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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:
Oct. 17, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 27, 2013
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

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

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

Ann Gordon Prather, Dallas, TX (US);

Brandon N. Wright, Irving, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06Q 20/18 (2012.01); G11B 27/28 (2006.01); H04N 9/79 (2006.01); G11B 27/02 (2006.01); H04N 21/47 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); 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); H04N 5/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/472 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 17/30861 (2013.01); G06Q 20/18 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0255 (2013.01); G11B 27/02 (2013.01); G11B 27/28 (2013.01); H04L 65/601 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (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 21/4668 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (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 media service provider system providing a browse view for display on a display screen associated with a user during a first media consumption session, detecting a selection by the user of a planning option, the selection of the planning option indicating that the user plans to consume at least one media program during a second media consumption session that is subsequent to the first media consumption session, presenting a user interface that allows the user to specify one or more parameters associated with the second media consumption session, detecting user input specifying the one or more parameters, identifying one or more media programs that are available for consumption by the user during the second media consumption session, and presenting listing information associated with the identified one or more media programs. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.


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