Patent ID: 6338044
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A computing system usable to create a personal digital content system comprising:a plurality of computer hosts with at least one computer host acting as an end user's digital library, at least one computer host acting to schedule and distribute digital content, and at least one computer host acting as a master digital library containing material to be used in the personal digital content system; a communication network for exchanging information and data between said computer hosts; a plurality of agents executing on said computer hosts, wherein each of said agents is adapted to receive and send electronic messages to another agent, and further the plurality of agents comprises at least one agent adapted to schedule digital content, at least one agent to request schedules of digital content, at least one agent adapted to perform distribution of digital content, and at least one agent adapted to maintain and manage said digital library; wherein said agents cooperatively perform defined tasks by exchanging said electronic messages with each other and with other sources which can be exchanged across a communication network, and wherein said agents comprise the following: means for creating or obtaining a schedule of digital content based on attributes of said digital content and end user preferences; means for comparing the schedule of digital content with an end user's digital library; means for identifying digital content missing from the end user's digital library which is listed on said schedule; means for communicating with said master digital library to obtain the digital content missing from the end user's digital library; means for inserting ads onto the digital content provided from said master digital library; means for transmitting said digital content with ads to said end user; and means for storing the digital content.