# US 2014/0157328 A1 · Systems and Methods for Determining and Presenting Top-Ranked Media Programs of a Media Service that Distributes Media Programs By Way of a Plurality of Different Media Distribution Models > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0157328 A1 - Document ID: US20140157328A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/069,206 - Filed: 2013-10-31 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30 - Assignees: Verizon and Redbox Digital Entertainment Services, LLC - Applicants: Verizon and Redbox Digital Entertainment Services, LLC - Inventors: Brian F. Roberts; Imran Arif Maskatia; Paul Bradley Bowers - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140157328A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/0481: based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising - G06Q 30/0607: {Regulating the sale of restricted items, e.g. alcohol} - G06Q 30/0609: {Qualifying participants for shopping transactions (payment transaction verification G06Q20/401)} - H04L 67/10: in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) - H04N 21/218: Source of audio or video content {, e.g. local disk arrays (details of retrieval in video databases G06F16/739)} - H04N 21/2543: Billing {, e.g. for subscription services (payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21)} - H04N 21/27: Server based end-user applications - H04N 21/472: End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content {(end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612)} - H04N 21/47202: {for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand} - H04N 21/47214: {for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market (stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224)} - H04N 21/4722: for requesting additional data associated with the content - H04N 21/482: End-user interface for programme selection - H04N 21/4882: {for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders (arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895)} - H04N 21/20: Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof - H04N 21/40: Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An exemplary method includes a media service provider system 1) generating, based on a first set of most-accessed media programs of a first media distribution model of a media service and a second set of most-accessed media programs of a second media distribution model of the media service, data representative of a merged set of most-accessed media programs that includes at least one media program from the first set of most-accessed media programs and at least one media program from the second set of most-accessed media programs and 2) providing, for display, user interface content representing the merged set of most-accessed media programs. In the method, the first media distribution model includes a digital media distribution model that utilizes a digital media distribution channel, and the second media distribution model includes a physical media distribution model that utilizes a physical media distribution channel. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: generating, by a media service provider system and based on a first set of most-accessed media programs within a first media distribution model of a media service and a second set of most-accessed media programs within a second media distribution model of the media service, data representative of a merged set of most-accessed media programs that includes at least one media program from the first set of most-accessed media programs and at least one media program from the second set of most-accessed media programs; and providing, by the media service provider system for display on a display screen, user interface content representing the merged set of most-accessed media programs; wherein the first media distribution model comprises a digital media distribution model that utilizes a digital media distribution channel, and the second media distribution model comprises a physical media distribution model that utilizes a physical media distribution channel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the physical media distribution channel comprises a media vending kiosk-based distribution channel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: the generating of the data representative of the merged set of most-accessed media programs is further based a third set of most-accessed media programs within a third media distribution model of the media service; the merged set of most-accessed media programs includes at least one media program from the third set of most-accessed media programs; and the third media distribution model comprises an additional digital media distribution model that utilizes the digital media distribution channel; and ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein: the digital media distribution model that utilizes the digital media distribution channel comprises a digital subscription-based media distribution model; and the additional digital media distribution model that utilizes the digital media distribution channel comprises a digital transactional-based media distribution model. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein: the physical media distribution model that utilizes the physical media distribution channel comprises a media vending kiosk-based media distribution model; and the physical media distribution channel comprises a media vending kiosk-based distribution channel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the merged most-accessed set of media programs comprises non-comprehensively merging the first set of most-accessed media programs and the second set of most-accessed media programs based on a predefined merge heuristic. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the user interface content for display on the display screen comprises providing the user interface content representing the merged set of most-accessed media programs for display within a media browse view of a media service user interface. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein: the media browse view is filtered by a media program category; and the merged set of most-accessed media programs includes only media programs associated with the media program category. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the providing of the user interface content representing the merged set of most-accessed media programs for display within the media browse view of the media service user interface comprises providing the user interface content representing the merged set of most-accessed media programs for display within a section of the media browse view designated for promotion of most-accessed media programs within the media program category. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, embodied as computer-executable instructions on at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium. ### Claim 11 A method comprising: generating, by a media service provider system and based on a first set of most-accessed media programs within a first media distribution model of a media service and a second set of most-accessed media programs of a second media distribution model of the media service, data representative of a merged set of most-accessed media programs that includes at least one media program from the first set of most-accessed media programs and at least one media program from the second set of most-accessed media programs; and providing, by the media service provider system for display in a media service user interface on a display screen, user interface content representing the merged set of most-accessed media programs; wherein the first media distribution model comprises a digital media distribution model that utilizes a digital media distribution channel, and the second media distribution model comprises a physical media distribution model that utilizes a media vending kiosk-based media distribution channel. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the generating of the merged most-accessed set of media programs comprises non-comprehensively merging the first set of most-accessed media programs and the second set of most-accessed media programs based on a predefined merge heuristic. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, embodied as computer-executable instructions on at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium. ### Claim 14 A system comprising: at least one physical computing device that includes: a top media programs management facility that generates, based on a first set of most-accessed media programs of a first media distribution model of a media service and a second set of most-accessed media programs of a second media distribution model of the media service, data representative of a merged set of most-accessed media programs that includes at least one media program from the first set of most-accessed media programs and at least one media program from the second set of most-accessed media programs; and a user interface facility that provides, for display on a display screen, user interface content representing the merged set of most-accessed media programs; wherein the first media distribution model comprises a digital media distribution model that utilizes a digital media distribution channel, and the second media distribution model comprises a physical media distribution model that utilizes a physical media distribution channel. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the physical media distribution channel comprises a media vending kiosk-based distribution channel. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein: the generating of the data representative of the merged set of most-accessed media programs is further based a third set of most-accessed media programs within a third media distribution model of the media service; the merged set of most-accessed media programs includes at least one media program from the third set of most-accessed media programs; and the third media distribution model comprises an additional digital media distribution model that utilizes the digital media distribution channel. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein: the digital media distribution model that utilizes the digital media distribution channel comprises a digital subscription-based media distribution model; and the additional digital media distribution model that utilizes the digital media distribution channel comprises a digital transactional-based media distribution model. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein: the physical media distribution model that utilizes the physical media distribution channel comprises a media vending kiosk-based media distribution model; and the physical media distribution channel comprises a media vending kiosk-based distribution channel. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the top media programs management facility that generates the merged most-accessed set of media programs by non-comprehensively merging the first set of most-accessed media programs and the second set of most-accessed media programs based on a predefined merge heuristic. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the user interface facility provides the user interface content for display on the display screen by providing the user interface content representing the merged set of most-accessed media programs for display within a media browse view filtered by a media program category.