Patent ID: 9098508
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, from a first media provider, a provider identifier identifying a media item; determining, by a processing device, that the provider identifier is missing from an entry, for the media item, that is stored as one of a plurality of entries in a data store, wherein at least one of the plurality of entries in the data store has different provider identifiers associated with a single media item; requesting the provider identifier from the first media provider using a unique identifier for a media item associated with the entry; receiving the provider identifier from the first media provider; adding the provider identifier to the entry in the data store; receiving data indicating that a second media item is no longer playable; identifying a second entry in the data store, wherein the second entry is associated with the second media item; and updating the second entry in the data store to indicate that the second media item is no longer playable.