Patent ID: 7860798
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of managing digital media items at a user system, comprising: receiving, by electronic delivery, a plurality of digital media items specified in a list of digital media items maintained by a provider system; storing the received digital media items at the user system; receiving at the user system a first request to electronically check out a first digital media item from the user system; determining if a maximum allowed number of digital media items have been checked out from the user system by comparing a count representing the current number of checked out digital media items with the maximum allowed number of digital media items; denying the first request if the maximum allowed number of digital media items have been checked out from the user system; incrementing the count if the first request is granted; receiving a second request to electronically check in a second digital media item that had been previously checked out; in response to the second request, checking-in the second digital media item; and decrementing the count.