Patent ID: 7107346

Claim:
A method for distributing and presenting referred data on a display device located at a predetermined remote premise, comprising: identifying a user preference; providing a first communication session between a user and a host server, wherein the first communication session transfers the user preference to the host server; selecting preferred data responsive to the transferred user preference; providing a second communication session via a communication link between the host server and a remotely located display device, wherein the second communication session transfers the preferred data and a display control parameter to the display device and transfers an indication of one or more operational conditions of the display device to the host server; placing the remotely located display device in a presentation mode configured to present the preferred data in response to the display control parameter, the display control parameter including a time period, wherein the presentation mode of the display device displays the preferred data for a duration in accordance with the time period; and at a designated time, initiating a communication session with the host server from the display device in order to receive new preferred data from the host server and to report any adverse conditions to the host server that are detected byte display device during a health status check of the display device.