Patent ID: 8601572
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G11B,H04L,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: requesting, from a first computing device operated by a first subscriber, access to a media collection associated with a second subscriber on a second computing device, the first and second computing device to communicate via a network, said first subscriber associated with a first level of authorization to interact with an online media service and said second subscriber associated with a second level of authorization to interact with said online media service, said first level of authorization and said second level of authorization individually specifying one or more formats of one or more media files of said media collection authorized to be accessed by the first subscriber and/or the second subscriber, said formats comprising one or more of streaming, tethered download, purchased, non-digital rights management (DRM), and DRM formats; receiving, at said first computing device, a set of media file identifiers from said second computing device, wherein said set of media file identifiers is associated with a respective set of media files of said media collection; displaying at least a portion of said set of media file identifiers; and requesting a media file of said set of media files identified by an identifier of the set of media identifiers to be transmitted from a source to said first computing device to be played on said first computing device at least in part in response to said first level of authorization and said second level of authorization being associated with a subscription to said online media service.