, or any combination of such programs or advertisements, which program or advertisement is selected from media options available independent of a broadcast schedule; and  
   the electronic network for transmitting the prompting from the computer system and delivering customized media corresponding to the customized media list.    
   
   
       24 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer system includes two or more computers.