Patent ID: 7047302
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: A63F,G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for providing access to primary media content in digital form, comprising: a server network comprising a download management server, a customer database storing user information, and a primary content database storing primary media content; a client console connectable for establishing a communications link through a bi-directional communications network to said download management server, said client console generating a user identifier; and a detachable storage media installable in said client console, said detachable storage media having a data structure thereon comprising a plurality of auxiliary media content items, and a plurality of trigger data items logically associated, respectively, with each of said auxiliary media content items, the plurality of auxiliary media content items being comprised of advertisements, wherein said user identifier is uploaded to said download management server to enable access to specified content in said primary media content database, and said user information is downloaded into said client console, said client console comparing said downloaded user information with a trigger data item for each of said auxiliary media content items to determine which of said auxiliary media content items are to be loaded and queued for playback.