Personal video channels

摘要

Systems and methods provide personal channels from a network-capable user terminal. A first user terminal may receive a request from a second user terminal for access to a personal channel created by a user and stored on the first user terminal in association with media content. In response to the request, the first user terminal may access the media content associated with the requested personal channel and provide the media content to the first user terminal over the network. A data center accessible by both the first and second user terminals may facilitate the access to the personal channel by storing information associated with the personal channel, including terminal identifiers and metadata, and providing a searchable catalog interface to identify personal channels to view.

主权项

1. A method implemented by a first user terminal associated with a first user, the method comprising:
storing at least one media content item at the first user terminal; storing information for a personal channel at the first user terminal, where the information is associated with the at least one media content item; transmitting the information for the personal channel to a data center; receiving, from a second user terminal associated with a second user, a request for access to the personal channel, the request being transmitted by the second user terminal to the first user terminal, provided that the data center determines that the second user terminal is permitted to access the personal channel; retrieving the at least one media content item associated with the personal channel; establishing a direct communication link between the first user terminal associated with the first user and the second user terminal associated with the second user; and transmitting the at least one media content item associated with the personal channel from the first user terminal associated with the first user over the established direct communication link to the second user terminal associated with the second user.