Patent ID: 7945638
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An electronic data delivery apparatus for delivering a set of streaming content to one or more users, said apparatus comprising: a hardware binding and one or more pages coupled to said binding, wherein said one or more pages are capable of being turned around the hardware binding; a flexible substrate adapted to display said set of streaming content, wherein each page is made of the flexible substrate and displays the set of streaming content, and wherein each page is a thin, transparent and flexible plastic sheet which includes a plurality of beads that can be of two contrasting colors depending on an applied electric charge to the plurality of beads; a wireless communication component adapted to establish a connection with one or more content providers and electronically receive the set of streaming content from said one or more content providers, wherein the electronic data delivery apparatus is associated with a unique identifier, and wherein said unique identifier is used by the one or more content providers to establish the connection with the wireless communication component to send the set of streaming content; a storage medium adapted to store said set of streaming content received via the wireless communication component; a central processor unit (CPU) adapted to read said set of streaming content from the storage medium and cause the set of streaming content to be displayed on said flexible substrate for viewing by the one or more users; wherein the wireless communication component, the storage medium and the CPU are situated within the hardware binding; wherein the electronic data delivery apparatus is a handheld mobile device distributable to the one or more users, such that the set of streaming content received from the one or more content providers is rendered on the flexible substrate in a specific customized display form tailored for a particular user associated with the electronic data delivery apparatus; a virtual machine adapted to provide at least one application for rendering the set of streaming content; a hypervisor that directly interfaces with the virtual machine to execute the at least one application by the CPU; and a personalization engine adapted to customize the streaming content for the one or more users based on a set of preferences received from each one of the one or more users, wherein the streaming content is displayed on the flexible substrate in a format enforced by the personalization engine.