发明名称 |
MEDIA CONTENT DISCOVERY IN AN INTEGRATED MEDIA SERVICE THAT DISTRIBUTES MEDIA CONTENT BY WAY OF A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT MEDIA DISTRIBUTION MODELS |
摘要 |
An exemplary method includes a media service provider system 1) providing an end user of an integrated media service with access to a media program by way of a plurality of different media distribution models, 2) maintaining a catalogue that includes comprehensive information about the media program, the comprehensive information being an aggregate of non-redundant information about the media program obtained from a plurality of independent source catalogues corresponding to the plurality of different media distribution models, and 3) providing, based on the comprehensive information included in the catalogue, a media service user interface that supports discovery of the comprehensive information about the media program regardless of a user interface context from which a user request for information about the media program is received. Corresponding systems and methods are also described. |
申请公布号 |
US2014157314(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.06.05 |
申请号 |
US201314043589 |
申请日期 |
2013.10.01 |
申请人 |
Verizon and Redbox Digital Entertainment Services, LLC |
发明人 |
Roberts Brian F.;Maskatia Imran Arif;Bowers Paul Bradley;L. Harris Jeffrey |
分类号 |
H04N21/4722 |
主分类号 |
H04N21/4722 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method comprising:
providing, by a media service provider system, an end user of a media service with access to a media program by way of a plurality of different media distribution models; maintaining, by the media service provider system, a catalogue that includes comprehensive information about the media program, the comprehensive information being an aggregate of non-redundant information about the media program obtained from a plurality of independent source catalogues corresponding to the plurality of different media distribution models; and providing, by the media service provider system based on the comprehensive information included in the catalogue, a media service user interface that supports discovery of the comprehensive information about the media program regardless of a user interface context from which a user request for information about the media program is received.
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地址 |
Basking Ridge NJ US |