Patent ID: 9503441
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: maintaining, by a media content delivery subsystem configured to transmit media content over a network to a media content processing subsystem that is configured to process and provide the media content for presentation to an end user, resource data associated with at least one of the media content and a media content provider that provides the media content to the media content delivery subsystem; providing, by the media content delivery subsystem, at least a subset of the resource data to the media content processing subsystem over the network, the provided resource data configured for inclusion in a user interface for presentation to the end user; providing, by the media content delivery subsystem, a content customization portal for backend access by the media content provider to the media content delivery subsystem, the content customization portal including a template provided to the media content provider, the template visually representing a layout of the user interface and configured to allow the media content provider to associate custom content with a spatial position in the template and the user interface, the custom content including at least a title for a media program and a description of the media program provided by the media content provider; authenticating, by the media content delivery subsystem, the media content provider accessing the content customization portal; receiving, by the media content delivery subsystem, the custom content from the authenticated media content provider via the content customization portal; and providing, by the media content delivery subsystem, the custom content to the media content processing subsystem for inclusion in the user interface for presentation to the end user.