# US 2014/0157329 A1 · Systems and methods for presenting media program accessibility information in a media program browse view > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0157329 A1 - Document ID: US20140157329A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/093,285 - Filed: 2013-11-29 - 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/US20140157329A1 ## 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) providing for display in a media program browse view on a display screen, a cover art image object representing a media program within a grid of cover art image objects representing a plurality of media programs accessible through a media program distribution service, 2) determining a media distribution model by way of which the media program represented by the cover art image object is accessible through the media program distribution service, and 3) providing, for display in the media program browse view together with the cover art image object, an accessibility indicator that indicates the media distribution model by way of which the media program is accessible. Corresponding systems and methods are also described. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: providing, by a media service provider system for display in a media program browse view on a display screen, a cover art image object representing a media program within a grid of cover art image objects representing a plurality of media programs accessible through a media program distribution service; determining, by the media service provider system, a media distribution model by way of which the media program represented by the cover art image object is accessible through the media program distribution service; and providing, by the media service provider system and for display in the media program browse view together with the cover art image object, an accessibility indicator that indicates the media distribution model by way of which the media program is accessible. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing, by the media service provider system for display in the media program browse view together with the cover art image object, an additional cover art image object representing an additional media program within the grid of cover art image objects; determining, by the media service provider system, an additional media distribution model by way of which the additional media program represented by the additional cover art image object is accessible through the media program distribution service; and providing, by the media service provider system and for display in the media program browse view together with the additional cover art image object, an additional accessibility indicator that indicates the additional media distribution model by way of which the additional media program is accessible. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the additional media distribution model is different from the media distribution model. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: the media distribution model comprises a digital media distribution model that utilizes a digital media distribution channel to distribute the media program; and the accessibility indicator indicates that the media program is accessible through the digital media distribution model. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the accessibility indicator indicates one or more of an option to rent the media program, an option to buy the media program, and an option for subscription access to the media program. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the accessibility indicator includes a textual notification provided together with the cover art image object. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: the media distribution model comprises a physical media distribution model that utilizes a kiosk-based distribution channel through which physical copies of the media program are distributed; and the accessibility indicator indicates that the media program is accessible through the kiosk-based distribution channel. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the media programs represented in the grid of cover art image objects are accessible through the media program distribution service by way of a plurality of different media distribution models, the media distribution model included in the plurality of different media distribution models. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising providing, by the media service provider system and in a same view on the display screen as the cover art image object, an additional accessibility indicator together with an additional cover art image object representing an additional media program, the additional accessibility indicator indicating an additional media distribution model included in the plurality of different media distribution models. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting, by the media service provider system, the accessibility indicator for inclusion in the media program browse view based on one or more media program access factors that include one or more of a user account subscription status, a media program content status, a user device capability, and an available media format of the media program. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising providing, by the media service provider system and for display in the media program browse view together with the cover art image object and the accessibility indicator, a progress bar that indicates a progress status of a consumption of the media program by a user. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the accessibility indicator includes an icon overlaid on the cover art image object. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, embodied as computer-executable instructions on at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium. ### Claim 14 A method comprising: providing, by a media service provider system for display in a media program browse view on a display screen, a cover art image object representing a media program within a grid of cover art image objects representing a plurality of media programs accessible through a media program distribution service; determining, by the media service provider system, a plurality of status indicators for the media program, the plurality of status indicators respectively associated with a plurality of media distribution models by way of which the media program represented by the cover art image object is accessible through the media program distribution service; selecting, by the media service provider system from the plurality of status indicators, a status indicator to associate with the cover art image object representing the media program; and providing, by the media service provider system and for display in the media program browse view together with the cover art image object, a graphical object representing the selected status indicator. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein: the plurality of media distribution models comprises a digital media distribution model that utilizes a digital media distribution channel to distribute the media program and a physical media distribution model that utilizes a physical media distribution channel to distribute the media program; and the selected status indicator is associated with one of the digital media distribution model and the physical media distribution model. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the selected status indicator is associated with a status of the media program based on a user having accessed the media program through a kiosk-based distribution channel. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the plurality of status indicators are associated with at least one of a rental status of the media program, a subscription status of the media program, a physical location of a physical copy of the media program, and a time limit associated with accessing the media program. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising providing, by the media service provider system and for display in the media program browse view together with the cover art image object and the graphical object representing the selected status indicator, a progress bar that indicates a progress status of a consumption of the media program by a user. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the graphical object representing the selected status indicator includes a graphical representation of a ribbon that is displayed together with the cover art image object. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, embodied as computer-executable instructions on at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium. ### Claim 21 A system comprising: a processor; and a user interface facility that directs the processor to provide, for display in a graphical user interface, a media program browse view including a grid comprising a plurality of cover art image objects representing a plurality of media programs, determine a media distribution model by way of which a media program included in the plurality of media programs and represented by a cover art image object included in the plurality of cover art image objects is accessible through a media program distribution service, and provide, for display in the media program browse view together with the cover art image object representing the media program, an accessibility indicator that indicates the media distribution model by way of which the media program is accessible.