Nova Patents
AU3219797A

Method and apparatus for automatically determining and dynamically updating user preferences in an entertainment system

Abstract

A method and apparatus for automatically determining and dynamically updating user preferences in an entertainment system is provided. In a first embodiment, an apparatus comprises a storage medium (616) to store user preference information corresponding to at least a subset of a plurality of entertainment system users and a processor agent (604). The processor agent (604), communicatively coupled to the storage medium, is operative to monitor user interaction with the entertainment system and to automatically detect which user of the plurality of entertainment system users is currently using the entertainment system.

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