Patent ID: 8332892

Claim:
A method executed by a processor coupled to a display device and to a user input device, the method comprising: displaying a list of titles of media content on the display device; displaying a first indicator in association with each title in the list, wherein the first indicator identifies at least one source for said each title in the list, wherein the at least one source includes at least one of at least one internal source and at least one external source, and wherein the at least one external source is accessible through a wide area network; displaying a second indicator in association with said each title in the list, wherein the second indicator indicates that said each title in the list is available for selection and for purchase when the first indicator identifies the at least one external source, wherein the second indicator indicates that said each title in the list is available for purchase at a designated site when said each title is not available locally relative to the processor; receiving a request to access a particular title from the list of titles of the media content, wherein the request includes: at least one of search priority and search parameters; or a command to use predetermined settings for said at least one of search priority and search parameters; searching for the particular title in accordance with said at least one of search priority and search parameters; and displaying a third indicator in association with said each title in the list, wherein the third indicator indicates at least one format of said each title in the list.