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US 9,883,245 B2Granted
Systems and methods for enabling a user to generate a plan to access content using multiple content services
AssigneeOpenTV, Inc.
InventorNandini Iyer
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Abstract
A system for facilitating access to items of content presents recommendations to a user. Items of content may include movies and television shows. Recommendations may include access plans specifying a plurality of digital media services, where each specified digital media service provides availability to items of content included in a user defined set. Further, recommendations may be based on one or more use defined constraints. User defined constraints may include a user budget for accessing items of content during a specific time period.
Claims19
A method of facilitating access to items of content, the method comprising:
- receiving one or more constraints with respect to accessing items of content specified by a user via a graphical user interface;
- receiving user input defining a watchlist that includes a set of specific items of content selected by the user and a viewing priority for each specific item of content in the set of specific items of content;
- generating an access plan based in part on the one or more constraints and the watchlist, the generating of the access plan including:
- ranking one or more digital media services based at least in part on a total number of specific items of content from the watchlist that are made available through each digital media service of the one or more digital media services and the viewing priority for each specific item of content;
- and
- selecting at least one of the one more digital media services for inclusion in the access plan based on the ranking;
- and
- causing presentation of a graphical user interface enabling a user to accept the access plan.
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An apparatus for facilitating access to items of content comprising:
- means for receiving a budget constraint with respect to accessing items of content;
- means for receiving a subset of items of content, each item of content within the subset being associated with a viewing priority;
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- means for generating an access plan based on the budget constraint and the subset of items of content, the access plan specifying one or more digital media services to provide access to items of content included in the subset of items of content based on a fee associated with the accessing each item of content by the one or more digital media services, the fee being a subscription fee or pay per use fee, the generating of the access plan including:
- ranking one or more digital media services based at least in part on a total number of items content from the watchlist that are made available through each digital media service of the one or more digital media services and the viewing priority associated with each item of content, and
- selecting at least one of the one more digital media services for inclusion in the access plan based on the ranking.
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A system for facilitating access to items of content comprising:
- a content assistant engine comprising a processing device configured to perform operations comprising:
- receiving one or more constraints associated with accessing items of content;
- providing a prescreened set of available items of content based on the one or more received constraints;
- receiving a watchlist including a subset of specific items of content selected from the prescreened set, each specific item of content included in the subset being associated with a viewing priority;
- receiving query results specifying one or more specific items of content from the subset of specific items of content that are available through one or more media services;
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- generating an access plan based on the received constraints, the viewing priorities, and the received query results, the generating of the access plan including:
- ranking one or more digital media services based at least in part on a total number of specific items content from the watchlist that are made available through each digital media service of the one or more digital media services;
- and
- selecting at least one of the one more digital media services for inclusion in the access plan based on the ranking.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.