Patent ID: 8893199

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, at a head end that supports a plurality of end user media devices, input from a user device that indicates selection of a delayed delivery option of a particular content item from a search result listing, wherein the search result listing is generated at a search engine based on a search request and a delivery requirement received from the user device, and wherein an entry of the search result listing identifies a content item and a delivery option for the content item; incrementing a pea counter associated with the particular content item in response to receiving the input, wherein the pea counter indicates a number of requests received for delayed delivery of the particular content item; storing user information associated with the input; comparing, at the head end, a value of the pea counter to a broadcast efficiency threshold; and when the value of the pea counter exceeds the broadcast efficiency threshold: scheduling, at the head end, delivery of the particular content item to a plurality of user devices that requested delayed delivery of the particular content item; and resetting the peg counter.