Systems and methods to order a content item deliverable via a television service
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1. A system comprising:
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computer memory coupled to the processor, the computer memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to perform operations including;
searching a data source that includes customer information regarding a first plurality of wireless service users and a second plurality of television service users to identify a plurality of users associated with a wireless service and a television service;
generating an offer message including an offer for a video content item that is deliverable via the television service;
sending the offer message to a mobile device associated with a user of the plurality of users via the wireless service, wherein the offer message is sent based on offer generation rules that include an offer generation rule based on a viewing history of the user, current viewing information of the user, a genre preference of the user, a subject matter preference of the user, an actor preference of the user, or combinations thereof;
receiving an order for the video content item via the mobile device, wherein the order is issued in response to an acceptance by the user of the offer for the video content item; and
initiating delivery of the video content item via the television service to a first device associated with the user, wherein the first device is different from the mobile device.
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Abstract
Methods and systems of ordering a content item that is deliverable via a television service are disclosed. In one embodiment, ordering a content item that is deliverable via a television service can include sending an offer message to a mobile device, the offer message including an offer of a content item that is deliverable via a television service. In one embodiment, ordering the content item that is deliverable via the television service can include receiving an acceptance message that indicates an acceptance of the offer.
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1. A system comprising:
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a processor; and computer memory coupled to the processor, the computer memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to perform operations including; searching a data source that includes customer information regarding a first plurality of wireless service users and a second plurality of television service users to identify a plurality of users associated with a wireless service and a television service; generating an offer message including an offer for a video content item that is deliverable via the television service; sending the offer message to a mobile device associated with a user of the plurality of users via the wireless service, wherein the offer message is sent based on offer generation rules that include an offer generation rule based on a viewing history of the user, current viewing information of the user, a genre preference of the user, a subject matter preference of the user, an actor preference of the user, or combinations thereof; receiving an order for the video content item via the mobile device, wherein the order is issued in response to an acceptance by the user of the offer for the video content item; and initiating delivery of the video content item via the television service to a first device associated with the user, wherein the first device is different from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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searching, from a computer system, data sources that include customer information regarding a first plurality of wireless service users and a second plurality of television service users to identify a plurality of users associated with a wireless service and a television service; generating, at the computer system, an offer message including an offer for a video content item that is deliverable via the television service; sending the offer message from the computer system to a mobile device associated with a user of the plurality of users, wherein the offer message is sent based on an offer generation rule, and wherein the offer generation rule is based on a viewing history of the user, current viewing information of the user, a genre preference of the user, a subject matter preference of the user, an actor preference of the user, or any combination thereof; receiving an acceptance message that indicates an acceptance of the offer at the computer system; and delivering the video content item via the television service to a first device associated with the user in response to the acceptance message, wherein the first device is different than the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable storage device comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform operations including:
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searching data sources that include information regarding a first plurality of wireless service users and a second plurality of television service users to identify a plurality of users associated with a wireless service and a television service; generating an offer message including an offer for a video content item that is deliverable via the television service; sending the offer message to a mobile device associated with a user of the plurality of users, wherein the offer message is sent based on offer generation rules that include an offer generation rule based on a viewing history of the user, current viewing information of the user, a genre preference of the user, a subject matter preference of the user, an actor preference of the user, or any combination thereof; receiving an acceptance message that indicates an acceptance of the offer; and initiating delivery of the video content item via the television service to a first device associated with the user in response to the acceptance message, wherein the first device is different from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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