Online service switching and customizations
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- retrieving a list of online services;
enabling a selection of one of the services as an active service; and
customizing customization points within an application based on the active service.
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Abstract
A system and methods enable switching between a plurality of online media services from within an application, such as a media player application. A user can switch to any one of a number of online services made available in a services menu and thereby make that service the active service. The active service has customization opportunities that permit the service to customize parts of the media player or other application. Advantages include providing online media services with an ability to control the way in which customers discover and purchase media from within the feature rich environment of various user applications such as a PC-based media player application. From a user'"'"'s perspective, the advantages include an uninterrupted media experience that can involve the entire process of discovering, purchasing and using of a wide variety of media content all from within the feature rich environment of a media player application.
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36 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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retrieving a list of online services;
enabling a selection of one of the services as an active service; and
customizing customization points within an application based on the active service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A processor-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions configured for:
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retrieving a list of online services;
making one of the online services an active service based on a user input selection; and
customizing parts of a media player based on the active service. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer comprising:
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an application; and
an online service manager configured to enable switching between a plurality of online services, the switching determining which service is an active service within the application, and configured to customize areas within the application according to the active service. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system comprising:
a computer having an online service manager configured to enable an active online service to customize areas within an application executing on the computer, the online service manager additionally configured to enable switching between a plurality of online services, the switching determining which service is the active service. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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