Patent ID: RE41810

Claim:
A system for implementing a personal television channel, comprising: a configuration module by which a system user performs a personal channel configuration procedure to specif y ies personal channel configuration data for performing a content record search procedure; a search module configured to manage said content record search procedure according to one or more at least one search parameter s that are is defined during said a personal channel configuration procedure, said search module selectively accessing one or more content records during said content record search procedure , at least some of said content records each including audio and / or video data and selected ones of said search parameters, said content records being stored on one or more content databases that are provided by corresponding content providers; a content packaging module configured to automatically coordinate a content record sorting procedure according to predefined sorting criteria to thereby organize said content records into a personal channel program that is completely assembled in a pre-defined program sequence and a pre-defined program format for a convenient use by said system user; and a television device configured to present said personal channel program for utilization by said system user.