Electronic information appraisal agent

In an electronic information distribution system, a method comprising:

• receiving information identifying a plurality of times when a user desires to receive data corresponding to a set of search criteria;
• identifying electronic information corresponding to the set of search criteria at each of the plurality of times;
• transferring the identified electronic information to a consumer consumption device;
• and
• accessing a remote electronic information server via a network.

In an electronic information distribution system comprising:

• metering logic operative to obtain, on behalf of a user, electronic information from an electronic information server based on user preference information corresponding to the user;
• session management logic, communicatively coupled to the metering logic, to provide at least a portion of the obtained electronic information to a consumer consumption device for consumption by the user;
• and
• wherein the metering logic periodically obtains new electronic information which has been updated since the previously obtained electronic information from the electronic information server and transfer the obtained electronic information to the session management logic for providing at least a portion of the obtained electronic information to the consumer consumption device.

In an electronic information distribution system comprising:

• first control logic to receive user preferences information corresponding to a user from a client consumption device;
• second control logic, communicatively coupled to the first control logic, to repetitively identify, in response to a period of time elapsing, electronic information corresponding to the user preferences information;
• and
• third control logic, communicatively coupled to the second control logic, to transfer at least a portion of the identified electronic information to the client consumption device.

In an electronic information distribution system comprising:

• first control logic to receive information identifying a plurality of times when a user desires to receive data corresponding to a set of search criteria;
• second control logic, communicatively coupled to the first control logic, to identify electronic information corresponding to the set of search criteria at each of the plurality of times;
• and
• third control logic, communicatively coupled to the second control logic, to transfer the identified electronic information to a consumer consumption device.

A machine-readable storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions that implements the functions of:

• obtaining, on behalf of a user, electronic information from an electronic information server based on user preference information corresponding to the user;
• providing at least a portion of the obtained electronic information to a consumer consumption device for consumption by the user;
• repeating the obtaining and providing to obtain new electronic information which has been updated since the previously obtained electronic information;
• and
• ordering the at least a portion of the obtained electronic information according to the user preference information prior to providing the at least a portion of the obtained electronic information to the consumer consumption device.