System and method for presenting electronic media assets
First Claim
1. A method of presenting electronic media assets, the method comprising:
- retrieving metadata for a plurality of electronic media assets matching a user search query from a first streaming electronic media asset provider and a second streaming electronic media asset provider;
determining, based on the retrieved metadata, that one or more electronic media assets among the plurality of electronic media assets is not an on-demand electronic media asset and is not a current or future broadcast electronic media asset;
upon determining that one or more electronic media assets among the plurality of electronic media assets is not an on-demand electronic media asset and is not a current or future broadcast electronic media asset, selecting to not add the one or more media assets to a media asset list;
determining that the media asset list is empty;
upon determining that the media asset list is empty, adding all electronic media assets among the plurality of electronic media assets for which the consumer does not have playable rights to the media asset list;
generating a media asset menu using the retrieved metadata for each media asset in the media asset list; and
presenting the media asset menu to the consumer.
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Abstract
A method of presenting electronic media assets may include retrieving metadata for a plurality of electronic media assets over a computer network, determining if one or more media assets is a transactional media asset, adding the transactional media assets to a media asset list, determining if one or more media assets is a subscription media asset, adding the subscription media assets to the media asset list, determining if one or more media assets is a live event media asset, adding the live event media assets to the media asset list, determining if one or more media assets is a current linear media asset, adding the current linear media assets to the media asset list, determining if one or more media assets is a future linear media asset adding the future linear media assets to the media asset list, and presenting the media title list to the consumer.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of presenting electronic media assets, the method comprising:
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retrieving metadata for a plurality of electronic media assets matching a user search query from a first streaming electronic media asset provider and a second streaming electronic media asset provider; determining, based on the retrieved metadata, that one or more electronic media assets among the plurality of electronic media assets is not an on-demand electronic media asset and is not a current or future broadcast electronic media asset; upon determining that one or more electronic media assets among the plurality of electronic media assets is not an on-demand electronic media asset and is not a current or future broadcast electronic media asset, selecting to not add the one or more media assets to a media asset list; determining that the media asset list is empty; upon determining that the media asset list is empty, adding all electronic media assets among the plurality of electronic media assets for which the consumer does not have playable rights to the media asset list; generating a media asset menu using the retrieved metadata for each media asset in the media asset list; and presenting the media asset menu to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a method of presenting electronic media assets, the method comprising:
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retrieving metadata for a plurality of electronic media assets matching a user search query from a first streaming electronic media asset provider and a second streaming electronic media asset provider; determining, based on the retrieved metadata, if one or more electronic media assets among the plurality of electronic media assets is an on-demand electronic media asset; upon determining that one or more electronic media assets among the plurality of electronic media assets is an on-demand electronic media asset, adding the an on-demand electronic media assets to a media asset list; determining, based on the retrieved metadata, if one or more electronic media assets among the plurality of electronic media assets is a current or future broadcast electronic media asset; upon determining that one or more electronic media assets among the plurality of electronic media assets is a current or future broadcast electronic media asset, adding the current or future broadcast electronic media assets to the media asset list following the on-demand electronic media assets; determining if the media asset list is empty; upon determining that the media asset list is empty, adding all electronic media assets among the plurality of electronic media assets for which the consumer does not have playable rights to the media asset list; generating a media asset menu using the retrieved metadata for each media asset in the media asset list; and presenting the media asset menu to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer system for presenting electronic media assets, the system comprising:
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a memory having processor-readable instructions stored therein; and a processor configured to access the memory and execute the processor-readable instructions, which when executed by the processor configures the processor to perform a plurality of functions, including functions to; retrieve metadata for a plurality of electronic media assets matching a user search query from a first streaming electronic media asset provider and a second streaming electronic media asset provider; determine, based on the retrieved metadata, if one or more electronic media assets among the plurality of electronic media assets is an on-demand electronic media asset; upon determining that one or more electronic media assets among the plurality of electronic media assets is an on-demand electronic media asset, add the an on-demand electronic media assets to a media asset list; determine, based on the retrieved metadata, if one or more electronic media assets among the plurality of electronic media assets is a current or future broadcast electronic media asset; upon determining that one or more electronic media assets among the plurality of electronic media assets is a current or future broadcast electronic media asset, add the current or future broadcast electronic media assets to the media asset list following the on-demand electronic media assets; determine if the media asset list is empty; upon determining that the media asset list is empty, add all electronic media assets among the plurality of electronic media assets for which the consumer does not have playable rights to the media asset list; generate a media asset menu using the retrieved metadata for each media asset in the media asset list; and presenting the media asset menu to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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