System and method for fulfilling a media request

US7996265B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Blockbuster L.L.C. · US

Inventors

• Shane N. Evangelist · Irving, US
• Joseph W. Craft, IV · Frisco, US
• Leslie D. Crook · Dallas, US
• John Taylor · Plano, US
• John F. Butler · Bethel Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 19, 2005
• Grant date: Aug 9, 2011
• Expiry date: Feb 4, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0603
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for fulfilling a media request includes receiving a media request associated with a subscriber account. One inventory location is selected from a plurality of inventory locations to fulfill the media request, and at least one of the inventory locations accommodates in-store media rental requests.