Method for sharing a media collection in a network environment
First Claim
1. A method of sharing a media collection among computing devices in communication via a network, the method comprising:
- requesting, from a first computing device operated by a first subscriber, access to a media collection associated with a second subscriber on a second computing device, the first and second computing device being capable of communication via said network, said first subscriber associated with a first level of authorization to interact with an online media service and said second subscriber associated with a second level of authorization to interact with said online media service;
receiving, at said first computing device, a set of media file identifiers from said second computing device, each identifier associated with a respective media file of said media collection;
displaying at least a portion of said set of identifiers; and
making said respective media files available for being experienced on said first computing device according to a set of rules and said first level and said second level of authorization, said respective media files capable of being acquired from a source either by streaming said respective media file from said source or downloading said respective media file as a tethered download from said source.
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Abstract
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides for the accessing and playing of media files having differing associated rights such as non-DRM media files, purchased and downloaded media files, subscription download files such as tethered downloads, and subscription streamed DRM files. In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method and user interface for sharing a media collection among computing devices in communication via a network. In one embodiment, the disclosed method allows access and playback, from each computing device on a network, of all media files in a media collection, regardless of their associated rights.
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43 Claims
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1. A method of sharing a media collection among computing devices in communication via a network, the method comprising:
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requesting, from a first computing device operated by a first subscriber, access to a media collection associated with a second subscriber on a second computing device, the first and second computing device being capable of communication via said network, said first subscriber associated with a first level of authorization to interact with an online media service and said second subscriber associated with a second level of authorization to interact with said online media service;
receiving, at said first computing device, a set of media file identifiers from said second computing device, each identifier associated with a respective media file of said media collection;
displaying at least a portion of said set of identifiers; and
making said respective media files available for being experienced on said first computing device according to a set of rules and said first level and said second level of authorization, said respective media files capable of being acquired from a source either by streaming said respective media file from said source or downloading said respective media file as a tethered download from said source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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