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Broadcast interactive multimedia system
Assignee: Hitachi America Ltd
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Filing: 1994-11-29
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Granted: 1997-04-01
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Expires: 2014-11-29
Abstract
Abstract A procedure for selecting and storing data elements communicated from a common database to users of the database utilizing a communication link between each transmitter and a concomitant receiver accessible by the user. The transmitted information is augmented with attributes which are used at the receiver to select and then store locally only that information of interest to each receiver's user, wherein the attributes and the user selection pattern determine the criteria for storing information locally. Attributes include: utility of each data element in time; interest categories and level of interest for each of the categories determined for the collective users; repeat time to the data element; and a hyperlink to associated data elements.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph E. Augenbraun
- 👤 Larry A. Pearlstein
- 👤 Michael A. Plotnick
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2026-10-24 22:16
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/47; H04N21/20; H04N21/25; H04N21/258; H04N21/25866; H04N21/25891; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/30; H04N21/43; H04N21/433; H04N21/4331; H04N21/4335; H04N21/442; H04N21/44213; H04N21/44222; H04N21/44224; H04N21/45; H04N21/4508; H04N21/4532; H04N21/454; H04N21/462; H04N21/4622; H04N21/466; H04N21/4667; H04N21/478; H04N21/4782; H04N21/80; H04N21/83; H04N21/84; H04N21/85; H04N21/858; H04N21/8586; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99932; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99934; Y10S707/99939; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99943; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
A method for communicating data elements from a common database to each of a plurality of users of the data elements, the method comprising the steps of (a) defining interest categories for the database which express the collective interest of the users, (b) assigning at least one of the interest categories to each data element, (c) identifying data attributes for each of the data elements, the step of identifying including the step of defining an interest level for each of the interest categories wherein each interest level expresses an estimate of the collective interest of the users in each of the interest categories assigned to each data element, (d) communicating each data element and its associated data attributes to the users, (e) generating a user profile indicative of data elements of interest to each user, (f) selecting and locally storing data elements of interest to each user in correspondence to the selections of each user with respect to the communicated data elements and with reference to the user profile, and (g) modifying the user profile in correspondence to the data attributes of data elements selected by each user, and returning to step (f).
Claim 2
Independent Claim
193 words
A method for communicating data elements from a common database to each of a plurality of users of the data elements, the method comprising the steps of (a) defining interest categories for the database which express the collective interest of the users, (b) assigning at least one of the interest categories to each data element, (c) identifying data attributes for each of the data elements, the step of identifying including the step of defining an interest level for each of the interest categories wherein each interest level expresses an estimate of the collective interest of the users in each of the interest categories assigned to each data element, (d) communicating each data element and its associated data attributes to the users, (e) generating a user profile indicative of data elements of interest to each user, (f) selecting and locally storing data elements of interest to each user in correspondence to the selections of each user with respect to the communicated data elements and with reference to the user profile, and (g) modifying the user profile in correspondence to the data attributes of data elements selected by each user, and returning to step (f).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of identifying further includes the step of defining a utility attribute which expresses the usefulness of said each of the data elements as a function of time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
74 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein at least one data element is indicative of physical parameters to control a display device and further including the step of displaying the locally stored data elements on the display device in response to user selection of the locally stored data elements, the step of displaying including the step of controlling the display device with the physical parameters expressed by said at least one data element.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for communicating data elements from a common database to each of a plurality of users of the data elements, the method comprising the steps of (a) assigning data attributes to each of the data elements and communicating each data element and its associated data attributes to the users, (b) generating a user profile indicative of data elements of interest to each user, (c) selecting and locally storing data elements of interest to each user in correspondence to the selections of each user with respect to the communicated data elements and with reference to the user profile, (d) synthesizing a home page to display disjointed groups of locally stored data elements on a display device, (e) navigating among disjoint groups of the locally stored data elements with reference to the home page, (f) displaying the locally stored data elements on the display device in response to user selection of the locally stored data elements, and (g) modifying the user profile in correspondence to the data attributes of data elements selected by each user, and returning to step (c).
Claim 6
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for communicating data elements from a common database to each of a plurality of users of the data elements, the method comprising the steps of (a) assigning data attributes to each of the data elements and communicating each data element and its associated data attributes to the users, (b) generating a user profile indicative of data elements of interest to each user, (c) selecting and locally storing data elements of interest to each user in correspondence to the selections of each user with respect to the communicated data elements and with reference to the user profile, (d) synthesizing a home page to display disjointed groups of locally stored data elements on a display device, (e) navigating among disjoint groups of the locally stored data elements with reference to the home page, (f) displaying the locally stored data elements on the display device in response to user selection of the locally stored data elements, and (g) modifying the user profile in correspondence to the data attributes of data elements selected by each user, and returning to step (c).
Claim 7
Independent Claim
231 words
A method for communicating data elements from a common database to each of a plurality of users of the data elements, the method comprising the steps of (a) assigning data attributes to each of the data elements and communicating each data element and its associated data attributes to the users wherein at least one data element is a special page data element and the associated data attribute of said page data element indicates the relative value of the page data element as a home page, (b) generating a user profile indicative of data elements of interest to each user, (c) selecting and locally storing data elements of interest to each user in correspondence to the selections of each user with respect to the communicated data elements and with reference to the user profile, (d) displaying the locally stored data elements on a display device in response to user selection of the locally stored data elements, (e) synthesizing a home page to display disjointed groups of locally stored data elements on the display device, the step of synthesizing including the step of weighting the relative value in selecting the home page, (f) navigating among disjoint groups of the locally stored data elements with reference to the home page, and (g) modifying the user profile in correspondence to the data attributes of data elements selected by each user, and returning to step (c).
Claim 8
Independent Claim
231 words
A method for communicating data elements from a common database to each of a plurality of users of the data elements, the method comprising the steps of (a) assigning data attributes to each of the data elements and communicating each data element and its associated data attributes to the users wherein at least one data element is a special page data element and the associated data attribute of said page data element indicates the relative value of the page data element as a home page, (b) generating a user profile indicative of data elements of interest to each user, (c) selecting and locally storing data elements of interest to each user in correspondence to the selections of each user with respect to the communicated data elements and with reference to the user profile, (d) displaying the locally stored data elements on a display device in response to user selection of the locally stored data elements, (e) synthesizing a home page to display disjointed groups of locally stored data elements on the display device, the step of synthesizing including the step of weighting the relative value in selecting the home page, (f) navigating among disjoint groups of the locally stored data elements with reference to the home page, and (g) modifying the user profile in correspondence to the data attributes of data elements selected by each user, and returning to step (c).
Claim 9
Independent Claim
226 words
A method for communicating data elements from a common database to each of a plurality of users of the data elements, the method comprising the steps of (a) assigning data attributes to each of the data elements and communicating each data element and its associated data attributes to the users, (b) generating a user profile indicative of data elements of interest to each user, (c) selecting and locally storing data elements of interest to each user in correspondence to the selections of each user with respect to the communicated data elements and with reference to the user profile, (d) displaying the locally stored data elements on a display device in response to user selection of the locally stored data elements, (e) synthesizing a home page to display disjointed groups of locally stored data elements on the display device, the step of synthesizing includes the step of weighting the relative value in selecting the home page, (f) navigating among disjoint groups of the locally stored data elements with reference to the home page, the step of navigating including the steps of marking certain data elements as primary navigational pathways and displaying the locally stored data elements in correspondence to said certain data elements, and (g) modifying the user profile in correspondence to the data attributes of data elements selected by each user, and returning to step (c).
Claim 10
Independent Claim
226 words
A method for communicating data elements from a common database to each of a plurality of users of the data elements, the method comprising the steps of (a) assigning data attributes to each of the data elements and communicating each data element and its associated data attributes to the users, (b) generating a user profile indicative of data elements of interest to each user, (c) selecting and locally storing data elements of interest to each user in correspondence to the selections of each user with respect to the communicated data elements and with reference to the user profile, (d) displaying the locally stored data elements on a display device in response to user selection of the locally stored data elements, (e) synthesizing a home page to display disjointed groups of locally stored data elements on the display device, the step of synthesizing includes the step of weighting the relative value in selecting the home page, (f) navigating among disjoint groups of the locally stored data elements with reference to the home page, the step of navigating including the steps of marking certain data elements as primary navigational pathways and displaying the locally stored data elements in correspondence to said certain data elements, and (g) modifying the user profile in correspondence to the data attributes of data elements selected by each user, and returning to step (c).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
242 words
Circuitry for communicating data elements from a common database to each of a plurality of users of the data elements, the circuitry comprising (a) means, coupled to the database, for defining interest categories for the database which express the collective interest of the users, (b) means, coupled to the means for defining, for assigning at least one of the interest categories to each data element, (c) means for identifying data attributes for each of the data elements, the means for identifying including the means for defining an interest level for each of the interest categories wherein each interest level expresses an estimate of the collective interest of the users in each of the interest categories assigned to each data element, (d) means, coupled to the database, for communicating each data element and its associated data attributes to the users, (e) means for generating a user profile indicative of data elements of interest to each user, (f) means, coupled to said means for generating and said means for identifying and for communicating, for selecting and locally storing data elements of interest to each user in correspondence to the selections of each user with respect to the communicated data elements and with reference to the user profile, and (g) means, responsive to said means for selecting and for storing and coupled to said means for generating, for modifying the user profile in correspondence to the data attributes of data elements selected by each user.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
242 words
Circuitry for communicating data elements from a common database to each of a plurality of users of the data elements, the circuitry comprising (a) means, coupled to the database, for defining interest categories for the database which express the collective interest of the users, (b) means, coupled to the means for defining, for assigning at least one of the interest categories to each data element, (c) means for identifying data attributes for each of the data elements, the means for identifying including the means for defining an interest level for each of the interest categories wherein each interest level expresses an estimate of the collective interest of the users in each of the interest categories assigned to each data element, (d) means, coupled to the database, for communicating each data element and its associated data attributes to the users, (e) means for generating a user profile indicative of data elements of interest to each user, (f) means, coupled to said means for generating and said means for identifying and for communicating, for selecting and locally storing data elements of interest to each user in correspondence to the selections of each user with respect to the communicated data elements and with reference to the user profile, and (g) means, responsive to said means for selecting and for storing and coupled to said means for generating, for modifying the user profile in correspondence to the data attributes of data elements selected by each user.
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