Patent ID: 6671736
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: G09F,H04B

Abstract:
A method for presenting demographically targeted information to a user of an exercise equipment via a personal unit attached to said exercise equipment, wherein said personal unit is communicatively connected to a local server of a local network, comprising the steps of:allowing said user to log on to said local server; generating content for delivery to said user based in part on said demographic profile of said user, if there is a channel available for delivery of said demographically targeted information, and switching said user to said channel for receiving said contents; arranging a plurality of continuously running channels based in part on the content of the channels to match said demographic profile of said user, if a channel is not available for delivery of said targeted information to said user; selecting a channel from said arranged plurality of channels for presentation to said user, wherein said selection is based in part on a synchronization delay; and switching said user to said selected channel for receiving said contents.