Personalized remote control

A system for controlling displayed video and data content utilizing a personalized remote control device that interacts with a set-top box to provide selective programming based upon the identity of the current user of said personal remote control comprising,

• an ID input device within said remote to determine the identity of said current user,
• a communication link between said personalized remote control and said set-top box for transmission of said identification of said current user to said set-top box.
• said set-top box that assigns preference and profile data corresponding to said current user to a current user database within said set-top box, and that controls the video output by controlling video content based on said preference and profile data within said current user database.

A system for controlling displayed video and data content utilizing a personalized remote control device that interacts with a set-top box to provide enhanced content based upon the identity of the current user of said personal remote control comprising,

• an ID input device within said remote to determine the identity of said current user, a communication link between said personalized remote control and said set-top box for transmission of said identification of said current user to said set-top box.
• said set-top box that assigns preference and profile data corresponding to said current user to a current user database within said set-top box, and that assigns preference and profile data corresponding to said current user to a current user database within said set-top box, and that controls the interactive output by controlling said video content based on said preference and profile data within said current user database.

A system for controlling displayed video and data content utilizing a personalized remote control device that interacts with a set-top box to provide selective programming based upon the identity of the current user of said personal remote control comprising,

• an ID input device within said remote to determine the identity of said current user,
• a communication link between said personalized remote control and said set-top box for transmission of said identification of said current user to said set-top box.
• said set-top box that assigns preference and profile data corresponding to said current user to a current user database within said set-top box, and that controls the video output by controlling video content based on said preference and profile data within said current user database, and that further controls said video output by controlling said video content based on comparing tags placed in the video stream that indicate content of said video stream to said preference and profile data within said current user database.

A system for controlling displayed video and data content utilizing a personalized remote control device that interacts with a set-top box to provide enhanced content based upon the identity of the current user of said personal remote control comprising,

• an ID input device within said remote to determine the identity of said current user, a communication link between said personalized remote control and said set-top box for transmission of said identification of said current user to said set-top box.
• said set-top box that assigns preference and profile data corresponding to said current user to a current user database within said set-top box, and that assigns preference and profile data corresponding to said current user to a current user database within said set-top box, and that controls the interactive output by controlling said video content based on said preference and profile data within said current user database, and that controls interactive output by controlling said video content based on comparing said tags placed in said video stream that indicate content of said video stream to said preference and profile data within said current user database.