Patent ID: 8904029

Claim:
A media distribution system, comprising: a memory to store executable instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the executable instructions, performs operations comprising: identifying a distribution preference of a user based on distribution information, the distribution preference being associated with distributing media content to a plurality of media presentation devices associated with the user, wherein the distribution preference comprises media content distribution arrangements between a plurality of media sources of the user and the plurality of media presentation devices of the user; detecting new media content stored on one media source of the plurality of media sources of the user, wherein the one media source comprises one media presentation device of the plurality of media presentation devices associated with the user; determining a media content type for the new media content, wherein the media content type is one of an audio content type, a visual content type, or a combination thereof; determining availability information for each of the plurality of media presentation devices while being communicatively coupled to the media distribution system; and selectively distributing the new media content to a recipient media presentation device of the plurality of media presentation devices according to the availability information.