Patent ID: 7171480
Filing Date: 2007-01-30
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for providing auxiliary content to a client during download of primary content from a server, comprising: a server network comprising a download management server, a customer database that stores user information, and a primary content database that stores primary content; a client console connectable for establishing a communications link through a bi-directional communications network to the download management server; and at the client console, local storage for storing a user identifier and auxiliary content, wherein the auxiliary content is stored in the local storage prior to download of the primary content from the download management server; wherein the user identifier is uploaded from the client console to the download management server to transact with the primary content database, the user identifier being used to enable request of primary content in the primary content database, and specific portions of the auxiliary content stored in the local storage device are loaded from the local storage device to enable playing by the client console during download of requested primary content, the specific portions of the auxiliary content being selected for play at the client console during download based in part on analysis of the user information that is downloaded to the client console in response to the uploading of the user identifier to the download management server.