Patent ID: 9509798
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method implemented by an internet-based content platform, comprising: adding, by a processing device, a subset of media items of a plurality of media items of a paid channel to a user interface for presentation to an end user, the paid channel created by the internet-based content platform responsive to a request of a channel curator, the paid channel presented to the end user in the user interface as a graphical user interface (GUI) object with an indicator of a subscription status of the end user with respect to the paid channel, the plurality of media items of the paid channel comprising at least one paid media item and at least one free media item; receiving, via the user interface, a selection of one of the plurality of media items from the end user; determining whether the selected media item is a free item or a paid item; responsive to determining that the selected media item is a paid item: responsive to determining that the selected media item is a free item, providing the selected media item for playback by the end user without requesting the end user to subscribe to the paid channel; and removing the subset of media items of the paid channel from the feed in response to receiving a request from the end user to unsubscribe from the paid channel.