Patent ID: 8973072
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for electronically communicating a media file, the method comprising: interconnecting a plurality of devices of a user to form a personal network, each of the plurality of devices being interconnected to one or more other devices of the personal network across one or more networks; generating a link for an electronic communication that is composed or communicated from a given terminal of the personal network, wherein the link identifies a media file that is stored on a resource of the user's personal network that is remote to the given terminal; detecting selection of the link from a remote terminal that is a recipient of the electronic communication; upon detecting selection of the link from the remote terminal, detecting, one or more capabilities of the remote terminal to receive streaming media from the given terminal, then in response to selection of from the remote terminal, streaming data of the media file to the recipient, wherein streaming said data includes configuring transmission of the data to accommodate the detected one or more capabilities, including to accommodate a network bandwidth of the remote terminal to receive the streaming media file.