Patent ID: 8751672

Claim:
A method implemented by a first user terminal associated with a first user, the method comprising: storing at least one media content item at the first user terminal; storing information for a personal channel at the first user terminal, where the information is associated with the at least one media content item; transmitting the information for the personal channel to a data center; receiving, from a second user terminal associated with a second user, a request for access to the personal channel, the request being transmitted by the second user terminal to the first user terminal, provided that the data center determines that the second user terminal is permitted to access the personal channel; retrieving the at least one media content item associated with the personal channel; establishing a direct communication link between the first user terminal associated with the first user and the second user terminal associated with the second user; and transmitting the at least one media content item associated with the personal channel from the first user terminal associated with the first user over the established direct communication link to the second user terminal associated with the second user.