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Granted Patent B2
US 11,030,333 · App. 16/168,963 · Granted Jun 8, 2021

Discovering availability of digital media from multiple sources

Inventors: Brett C. Barrilleaux (Seattle, WA); Ann M. Groeninger (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
G06F21/6218G06F21/10
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Patent No.
US 11,030,333
App. No.
16/168,963
Granted
Jun 8, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are various embodiments for discovering availability of digital media titles from multiple digital media service providers. In one embodiment, information is obtained about a relationship between a user account and a first digital media service provider. A request for availability of a digital media title is obtained via a user interface. An availability is determined for access by the user account of the digital media title from the first digital media service provider having the relationship with the user account and a second digital media service provider. An indication of the availability for access of the digital media title by the user account is presented.

Claims (43)

1. A system, comprising:

at least one computing device; and

instructions that cause the at least one computing device to at least:

receive a request associated with a user account for availability of a specified digital media title, the availability relating to access to the specified digital media title;

select a first digital media service provider based at least in part on data obtained from a configuration user interface that facilitates a specification of one or more digital media service providers with which the user account has an existing relationship;

select a second digital media service provider;

obtain information regarding an availability of the specified digital media title from the selected first digital media service provider and the selected second digital media service provider; and

present in a user interface an indication of at least one of the selected first digital media service provider or the selected second digital media service provider from which the specified digital media title is available for the user account.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein information about the existing relationship between the user account and the selected first digital media service provider is received via the configuration user interface.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user account does not have a customer relationship with the selected second digital media service provider.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the information regarding the availability includes at least one of: a fee for the access to the specified digital media title, a parameter selected from the group consisting of a media format of the specified digital media title, a resolution of the specified digital media title, or a transfer bitrate of the specified digital media title.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one computing device to at least:

store the information describing the existing relationship in a profile for the user account.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the configuration user interface is configured to receive an authentication credential that identifies the existing relationship between the user account and the selected first digital media service provider, and the at least one computing device is further configured to at least use the authentication credential to authenticate with the selected first digital media service provider.

7. A computer-implemented method comprising:

obtaining, by at least one computing device, information about an existing relationship between a user account and a first digital media service provider via a configuration user interface;

obtaining, by the at least one computing device, a request for availability of a digital media title via a user interface;

receiving, by the at least one computing device, a first availability for access by the user account of the digital media title from the first digital media service provider having the existing relationship with the user account;

receiving, by the at least one computing device, a second availability for access by the user account of the digital media title from a second digital media service provider; and

presenting, by the at least one computing device, an indication of availability for access of the digital media title by the user account from the first digital media service provider and the second digital media service provider based at least in part on the first availability and the second availability.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the indication of the availability that is presented is limited to those of the first digital media service provider and the second digital media service provider for which the digital media title is available for viewing.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the user account does not have the existing relationship with the second digital media service provider.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising presenting information about how to establish a relationship with the second digital media service provider.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein determining the availability for access by the user account further comprises:

retrieving, by the at least one computing device, relationship information specific to the user account and to the first digital media service provider; and

determining, by the at least one computing device, whether the digital media title is available for consumption by the user account from the first digital media service provider based at least in part on the relationship information.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein presenting the information about the availability for access by the user account of the digital media title comprises rendering another user interface including the indication of the availability for access on a display.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the digital media title is available for streaming to a media player device associated with the user account.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , further comprising receiving an authentication credential that identifies the relationship between the user account and the first digital media service provider.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , further comprising using the authentication credential to authenticate with the first digital media service provider.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , further comprising requesting an update to the authentication credential in response to determining that the at least one computing device is unable to access the first digital media service provider with the authentication credential.

17. A system comprising:

at least one computing device; and

instructions that cause the at least one computing device to at least:

receive, via a configuration user interface, a specification of a first digital media service provider with which a user account has a preexisting relationship;

receive a first availability of a digital media title for consumption by the user account from the first digital media service provider;

receive a second availability of the digital media title for consumption from a second digital media service provider; and

generate a user interface including an indication of availability of the digital media title from the first digital media service provider and the second digital media service provider based at least in part on the first availability and the second availability.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one computing device to at least:

obtain information describing availability of the digital media title for consumption by the user account; and

determine whether the digital media title is available for consumption by the user account based at least in part on the obtained information.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the information describing availability includes at least one of: a fee for the access to the digital media title, a media format of the digital media title, a resolution of the digital media title, or a transfer bitrate of the digital media title.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the indication of availability further comprises a link that obtains access to the digital media title from at least one of the first digital media service provider and the second digital media service provider.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2018
From: BARRILLEAUX, BRETT C.; GROENINGER, ANN M.
To: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 15727657 · Oct 9, 2017
Continuation 13292138 · Nov 9, 2011
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