Patent ID: 9282146
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing content, the method being implemented by one or more processors and comprising: monitoring activities of a user on multiple interconnected devices that form a personal network, the multiple interconnected devices including a first device of a first type and a second device of a second type; determining profile information for the user from monitoring the activities of the user on the multiple interconnected devices of the personal network; storing the profile information; performing one or more operations to select a set of content items for the user based on the profile information; and distributing content that is based on the set of content items, the content being distributed from at least the first device across one or more networks to at least the second device of the personal network; wherein at least monitoring the activities of the user, determining the profile information, storing the profile information, and performing the one or more operations are performed privately on one or more of the multiple interconnected devices of the personal network, so that the profile information is not communicated outside of the personal network of the user.