SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTION OF MEDIA FILES

摘要

A system, method and technique are provided for managing distribution of digital images and other media. A host computer may store a library of media files, including digital images, such as those captured by a digital camera of a user. One or more applications may run on the host computer, or on an Internet service that communicates with the host computer, in order to enable management, sharing and distribution of images stored on the host computer. A remote device may be operated by the user or guest to cause remotely viewed images that reside on the host computer to be transferred to a print service or other third-party service with a corresponding network location.

主权项

1. A method for sharing content items, the method being implemented by one or more processors and comprising:
identifying a plurality of content items that are stored on a personal network of a user, the personal network including one or more devices and at least a first folder in which one or more content items in the plurality of content items are provided; determining a set of permissions for the first folder based on user input, the set of permissions identifying one or more recipients that are permitted to access the first folder using a device that is external to the personal network; in response to one or more requests from a device of a first recipient of the one or more recipients, (i) providing content data to enable the device of the first recipient to display a rendition of each of the one or more content items; and (ii) performing an action specified by at least one of the one or more requests of the first recipient, the action including providing a copy of at least a first content item of the one or more content items to a network location that is external to the personal network of the user and specified by the one or more requests, wherein the copy is provided without a computer on the personal network uploading the copy to an intermediate computer or the device of the first recipient downloading the copy.