Patent ID: 9063934
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions, which responsive to being executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: detecting a selection of media content associated with a media device of a user; presenting at the media device the media content; retrieving metadata associated with the media content during the presenting of the media content; determining a consumption pattern of media content associated with the media device of the user; identifying a plurality of identified alternative media content sources to contain alternative media content of interest based on the consumption pattern; comparing the metadata of the media content being presented at the media device with metadata of the plurality of identified alternative media content sources distinct from a content source that supplies the media content; in response to the comparing, indicating a match between the metadata of the media content being presented and the metadata of the plurality of identified alternative media content sources, presenting at the media device, during the presenting of the media content, a source of alternative media content associated with the match, wherein the source of alternative media content comprises media content stored in a repository of the media device; determining media content previously consumed by the media device of the user; constructing a tout message associated with the source of the alternative media content associated with the match and identifying the media content being presented at the media device; presenting at the media device the tout message, wherein the tout message does not include media content previously consumed by the media device of the user; constructing a selectable command in the tout message associated with the source of media content; and presenting, at the media device, the selectable command, wherein the selectable command is represented by a selectable graphical user interface element, and wherein one of the media content and the source of alternative media content associated with the match correspond to a television program.