Patent ID: 8601521

Claim:
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: reading media content from an optical storage medium inserted into an optical drive of a processor; determining a content type of the media content; selecting a particular set top box from a plurality of set top boxes to receive the media content, wherein the selecting of the particular set top box is based on the content type of the media content, wherein the selecting of the particular set top box is performed without user intervention in response to the reading of the media content from of the optical storage medium inserted into the optical drive; obtaining, responsive to the content type of the media content, a preference of a plurality of preferences of the particular set top box to present the media content, wherein the processor and the plurality of set top boxes are located in a premises, and wherein the processor and the particular set top box are separate devices; determining a history of video formats for video content viewed at the particular set top box; transcoding the media content from a first format into a target format responsive to the preference and the history of video formats, wherein the transcoding is performed, without user intervention, in response to the insertion of the optical storage medium into the optical drive; and transmitting the media content in the target format from the processor to the particular set top box without sending the media content to other set top boxes of the plurality of set top boxes, wherein the transmitting of the media content is performed, without user intervention, in response to the insertion of the optical storage medium into the optical drive.