System and method for processing media requests
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1. A method for processing media requests, comprising:
- receiving a media request associated with a subscriber account; and
determining availability of one of a plurality of slots associated with the subscriber account, wherein the slots comprise at least one in-store slot and at least one on-line slot.
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Abstract
A system and method for processing media requests includes receiving a media request associated with a subscriber account. The availability of a slot associated with the subscriber account is determined. The slot includes at least one in-store slot and at least one on-line slot.
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1. A method for processing media requests, comprising:
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receiving a media request associated with a subscriber account; and
determining availability of one of a plurality of slots associated with the subscriber account, wherein the slots comprise at least one in-store slot and at least one on-line slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for processing media requests, comprising:
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a plurality of users operable to make a plurality of media requests associated with a plurality of subscriber accounts; and
a controller operable to receive the media requests and, for each received media request associated with a subscriber account, determine availability of one of a plurality of slots associated with the subscriber account, wherein the slots comprise at least one in-store slot and at least one on-line slot. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A controller, comprising:
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a memory operable to store a plurality of subscriber accounts;
a network interface operable to receive a media request; and
a processor operable to associate the media request with a particular subscriber account, the processor further operable to determine availability of one of a plurality of slots associated with the particular subscriber account, wherein the slots comprise at least one in-store slot and at least one on-line slot. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for processing media requests, comprising:
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means for receiving a media request associated with a subscriber account; and
means for determining availability of one of a plurality of slots associated with the subscriber account, wherein the slots comprise at least one in-store slot and at least one on-line slot.
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29. A method for processing media requests, comprising:
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receiving a media request associated with a subscriber account; and
determining availability of one of a plurality of slots associated with the subscriber account, wherein the slots comprise at least one blended slot. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for processing media requests, comprising:
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a plurality of users operable to make a plurality of media requests associated with a plurality of subscriber accounts; and
a controller operable to receive the media requests and, for each received media request associated with a subscriber account, determine availability of one of a plurality of slots associated with the subscriber account, wherein the slots comprise at least one blended slot. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A controller, comprising:
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a memory operable to store a plurality of subscriber accounts;
a network interface operable to receive a media request; and
a processor operable to associate the media request with a particular subscriber account, the processor further operable to determine availability of one of a plurality of slots associated with the particular subscriber account, wherein the slots comprise at least one blended slot. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method for establishing a subscriber account to process media requests, comprising:
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receiving information from a user to establish a subscriber account; and
confirming activation of the subscriber account to provide both an on-line experience and an in-store experience to process media requests from the user. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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