Patent ID: 8583758

Claim:
A method of providing content to a subscriber, the method comprising: receiving, at a media conversion server and from the subscriber, a preferred format definition and a preferred transmit time for at least one device, the preferred format definition and the preferred transmit time being set by the subscriber; storing the preferred format definition on a profile engine coupled with the media conversion server; identifying, at the media conversion server, a set of downloadable content to be provided to the subscriber, wherein the set of downloadable content includes at least one of a video content or an audio content; identifying, at the media conversion server, a device, from among a plurality of devices, to receive the set of downloadable content; retrieving, from a storage location, the set of downloadable content to be provided to the subscriber from the media conversion server; based on the preferred format definition for the identified device, automatically converting with the media conversion server the set of downloadable content from a first format to a second format, wherein the second format is compatible with the identified device; providing, by the media conversion server, an option to the subscriber to download upon demand the set of downloadable content, contrary to the preferred transmit time for the at least one device; in response to receiving from the subscriber a selection of said option to download upon demand the set of downloadable content, contrary to the preferred transmit time for the at least one device, immediately transmitting, in the second format and in contradiction of the preferred transmit time for the at least one device, the set of downloadable content for reception by the identified device; and transmitting, in the second format at the preferred transmit time, the set of downloadable content for reception by the identified device, if a selection of said option to download upon demand the set of downloadable content, contrary to the preferred transmit time for the at least one device, has not been received from the subscriber by the preferred transmit time.