Patent ID: 8239512

Claim:
One or more circuits for a system supporting communication of media, said one or more circuits comprising: at least one processor operably coupled to a first display device supporting display of television content in a first home and to a first storage in the first home that stores the media; the first storage supporting consumption of the media by the first display device, and having a first network address with respect to a first user in the first home, the at least one processor communicatively coupled to a second home having a second display device supporting display of television content and a second storage supporting consumption of the media by the second display device in the second home, and having a second network address with respect to a second user in the second home, wherein the second user is known to the first user, the at least one processor operable to, at least: display a user interface on the first display device in the first home, the user interface having at least one view comprising a representation of media stored on the first storage and available for consumption, the user interface supporting delivery of the media to the second home, wherein the media is selected from a list of available media digital files being stored on the first storage and available for consumption; and communicate with server software that maintains a user defined association of the first and second network addresses and that receives a request that identifies one of the associated first and second network addresses and responds by identifying the other of the associated first and second network addresses to support delivery via a communication network of the media from the first storage to the second home for consumption by the second display device.