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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 27, 2013
Applicant:

Verizon and Redbox Digital Entertainment Services, Llc, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Ann Gordon Prather, Dallas, TX (US);

Christina S. Siegfried, Irving, TX (US);

Brian F. Roberts, Dallas, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/482 (2011.01); G11B 27/28 (2006.01); H04N 9/79 (2006.01); G11B 27/02 (2006.01); H04N 21/47 (2011.01); G06Q 20/18 (2012.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/2387 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01); H04N 21/8549 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 27/28 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06Q 20/18 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0255 (2013.01); G11B 27/02 (2013.01); H04L 65/601 (2013.01); H04N 7/163 (2013.01); H04N 9/7921 (2013.01); H04N 21/2387 (2013.01); H04N 21/252 (2013.01); H04N 21/26258 (2013.01); H04N 21/26283 (2013.01); H04N 21/458 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4825 (2013.01); H04N 21/4826 (2013.01); H04N 21/4828 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01); H04N 21/8549 (2013.01);
Abstract

An exemplary method includes a computer-implemented media service system presenting a first user interface view within which a presentation of a media program is provided for experiencing by a user, determining that the media program is included in a first set of curated media programs associated with a first theme, identifying a second theme that is different than the first theme, detecting a theme shift event that occurs in association with the presentation of the media program, and switching, in response to the theme shift event, from presenting the first user interface view to presenting a second user interface view for experiencing by the user, the second user interface view related to a second set of curated media programs associated with the second theme and unassociated with the first theme. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.


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