Systems and methods for facilitating planning of a future media consumption session by a user of a media program distribution service

A method comprising:

• providing, by a media service provider system, a browse view for display on a display screen associated with a user during a first media consumption session, the browse view configured to display listing information associated with a plurality of media programs provided by a media program distribution service;
• detecting, by the media service provider system, user input provided by the user and representative of an indication that the user plans to consume at least one media program included in the plurality of media programs during a second media consumption session that is subsequent to the first media consumption session;
• identifying, by the media service provider system based on the user input, one or more media programs included in the plurality of media programs and that are available for consumption by the user during the second media consumption session, the one or more media programs comprising at least one of a first media program available for vending by way of a physical media distribution channel provided by the media program distribution service and a second media program available for on-demand access by way of a digital media distribution channel provided by the media program distribution service;
• presenting, by the media service provider system within the browse view during the first media consumption session, listing information associated with the identified one or more media programs;
• generating, by the media service provider system, a checkout cart associated with the second media consumption session, the checkout cart populated with at least some of the identified one or more media programs;
• presenting, by the media service provider system within the browse view during the first media consumption session, the checkout cart together with a notification indicating that another media program included in the identified one or more media programs has been recently returned by an additional user to a media vending kiosk where the at least some of the identified one or more media programs populated in the checkout cart are located;
• detecting, by the media service provider system, a selection by the user of a help option that is presented together with the listing information within the browse view;
• and
• presenting, by the media service provider system in response to the detecting of the selection by the user of the help option, a selection interface configured to facilitate selection by the user of a first media program included in the identified one or more media programs, the selection interface including comparison information that combines information associated with a second media program and a third media program to describe the first media program to the user.

A system comprising:

• at least one physical computing device that includes a processor and that:
• provides a browse view for display on a display screen associated with a user during a first media consumption session, the browse view configured to display listing information associated with a plurality of media programs provided by a media program distribution service;
• detects a selection by the user of a planning option, the selection of the planning option indicating that the user plans to consume at least one media program included in the plurality of media programs during a second media consumption session that is subsequent to the first media consumption session;
• presents, in response to the selection by the user of the planning option, a user interface that allows the user to specify one or more parameters associated with the second media consumption session;
• detects user input provided by the user by way of the user interface, the user input specifying the one or more parameters associated with the second media consumption session;
• identifies, based on the one or more parameters specified by the user, one or more media programs included in the plurality of media programs and that are available for consumption by the user during the second media consumption session;
• presents, within the browse view during the first media consumption session, listing information associated with the identified one or more media programs;
• generates a checkout cart associated with the second media consumption session, the checkout cart populated with at least some of the identified one or more media programs;
• presents, within the browse view during the first media consumption session, the checkout cart together with a notification indicating that another media program included in the identified one or more media programs has been recently returned by an additional user to a media vending kiosk where the at least some of the identified one or more media programs populated in the checkout cart are located;
• detects a selection by the user of a help option that is presented together with the listing information within the browse view;
• and
• presents, in response to the detection of the selection by the user of the help option, a selection interface configured to facilitate selection by the user of a first media program included in the identified one or more media programs, the selection interface including comparison information that combines information associated with a second media program and a third media program to describe the first media program to the user.