Method and system for distributing media content

摘要

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving from a communication system media content with metadata, recording the media content, detecting in the metadata a description of the media content correlating with a preference profile, presenting a first prompt requesting an acceptance or rejection of the media content, presenting a second prompt requesting a selection from a plurality of communication devices to direct in whole or in part the media content thereto, detecting the selection from the plurality of communication devices, and transmitting in whole or in part the media content to the selected communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A media processor, comprising:
a memory that stores instructions; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the controller performs operations comprising: receiving media content with metadata from a communication system, the communication system comprising an interactive communication system, a cable communication system, a cellular communication system, or a satellite communication system; recording the media content to generate recorded media content; detecting a digital rights management rule in the metadata; identifying a detected correlation based on detecting in the metadata a description of the media content that correlates with a preference identified in a user profile; presenting a first prompt requesting an acceptance or a rejection of the recorded media content responsive to the detected correlation and responsive to determining that distribution of a copy of the recorded media content in whole or in part does not violate the digital rights management rule; responsive to receiving first user input indicating the acceptance of the recorded media content:
presenting a menu comprising at least two of an image option, an option, or the image option combined with the audio option associated with the recorded media content;receiving a selection from the menu;presenting a second prompt requesting a selection of a communication device from a plurality of communication devices;detecting a selected communication device from the plurality of communication devices; andtransmitting to the selected communication device an audio portion, an image portion, or a combination of the audio portion and the image portion of the recorded media content according to the selection from the menu to the selected communication device.