Patent ID: 9582136
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A method comprising: generating, by a media service provider system and based on a first set of most-accessed media programs within a first media distribution model of a media service and a second set of most-accessed media programs within a second media distribution model of the media service, data representative of a merged set of most-accessed media programs that includes at least one media program from the first set of most-accessed media programs and at least one media program from the second set of most-accessed media programs; and providing, by the media service provider system for display in a media browse view of a media service user interface on a display screen, user interface content representing the merged set of most-accessed media programs, the media browse view including a distribution model filter tool having a plurality of user-selectable options corresponding to different media distribution models; wherein the first media distribution model comprises a digital media distribution model that utilizes a digital media distribution channel, and the second media distribution model comprises a physical media distribution model that utilizes a physical media distribution channel that includes distributing physical copies of media programs to a user, the media browse view includes a plurality of rows of user interface content representing media programs, the providing of the user interface content representing the merged set of most-accessed media programs for display within the media browse view of the media service user interface comprises providing the user interface content representing the merged set of most-accessed media programs for display as a blended set of most-accessed media programs within a single row included in the plurality of rows, the blended set of most-accessed media programs including one or more media programs accessible through the digital media distribution channel utilized by the digital media distribution model and one or more media programs accessible through the physical media distribution channel utilized by the physical media distribution model, each item of user interface content represented in the blended set of most-accessed media programs within the single row represents a single media program, and the providing of the user interface content further includes prioritizing, based on a distribution model attribute of each media program included in the blended set of most-accessed media programs, display of the user interface content representative of the one or more media programs accessible through the physical media distribution channel within the single row over display of the user interface content representative of the one or more media programs accessible through the digital media distribution channel within the single row.