Patent ID: 8082198
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: G06Q,H04H,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system providing billing support for the exchange of media, the system comprising: a first television display in a first home of a first user; a first storage in the first home, the first storage supporting media consumption by the first television display in the first home, and having a first network protocol address; a user interface for the selection and display of media content, at the first home, the user interface allowing at least one user to create at least one user defined media channel, wherein the at least one user selects media content for the at least one user defined media channel through the user interface, and the at least one user specifies, through the user interface, times when the user selected media content will be made available on the at least one user defined media channel, the user interface displaying a graphical representation of the at least one user defined media channel, the at least one user defined media channel comprising a sequence of the user selected media content for consumption at the times specified by the at least one user, wherein the at least one user defined media channel is pushed from the first home to other authorized users at locations that are separate and distinct from the first home; at least one server storing the media content, and having a second network protocol address; and server software that receives from the first home via a communication network a request for the delivery of media content, the request comprising information securing payment for delivery, and that responds by coordinating the delivery of the media content from the at least one server at the second network protocol address to the first storage at the first network protocol address for consumption by the first television display.