Joshua M Evans

US Patent:

7958529, Jun 7, 2011

Filed:

Sep 14, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/559321

Inventors:

Mitchell C. Green - Boulder CO, US
Neil D. Hunt - Mountain View CA, US
Joshua R. Evans - Scotts Valley CA, US
Keith Hawes - San Jose CA, US
Naresh Gopalani - Fremont CA, US

Assignee:

Netflix, Inc. - Los Gatos CA

International Classification:

H04N 7/16
G06F 17/00
G06K 15/00

US Classification:

725 60, 725 61, 713165, 709226, 705 268, 235383

Abstract:

An account in an item rental service is shared with others using computer-implemented profiles, subject to computer-enforced constraints. In one embodiment, a method provides for establishing a user account, wherein the user account is associated with an account owner, wherein the user account comprises a first ordered queue indicating two or more items that the account owner desires to rent; receiving a request to add a second ordered queue to the user account, profile member identifying information, and a constraint value; creating and storing a profile record based on the profile member identifying information and the constraint value, wherein the profile record is further associated with a second queue; receiving a request to add a specified rental item to the second queue, wherein the specified rental item does not conform to the constraint value; and adding the specified rental item to the second queue only in response to receiving confirmation by the account owner.

US Patent:

7631323, Dec 8, 2009

Filed:

Dec 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/297115

Inventors:

Mitchell C. Green - Boulder CO, US
Neil D. Hunt - Mountain View CA, US
Joshua R. Evans - Scotts Valley CA, US
Keith Hawes - San Jose CA, US
Naresh Gopalani - Fremont CA, US

Assignee:

Netflix, Inc. - Los Gatos CA

International Classification:

H04N 7/16
G06F 17/00
G06K 15/00

US Classification:

725 5, 725 60, 713165, 709226, 705 26, 235383

Abstract:

An account in an item rental service is shared with others using computer-implemented profiles, subject to computer-enforced constraints. In one embodiment, a method provides for establishing a user account, wherein the user account is associated with an account owner, wherein the user account comprises a first ordered queue indicating two or more items that the account owner desires to rent; receiving a request to add a second ordered queue to the user account, profile member identifying information, and a constraint value; creating and storing a profile record based on the profile member identifying information and the constraint value, wherein the profile record is further associated with a second queue; receiving a request to add a specified rental item to the second queue, wherein the specified rental item does not conform to the constraint value; and adding the specified rental item to the second queue only in response to receiving confirmation by the account owner.