Patent ID: 7447649

Claim:
A method for implementing a media content store, the method comprising: providing a set of exemplary storefronts for the media content store, each of the storefronts providing a user interface accessible to a prospective customer; receiving a designation of a selected storefront chosen from the set of exemplary storefronts; receiving media content in an origination format over a network; executing a file check utility by a sign-up/administration process to determine whether the media content is ready to be accepted for upload; and upon acceptance and upload of the media content, transforming the media content from the origination format into a distribution format; offering the media content, in the distribution format, to the prospective customer for download through the selected storefront; accepting instructions from the prospective customer for downloading the media content, in the distribution format, through the selected storefront; and providing a hyperlink for downloading the media content, in the distribution format, through the selected storefront to a digital appliance provided by the prospective customer.