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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:
Feb. 28, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 31, 2013
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

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

Imran Arif Maskatia, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Paul Bradley Bowers, Winfield, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/218 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/27 (2011.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); H04N 21/2543 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0607 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0609 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04N 21/218 (2013.01); H04N 21/2543 (2013.01); H04N 21/27 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01);
Abstract

An exemplary method includes a media service provider system 1) generating, based on a first set of most-accessed media programs of a first media distribution model of a media service and a second set of most-accessed media programs of a second media distribution model of the media service, data representative of a merged set of most-accessed media programs that includes at least one media program from the first set of most-accessed media programs and at least one media program from the second set of most-accessed media programs and 2) providing, for display, user interface content representing the merged set of most-accessed media programs. In the method, the first media distribution model includes a digital media distribution model that utilizes a digital media distribution channel, and the second media distribution model includes a physical media distribution model that utilizes a physical media distribution channel.


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