Patent ID: 7640343

Claim:
A method for providing plural audio/video media programs from a content store, the method comprising: receiving a user-created resource item list from a client processing device, the user-created resource item list including plural resource item descriptors that identify at least one or multiple audio/video media programs provided in the content store, wherein the content store comprises multiple distributed databases including pre-recorded sources and new resources archived in a real-time mode; invoking the user-created resource item list; automatically retrieving the audio/video media programs identified by the resource item descriptors from the content store, wherein when more than one audio/video media program matches at least one of the resource item descriptors, the automatically retrieving further comprises: discovering weighted preference criteria associated with a user of the user-created resource item list, the discovering selected from a group comprising: consulting a maintained file that identifies weighted user preferences pertaining to the user; and polling the client processing device of the user to obtain weighted user preferences pertaining to the user and to determine formats in which the client processing device is configured to receive audio/video media programs; determining a preferred audio/video media program based on an analysis of weights of the weighted preference criteria; alerting the user that the preferred audio/video media program is available for consumption; and giving the user an opportunity to retrieve the preferred audio/video media program; providing the retrieved audio/video media programs to the client processing device for a presentation thereat.