Patent ID: 8843975

Claim:
A set-top box, comprising: a memory to store executable computer instructions; a controller coupled to the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising: performing an analysis of media content provided by a media content provider system, wherein the media content includes scheduled content with limited temporal accessibility; presenting a graphical user interface enabling a selection of a portion of the media content and a recipient media device to receive the portion of the media content, wherein the selection of the portion of the media content is based on the analysis of the media content and is based on a selection of a media content type associated with the portion of the media content, and wherein the media content type is one of audio, video, text or any combination thereof; transmitting the portion of the media content corresponding to the media content type selected to a digital video recorder, wherein the digital video recorder stores the portion of the media content without storing an entire copy of the media content; and generating a metadata pointer and transmitting the metadata pointer to a server, wherein the metadata pointer indicates a storage location on a hard drive of the digital video recorder for the portion of the media content stored in the digital video recorder, wherein the transmitting of the metadata pointer causes the server to provide a request to accept the portion of the media content, wherein the server stores the metadata pointer responsive to the recipient media device accepting the request, and wherein the metadata pointer enables the server to retrieve the portion of the media content from the digital video recorder responsive to the recipient media device accepting the request.