Method, system, and storage medium for substituting media preview items for suppressed media preview items

US8140407B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Andrew J. Ivory · Wake Forest, US
• Barry J. Pellas · Durham, US
• Matthew T. Pellas · Raleigh, US
• Matthew K. Thomas · Raleigh, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 6, 2009
• Grant date: Mar 20, 2012
• Expiry date: Jun 11, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0645
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A user viewing a preview of a media title using a media player can elect to add that media title to a list for future use, such as a future rentals list maintained by a rental media provider. The media player communicates with the rental media provider for updating a list for the user which is stored at (or accessible to) the provider. Optionally, a filtering capability may be provided to suppress viewing of particular previews which are stored on media inserted into the media player (for example, because the user has already rented the previewed media title, because the preview does not match filtering criteria such as parental controls, etc.). The filtering may comprise preventing media titles from being added to the future rentals list. Optionally, substitute previews may be provided for the previews which are suppressed by the filtering.