Patent ID: 7574380

Claim:
A system supporting exchange of media via a media exchange network, the system comprising: at least one processor communicatively coupled to a communication terminal in at least two user locations via a broadband network, the at least one processor operable to, at least: receive a request comprising one or more of a network address associated with storage for storing media, information identifying a transaction of a first user at a first location, and at least a portion of information for authorizing the transaction of the first user from an authorization device associated with the first user at the first location; and in response to the request, enable authorization by the first user of a second user of the media exchange network at a second location so that at least a portion of the authorized user transaction is performed with the second user, via the broadband communication network, wherein the authorized user transaction with the second user is completed without divulging the identity of the first user to the second user.