Patent ID: 8543095

Claim:
A system that facilitates access to media services, comprising: a memory that stores computer-executable instructions; and a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the computer-executable instructions to perform operations, comprising: initiating communication with a first remote component via a transceiver; and receiving first content and first content metadata describing the first content from the first remote component; facilitating a presentation of the first content; storing the first content and the first content metadata; receiving an indication of a complete version of the first content being requested; forwarding the first content metadata directed to a second remote component; receiving from the second remote component second content, wherein the first content is at least a portion of the second content, the second content is determined based on the first content metadata, the second content comprises an unencoded preview portion and an encoded portion, and the unencoded preview is unencoded for presentment without decoding; receiving an indication that the encoded portion of the second content is decodable for presentment after the decoding; and forwarding payment information representing a payment to the second remote component to facilitate the decoding of the encoded portion of the second content for presentment.