Provisioning commercial-free media content
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1. A method, comprising:
- outputting, by a television receiver, an electronic programming guide that includes indicators of media content that includes commercials;
receiving, by the television receiver, a search string of one or more keywords to identify instances of media content matched with the one or more keywords;
responsive to a selection of a user-selectable option to perform a commercial-free content search, performing, by the television receiver, the commercial-free content search, the commercial-free content search comprising querying a plurality of different data sources, the plurality of different data sources comprising an electronic programming guide database and at least one recorded content database to identify instances of media content matched with the one or more keywords;
organizing, by the television receiver, the identified instances of media content matched with the one or more keywords for selection by a user, wherein the identified instances of media content include at least one instance of media content matched with the one or more keywords comprising commercial-free content and at least one instance of media content matched with the one or more keywords comprising media content having commercials during the instance of media content;
creating, by the television receiver, a commercial-free content list that includes only the identified instances of media content comprising commercial-free content of media content at least in part by removing from the organized identified instances any instance of media content having commercials during the instance of media content;
outputting, by the television receiver, a commercial-free results interface that presents the commercial-free content list for display by a presentation device, wherein the commercial-free content list includes a particular selectable identifier associated with each instance of media content that is matched with the one or more keywords and that is identified as commercial-free, and the commercial-free content list differentiates each instance of media content based at least in part on a data source from which the instance of media content is available, wherein a first instance of media content and a second instance of media content each correspond to a same content item, where the first instance of media content is available from a first data source, and the second instance of media content is available from a second data source; and
outputting to the presentation device for display an indicator that when selected posts a posting to a user'"'"'s associated social media account for an online social network, wherein the posting includes information identifying the media content as being provided commercial-free and information identifying a source of the commercial-free content.
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Abstract
Provisioning commercial-free or break-free media content. Example types of media or media content may include advertising media, broadcast media, social media, news media, and etc. In a satellite broadcast television implementation, subscribers may be provided the ability to search for and optionally access commercial-free programming.
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1. A method, comprising:
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outputting, by a television receiver, an electronic programming guide that includes indicators of media content that includes commercials; receiving, by the television receiver, a search string of one or more keywords to identify instances of media content matched with the one or more keywords; responsive to a selection of a user-selectable option to perform a commercial-free content search, performing, by the television receiver, the commercial-free content search, the commercial-free content search comprising querying a plurality of different data sources, the plurality of different data sources comprising an electronic programming guide database and at least one recorded content database to identify instances of media content matched with the one or more keywords; organizing, by the television receiver, the identified instances of media content matched with the one or more keywords for selection by a user, wherein the identified instances of media content include at least one instance of media content matched with the one or more keywords comprising commercial-free content and at least one instance of media content matched with the one or more keywords comprising media content having commercials during the instance of media content; creating, by the television receiver, a commercial-free content list that includes only the identified instances of media content comprising commercial-free content of media content at least in part by removing from the organized identified instances any instance of media content having commercials during the instance of media content; outputting, by the television receiver, a commercial-free results interface that presents the commercial-free content list for display by a presentation device, wherein the commercial-free content list includes a particular selectable identifier associated with each instance of media content that is matched with the one or more keywords and that is identified as commercial-free, and the commercial-free content list differentiates each instance of media content based at least in part on a data source from which the instance of media content is available, wherein a first instance of media content and a second instance of media content each correspond to a same content item, where the first instance of media content is available from a first data source, and the second instance of media content is available from a second data source; and outputting to the presentation device for display an indicator that when selected posts a posting to a user'"'"'s associated social media account for an online social network, wherein the posting includes information identifying the media content as being provided commercial-free and information identifying a source of the commercial-free content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A television receiver, comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; output an electronic programming guide that includes a user-selectable option to perform a break-free content search; detect a selection of the user-selectable option to perform the break-free content search, and query a plurality of different data sources to facilitate the break-free content search, the plurality of different data sources comprising an electronic programming guide database and at least one recorded content database to identify instances of media content matched with the query, wherein the identified instances of media content include at least one instance of media content matched with the query comprising commercial-free content and at least one instance of media content matched with the query comprising media content having commercials during the instance of media content; organize the identified instances of media content matched with one or more keywords for selection by a user; create a break-free content list that includes only the identified instances of media content comprising break-free content of media content at least in part by removing from the organized identified instances any instance of media content having breaks during the instance of media content; output a break-free results interface that presents the break-free content list for display by a presentation device, wherein the break-free content list includes a particular selectable identifier associated with each instance of content that is matched with the query and that is identified as break-free, and the break-free content list differentiates each instance of media content based at least in part on a data source from which the instance of media content is available, wherein a first instance of media content and a second instance of media content each correspond to a same content item, where the first instance of media content is available from a first data source, and the second instance of media content is available from a second data source; and output to the presentation device for display an indicator that when selected posts a posting to a user'"'"'s associated social media account for an online social network, wherein the posting includes information identifying the media content as being provided commercial-free and information identifying a source of the commercial-free content. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. One or more non-transitory, processor-readable media having processor-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to:
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cause output of an electronic programming guide that includes indicators of media content that includes commercials; process a search string of one or more keywords to identify instances of media content matched with the one or more keywords; responsive to a selection of a user-selectable option to perform a commercial-free content search, causing performance the commercial-free content search that comprises querying with respect to a plurality of different data sources, the plurality of different data sources comprising an electronic programming guide database and at least one recorded content database to identify instances of media content matched with the one or more keywords; organize the identified instances of media content matched with the one or more keywords for selection by a user, wherein the identified instances of media content include at least one instance of media content matched with the one or more keywords comprising commercial-free content and at least one instance of media content matched with the one or more keywords comprising media content having commercials during the instance of media content; create a commercial-free content list that includes only the identified instances of media content comprising commercial-free content of media content at least in part by removing from the organized identified instances any instance of media content having commercials during the instance of media content; cause output of a commercial-free results interface that presents the commercial-free content list for display by a presentation device, wherein the commercial-free content list includes a particular selectable identifier associated with each instance of media content that is matched with the one or more keywords and that is identified as commercial-free, and the commercial-free content list differentiates each instance of media content based at least in part on a data source from which the instance of media content is available, wherein a first instance of media content and a second instance of media content each correspond to a same content item, where the first instance of media content is available from a first data source, and the second instance of media content is available from a second data source; and cause output to the presentation device for display of an indicator that when selected posts a posting to a user'"'"'s associated social media account for an online social network, wherein the posting includes information identifying the media content as being provided commercial-free and information identifying a source of the commercial-free content.
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