Patent ID: 8898303
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer system for controlling access to a set of media items accessible via multiple channels, wherein the computer system comprises a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium storing instructions configured to cause the computer system to: store an indication for each media item of a set of media items; receive a first set of rules defined by a first content provider, the first set of rules being used to determine accessibility to a first subset of the set of media items, wherein: receive a second set of rules defined by a second content provider, the second set of rules being used to determine accessibility to a second subset of the set of media items, wherein: receive a first request for access to a media item of the set of media items from an instance of a first application, wherein: provide access to the media item in accordance with the first set of rules; receive a second request for access to the media item from an instance of a second application, wherein: determine the second request is associated with a second channel, wherein