Method and apparatus for interactive distribution of digital content

A method, comprising:

• receiving and decoding a non-real-time conveyance of a plurality of encoded digital data streams comprising digital content and metadata, thereby extracting said digital content and metadata associated with said digital content;
• generating a plurality of digital content selection profiles comprising metadata selection parameters;
• determining, subsequent to the extracting and based on said metadata and said metadata selection parameters, to selectively generate a plurality of profiled digital content files comprising digital content and being associated with said metadata selection parameters;
• receiving user input and responsively initiating generation of said digital content selection profiles wherein the generating of said digital content selection profiles is automatically initiated upon receipt of said user input;
• using said user input to generate user operation patterns;
• storing said selectively generated plurality of profiled digital content files;
• and
• generating audio signals using said profiled digital content files, wherein each of said plurality of profiled digital content files is determined to be generated and stored prior to generating the audio signals using the associated digital content and wherein said user operation patterns are used to generate selection parameters for managing said profiled digital content files.

A content receiver device for receiving and processing digital information for controlled, non-real-time conveyance, comprising:

• a decoder operable to receive a non-real-time conveyance of a plurality of encoded digital data streams comprising digital content and metadata and to decode said plurality of encoded digital data streams, thereby extracting said digital content and associated metadata therefrom;
• a digital content management module operable to:
• generate a plurality of digital content selection profiles comprising metadata selection parameters, and, subsequent to the extracting, to determine, based on said metadata and said metadata selection parameters, to selectively generate a plurality of profiled digital content files comprising digital content and being associated with said metadata selection parameters;
• receive user input and to responsively initiate generation of said digital content selection profiles wherein the generation of said digital content selection profiles is automatically initiated upon receipt of said user input;
• use said user input to generate user operation patterns;
• a storage medium operable to store said selectively generated profiled digital content files;
• and
• a digital content playback module operable to generate audio signals using said profiled digital content files, wherein each of said plurality of profiled digital content files is determined to be generated and stored prior to generating the audio signals using the associated digital content and wherein said user operation patterns are used to generate selection parameters for managing said profiled digital content files.

A method, comprising:

• receiving and decoding a plurality of encoded digital data streams comprising digital content and metadata, thereby extracting said digital content and metadata;
• generating a plurality of digital content selection profiles comprising metadata selection parameters;
• determining, based on said metadata and said metadata selection parameters, to selectively generate a plurality of profiled digital content files comprising digital content and being associated with said metadata selection parameters;
• storing said selectively generated plurality of profiled digital content files;
• generating audio signals during playback of said profiled digital content files, wherein each of said plurality of profiled digital content files is determined to be generated and stored prior to generating the audio signals using the associated digital content;
• receiving user input relating to the playback of said profiled digital content files;
• and
• generating patterns using the user input wherein the generating the plurality of digital content selection profiles is based upon the patterns.