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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2013
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
John Thomas, Mountain View, CA (US);
Prabhu Balasubramanian, Mountain View, CA (US);
Akash Hasmukh Parikh, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert Lee Thompson, Mountain View, CA (US);
GOOGLE INC., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An internet-based content platform that includes subscribable channels is provided. The internet-based content platform provides channels to end users. The internet-based content platform receives a selection of a paid channel from the list of channels from the end user. The paid channel includes a plurality of media items including at least one paid media item and at least one free media item. The internet-based content platform receives a selection of one of the plurality of media items from the end user. The internet-based content platform determines whether the selected media item is a free item or a paid item. When the selected media item is a paid item, the internet-based content platform requests subscription information of the end user. When the selected media item is a free item, the internet-based content platform provides the at least one free media item to the end user.