PROVIDING CONTENT ITEMS FROM ALTERNATE SOURCES

摘要

Systems and methods for providing content items to users. A computer system may provide to a first user an indication of a plurality of available content items. The computer system may receive from the first user an indication of a first content item selected from the plurality of content items. The computer system may determine whether a content provider service associated with the computer system is authorized to stream the first content item to the first user. When the content provider service is not authorized to stream the first content item to the first user, the computer system may identify an alternate source for the first content item. The computer system may initiate playback of the first content item to the first user from the alternate source.

主权项

1. A system for providing content items to users, the system comprising:
a computer system comprising at least one processor and operatively associated data storage, wherein the computer system is programmed to:
provide to a first user an indication of a plurality of available content items;receive from the first user an indication of a first content item selected from the plurality of content items;determine whether a content provider service associated with the computer system is authorized to stream the first content item to the first user;when the content provider service is not authorized to stream the first content item to the first user, identify an alternate source for the first content item;initiate playback of the first content item to the first user from the alternate source.