System and methods for obtaining and compiling data from remote users to create personalized media

A method for enabling parents of a child to achieve targeted data collection to track evolution of and develop a historical background for the child, comprising:

• enable a parent to register and set up a user profile including an identification of a child as a subject with a server via a data communications network and enabling the parent to subsequently log-into an account after completing registration and profile set up;
• enable the parent to periodically amend the account and the profile information to include providing information on the subject including at least one of the subject's birthdate, sex, residence, location, physical attributes, religion, an activity, and cultural attributes, wherein location information is determined from location information automatically provided by a portable device used by the parent;
• enable the parent to provide and update multimedia data associated with the subject including photographs and video captured by a digital camera, and providing text converted from natural language in association with multimedia data after it is captured;
• provide periodic requests included targeted questions regarding the subject from the server to the parent via electronic messaging, wherein the targeted questions are based on changes in at least one of the subjects location, birthdates, activity, and status changes indicated by users;
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• store information obtained from the parent in memory for subsequent access by the parent and for rendering into a media presentation about the subject.

A method for enabling parents of a minor child to achieve targeted data collection to track evolution of and develop a historical background for the minor child, comprising:

• providing a parent of a minor child as a user of a digital camera associated a portable computer with access via a data communications network to a server specially configured with software to register users, assist users in developing a user profile for at least one minor child, obtaining multimedia files associated with the at least one minor child from users, requesting updated information regarding the at least one subject from users based on user created profiles associated with the at least one minor child, wherein the updated information is based on at least one of the at least one minor child's age, religion, culture, location, residence, sex, and wherein the software archives the updated information in the child profile associated with the at least one child for rendering;
• enabling the parent of the minor child to register and set up a user profile associated with the minor child including an identification of the minor child with a server via a data communications network and enabling the parent of a minor child to subsequently log-into an account after completing registration and profile set up;
• enabling the parent of a minor child to periodically amend the account and the profile information to include providing information on the minor child including at least one of the minor child's birthdate, sex, residence, location, physical attributes, religion, an activity, and cultural attributes, wherein location information is determined from location information automatically provided by a portable device used by the parent of a minor child;
• enabling the parent of a minor child to provide and update multimedia data associated with the subject including photographs and video captured by a digital camera, and providing text in association with multimedia data;
• providing periodic requests included targeted questions regarding the minor child from the server to the parent of a minor child via electronic messaging, wherein the targeted questions are automatically generated by the server and are based on changes in at least one of the minor child's subjects location, birthdates, activity, and status changes indicated by the parent of the minor child;
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• storing information obtained from the parent of a minor child in memory for subsequent access by the parent of a minor child and for rendering the information into a media presentation about the minor child.