Patent ID: 9641902
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A method comprising: (a) providing, to a first Internet-connected digital device, a viewer interface application configured to access a digital television service provider system to obtain video-on-demand electronic media content and linear video content corresponding to a linear television channel, wherein the video-on-demand electronic media content is obtained from a VOD content delivery system of the digital television service provider system that has obtained the video-on-demand electronic media content and respective VOD metadata associated with the video-on-demand electronic media content, the respective VOD metadata comprising respective title data, respective category data, and respective subcategory data, and wherein the viewer interface application is further configured to provide access to an individualized electronic program guide for at least video-on-demand electronic media content based at least in part on (b) transmitting, to a tuner associated with the first user, first linear video content for viewing on a first display associated with the tuner; (c) receiving, at the digital television service provider system via a closed delivery system from the tuner, a first electronic access request to access video-on-demand electronic media content; (d) accessing, at the digital television service provider system upon receipt of the first electronic access request, a first individualized electronic program guide data for video-on-demand electronic media content wherein the first individualized electronic program guide data is generated by: (e) transmitting, from the digital television service provider system to the tuner, the first individualized electronic program guide data in response to the first electronic access request; (f) receiving, at the digital television service provider system from the tuner, a first VOD media request for a first video-on-demand electronic media content; (g) updating, by the digital television service provider system, the first electronic viewing data with information associated with the first VOD media request to generate second electronic viewing data; (h) transmitting, from the digital television service provider system via the closed delivery system to the tuner, the first video-on-demand electronic media content identified in the first VOD media request for display on the first display associated with the tuner; (i) receiving, at the digital television service provider system from the first Internet-connected digital device, login credentials; (j) verifying, by the digital television service provider system, that the login credentials are associated with a user account; (k) transmitting, to the first Internet-connected digital device, an electronic authorization for the viewer interface application to access privileges associated with the user account; (l) receiving, at the digital television service provider system via the Internet from the first Internet-connected digital device, a second electronic access request to access video-on-demand electronic media content; (m) transmitting, from the digital television service provider system to the first Internet-connected digital device via the Internet, a second individualized electronic program guide data for video-on-demand electronic media content, wherein the second individualized electronic program guide data is generated based at least in part upon (n) receiving, at the digital television service provider system via the Internet from the first Internet-connected digital device, a second VOD media request for a second video-on-demand electronic media content; (o) updating, by the digital television service provider system, the second electronic viewing data with information associated with the second VOD media request to generate third electronic viewing data; and (p) transmitting, from the digital television service provider system via the Internet to the first Internet-connected digital device, the second video-on-demand electronic media content identified in the second VOD media request for display on a second display associated with the first Internet-connected digital device.