Patent ID: 7711843

Claim:
A computer implemented method for making a media file accessible via a web page, whereby the media file is streamed from a streaming service provider to a computer over a network, the method comprising: receiving from a user computer a media file to be made accessible via a web page; retrieving a streaming service provider list from a service directory, wherein said lists comprises provider terms and conditions; verifying a specified default streaming service provider from said list; after verification of said specified default streaming service provider, selecting at least one streaming service provider from said list; sending billing arrangement information from said selected streaming service provider to said user computer; after said user computer agrees to said billing arrangement information, sending said media file to said selected streaming service provider; receiving a key generated by said streaming service provider for allowing identification of said sent media file; placing an identifier derived from said key into the web page through which the media file is accessible; establishing a connection to a web space provider; sending to the web space provider changes to the web page including changes based on said identifier derived from said key; receiving from a requester a request to receive the media file and the request includes the identifier and access rights information of the requester to access said media file; checking access rights information of the requester; generating a meta file based on said identifier; and sending said meta file to the requester if the access rights information is sufficient to grant access to the requester to the media file.