Patent ID: 9071662
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: H04H,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for operating a media service based on a media recommendation network comprising a plurality of devices, the method comprising: receiving a recommendation of a media item from one of the plurality of devices for a media item that is intended for a recipient; using metadata identifying the media item to perform license verification on the media item to determine whether the media item can be at least one of played and streamed; determining if the media item is present in a content repository in response to receiving the recommendation of the media item; requesting, in response to determining that the media item is not present in the content repository, upload of the media item; storing, in response to the media item being uploaded, the media item in the content repository; and if the media item fails at least one of a media item identification and a license verification: