Patent ID: 8140641

Claim:
A computing device for managing media content, the computing device configured to execute a computer program, comprising: a media manager configured to: present a graphical user interface via a graphical display, the graphical user interface including a static media menu configured to receive a user selection of one of an automated mode or a manual mode for managing synchronization of static media content, and a dynamic media menu configured to receive a user selection of an automated mode for managing synchronization of dynamic media content, the static media content including non-episodic media content and the dynamic media content including episodic media content subscribed to by a user; transfer static media content between the computing device and a remote media device according to a user interaction if the manual mode is selected at the static media menu; transfer static media content between the computing device and the remote media device according to a predefined programmatic process for the static media content if the automated mode is selected at the static media menu; and transfer dynamic media content between the computing device and the remote media device according to a predefined programmatic process for the dynamic media content, independent of the predefined programmatic process for the static media content, if the automated mode is selected in the dynamic media menu, independent of the user selection at the static media menu.