Patent ID: 7437549
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: G06F,H04H,H04L,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for distributing content files to a terminal, comprising: associating with each of a plurality of content files a metadata file, wherein each of the metadata files is associated with a unique identifier; receiving at the terminal a specification of content of interest to a user, said specification being in terms of metadata keywords; searching said metadata files for said keywords; noting unique identifiers associated with metadata files including one or more of said keywords; monitoring incoming packets for the noted unique identifiers, each of said packets conveying a portion of one of said content files; bringing to attention of said user only content files conveyed by packets that contain one of the noted unique identifiers; providing individuals with software for formulating content, said software producing for each item of formulated content descriptive attributes; distributing to receiving terminals the formulated content, and descriptive attributes produced with said software; allowing users of the receiving terminals to specify attributes corresponding to content of potential interest; and allowing the users of the receiving terminals to configure the receiving terminals to only display content whose descriptive attributes match the specified attributes, wherein at least one of the content files comprises content formulated using said software, wherein chat messages are formulated using said software.