Bookmarking prospective media content on computer network
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a computing system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors;
obtaining, from an electronic device, content information obtained by the electronic device from a media content item being displayed by the electronic device,wherein the content information includes;
(i) a portion of the media content item or(ii) a fingerprint of the media content item, and a request from a user of the electronic device to bookmark the media content item;
responsive to the user request;
identifying the media content item, from among a plurality of media content items, in accordance with the content information;
determining a plurality of URLs where the media content item is not yet available but will be available within a predefined future time period;
and creating a provisional bookmark corresponding to a first URL of the plurality of URLs, including selecting the first URL from among the plurality of URLs in accordance with one or more predefined criteria,wherein the one or more predefined criteria include whether the first URL belongs to an official or authorized website source of the media content item; and
transmitting the provisional bookmark to the electronic device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for bookmarking prospective media content on computer network. In some implementations, a method includes: at a server system, obtaining, from a electronic device, information corresponding to a media content item; identifying the media content item, from among a plurality of media content items, in accordance with the information; creating a provisional bookmark corresponding to a first URL where the media content item is not yet available but is likely to be available within a predefined time period; and transmitting the provisional bookmark to the electronic device. The method optionally includes: after creating the provisional bookmark, in accordance with a determination that the media content item has become available at the first URL, before the predefined time period: converting the provisional bookmark into a non-provisional bookmark.
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32 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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at a computing system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors;
obtaining, from an electronic device, content information obtained by the electronic device from a media content item being displayed by the electronic device,wherein the content information includes; (i) a portion of the media content item or (ii) a fingerprint of the media content item, and a request from a user of the electronic device to bookmark the media content item;
responsive to the user request;identifying the media content item, from among a plurality of media content items, in accordance with the content information; determining a plurality of URLs where the media content item is not yet available but will be available within a predefined future time period; and creating a provisional bookmark corresponding to a first URL of the plurality of URLs, including selecting the first URL from among the plurality of URLs in accordance with one or more predefined criteria, wherein the one or more predefined criteria include whether the first URL belongs to an official or authorized website source of the media content item; and
transmitting the provisional bookmark to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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10. A computing system, comprising:
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at least one processor; memory; and at least one program stored in the memory and executable by the at least one processor, the at least one program comprising instructions to; obtain, from an electronic device, content information obtained by the electronic device from a media content item being displayed by the electronic device, wherein the content information includes; (i) a portion of the media content item or (ii) a fingerprint of the media content item, and a request from a user of the electronic device to bookmark the media content item; responsive to the user request; identify the media content item, from among a plurality of media content items, in accordance with the content information; determine a plurality of URLs where the media content item is not yet available but will be available within a predefined future time period; and create a provisional bookmark corresponding to a first URL of the plurality of URLs, including selecting the first URL from among the plurality of URLs in accordance with one or more predefined criteria, wherein the one or more predefined criteria include whether the first URL belongs to an official or authorized website source of the media content item; and transmit the provisional bookmark to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing at least one program configured for execution by at least one processor of a computer system, the at least one program comprises instructions to:
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obtain, from an electronic device, content information obtained by the electronic device from a media content item being displayed by the electronic device, wherein the content information includes; (i) a portion of the media content item or (ii) a fingerprint of the media content item, and a request from a user of the electronic device to bookmark the media content item; responsive to the user request; identify the media content item, from among a plurality of media content items, in accordance with the content information; determine a plurality of URLs where the media content item is not yet available but will be available within a predefined future time period; and create a provisional bookmark corresponding to a first URL of the plurality of URLs, including selecting the first URL from among the plurality of URLs in accordance with one or more predefined criteria, wherein the one or more predefined criteria include whether the first URL belongs to an official or authorized website source of the media content item; and transmit the provisional bookmark to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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