Patent ID: 9152300
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: at a media device, causing display of media content items from a plurality of sources; at a first time, receiving a selection of a particular item of media content; receiving input indicating a selection, from the plurality of sources from which the media content items are displayed at the media device, of one or more approved sources from which the particular item of media content may become available, the selection of the one or more approved sources selecting less than all sources in the plurality of sources; determining that the particular item of media content is not yet known to be available at any specific time via any specific source in the one or more approved sources; based on the selection of the particular item of media content and the selection of the one or more approved sources, generating a reservation data object that associates the particular item of media content with the one or more approved sources from which the particular item of media content may become available; monitoring content availability data for at least the one or more approved sources; at a second time subsequent to the first time, based on the reservation data object, determining from the monitored content availability data that the particular item of media content is or will be available at least at a particular time via at least a particular source of the one or more approved sources; based at least upon the determining, informing a user that the particular item of media content is available at the particular time via the particular source.