Patent ID: 6996627

Claim:
A method comprising; sending a polling interval information from a remote computer to a client computer, said polling interval information indicating to the client computer when to request that program information items be transmitted by the remote computer to the client computer, wherein said program information items comprise information at least in part relating to one or more media items; periodically determining in the remote computer whether new media items are available, wherein the media items are selected from the group comprising audio or visual information relating to: current news events, cultural activities, entertainment, sports, recreation, movie information, stock information, interest rates, pricing information, cartoons, and/or advertisements, the determining period based at least in part upon the polling interval information; and transmitting new media items and/or at least in part related program information items for display or rendering on the client computer upon the determination that new media items are available on the remote computer and upon request from the client computer.