Patent ID: 7424535

Claim:
A system supporting the management of multimedia display content in a communication network, the system comprising: a television, at a first location, supporting the consumption of media; a first storage for storing media, at the first location, and having a first network address with respect to a first user at the first location; a first set top box, at the first location, communicatively coupling the first storage to the communication network; a user interface displayed on the television, at the first location, having at least one view comprising a representation of media available for consumption, the user interface supporting the selection and scheduling of media for delivery to a second location, wherein the first location is different than the second location; a second set top box, at the second location; at least one multimedia display, at the second location, communicatively coupled to the second set top box, and having a second network address with respect to a second user at the second location, wherein the second user is known to the first user; and server software that maintains a user defined association of the first and second network addresses, that receives a request identifying one of the first and second associated network addresses, and that responds by identifying the other of the associated first and second network addresses to support delivery of media from the first set top box to the at least one multimedia display for consumption.