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Media queue monitor

  • US 20040158503A1
  • Filed: 02/02/2004
  • Published: 08/12/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of monitoring a queue maintained by a content provider for a subscriber, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) setting up a subscriber rental queue for the subscriber, said subscriber rental queue consisting of a list of one or more playable media items desired by the subscriber;

    (b) setting up queue monitoring control rules for the subscriber rental queue; and

    (c) monitoring said subscriber rental queue in accordance with said queue monitoring control rules to determine if a change should be made to a composition and/or ordering of said list; and

    (d) automatically selecting a proposed playable media item to be added to the subscriber rental queue, or removed from the subscriber rental queue;

    (e) modifying said subscriber rental queue based on an authorization from the subscriber to generate a new list of one or more playable media items in response to the results of steps (c) and (d).

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