A method, process and system for performing content augmentation of
personal profiles includes (a) building a user history of a plurality of
augmented content information of relevant TV programs; (b) analyzing user
queries and determining a degree to which the user queried for additional
content information; (c) inferring values about the user from user
queries for additional content information so as to augment the
additional content information; (d) updating the augmented content
information to at least one of the user history, Internet and specialized
databases; (e) linking individual ones of the plurality of augmented
content information to each other; and (f) determining inferences about
the user's interests and preferences based on the linkage of the
plurality of augmented content information. The updating of the augmented
content information includes segmenting and indexing of multimedia
content. A feedback system is created where user queries for more
information and purchases from the Internet and specialized databases
will result in additional augmented content information about the
particular user.