Methods and systems for use in customizing displayed content associated with a portable storage medium

A method of rendering content to be played, comprising

• accessing, by a playback device, a display parameter provided by a first storage medium;
• accessing, by the playback device, a first content permanently fixed in the first storage medium, wherein the first storage medium is physically removable from the playback device;
• wherein the display parameter is associated with a definition controlling playback of at least the first content when the first content is rendered for display by the playback device;
• determining, by a processor coupled to the playback device, that the first content is customizable based on an identifier associated with the first storage medium indicating that a customization can be applied to the first content;
• detecting, by the processor, a first definition selectable from a plurality of definitions to alter the display parameter by prompting the processor to connect to a separate source to retrieve a first additional content that embodies the customization;
• wherein the first definition controls a display order of the first content and the first additional content;
• accessing, by the processor, a user profile having information defined by and specific to a user, wherein the user profile is stored in the playback device and includes user defined settings or preferences;
• determining, by the processor, whether the user profile has information specific to the user that overrides the first definition with a second definition;
• wherein the second definition prompts the processor to connect to the separate source to retrieve a second additional content, wherein the second definition controls a display order of the first content and the second additional content;
• when the user profile does not override the use of the first definition, rendering, by the processor, the first content and the first additional content for display by the playback device consistent with the first definition;
• and
• when the user profile overrides the first definition, rendering the first content and the second additional content for display by the playback device consistent with the second definition.

A method of displaying content on a playback device, comprising:

• receiving, by the playback device, a first content from a portable storage medium, wherein the first content is permanently fixed in the portable storage medium and the portable storage medium is physically removable from the playback device;
• determining, by a processor associated with the playback device, that the first content is customizable based on an identifier associated with the portable storage medium indicating that a customization can be applied to the first content, wherein the customization is based on user preferences or settings defined by a user and retrieved from a user profile stored in the playback device and comprises replacing at least a portion of the first content with a second content from a remote source during playback of the portable storage medium by the playback device;
• searching, by the processor, for the second content over a network, wherein the processor is in communication with the remote source over the network;
• retrieving, by the processor, the second content when the second content is detected over the network;
• and
• rendering the second content for display by the playback device.