System and method for managing media content
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media distribution system having a controller to identify a plurality of media presentation devices of a user of the media distribution system, identify one or more distribution preferences supplied by the user for distributing media content to the plurality of media presentation devices, receive media content from one of a plurality of media sources of the user, determine a media content type from the received media content, and distribute the received media content to one or more of the plurality of media presentation devices according to the one or more distribution preferences and the media content type. The one or more distribution preferences comprise in part media content distribution arrangements assigned by the user between the plurality of media sources of the user and the plurality of media presentation devices of the user. Other embodiments are disclosed.
1. A media distribution system comprising:
a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
receiving distribution information;
identifying one or more media presentation devices of a user based on the distribution information, the one or more media presentation devices including an automobile entertainment system;
identifying one or more media sources of the user based on the distribution information;
obtaining media content from at least one of the one or more media sources, the media content including at least one of video content or audio content;
sending, by the media distribution system and to the automobile entertainment system, a first message indicating availability of the media content;
receiving, by the media distribution system and from the automobile entertainment system, a second message indicating that the automobile entertainment system is available to receive the media content; and
based on determining that the automobile entertainment system is available to receive the media content and based on the distribution information, providing the specified type of media content to the automobile entertainment system,
wherein the one or more media presentation devices further include a set-top box; and
wherein the operations further comprise, subsequent to providing the audio content of the media content to the automobile entertainment system:
determining that the set-top box is available to receive the media content; and
based on determining that the set-top box is available to receive the media content and based on the distribution information, providing the video content and the audio content of the media content to the set-top box.
2. The media distribution system of claim 1 wherein providing the video content and the audio content of the media content to the set-top box comprises distributing the video content and the audio content to the set-top box over one of a wireline communication system or a wireless communication system.
3. The media distribution system of claim 1 , wherein sending the first message indicating availability of the media content comprises:
sending the first message by way of the communications interface;
queuing, by the communications interface, the first message based on determining that the automobile entertainment system is not available to receive the first message; and
providing, by the communications interface and to the automobile entertainment system, the queued first message based on determining that the automobile entertainment system is available to receive the queued first message.
4. The media distribution system of claim 1 , wherein the first message and the second message are short message service (SMS) messages.
5. The media distribution system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise determining the media content includes video content and audio content based at least in part on metadata associated with the media content.
6. The media distribution system of claim 1 ,
wherein the distribution information is received from a portal; and
wherein a graphical user interface of the portal receives inputs of the user.
7. The media distribution system of claim 6 ,
wherein the portal retrieves information about each of the one or more media presentation devices of the user and about each of the one or more media sources of the user from a subscriber database; and
wherein the portal automatically populates provisioning fields describing each of the one or more media presentation devices of the user and describing each of the one or more media sources of the user based on the retrieved information.
8. The media distribution system of claim 1 , wherein providing the audio content of the media content to the automobile entertainment system comprises distributing the audio content to the automobile entertainment system over a communications interface.
9. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
receiving, by a media distribution system, distribution information;
identifying one or more media presentation devices of a user based on the distribution information, the one or more media presentation devices including an automobile entertainment system;
identifying one or more media sources of the user based on the distribution information;
obtaining media content from at least one of the one or more media sources, the media content including video content and audio content;
sending, by the media distribution system and to the automobile entertainment system, a first message indicating availability of the media content;
receiving, by the media distribution system and from the automobile entertainment system, a second message indicating that the automobile entertainment system is available to receive the media content; and
based on determining that the automobile entertainment system is available to receive the media content and based on the distribution information, providing the audio content of the media content to the automobile entertainment system,
wherein the one or more media presentation devices further include a set-top box; and
wherein the operations further comprise, subsequent to providing the audio content of the media content to the automobile entertainment system:
determining that the set-top box is available to receive the media content; and
based on determining that the set-top box is available to receive the media content and based on the distribution information, providing the video content and the audio content of the media content to the set-top box.
10. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein providing the video content and the audio content to the set-top box comprises distributing the video content and audio content to the set-top box over one of a wireline communication system or a wireless communication system.
11. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein providing the audio content of the media content to the automobile entertainment system comprises distributing the audio content to the automobile entertainment system over a communications interface.
12. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein sending the first message indicating availability of the media content comprises:
sending the first message by way of the communications interface;
queuing, by the communications interface, the first message based on determining that the automobile entertainment system is not available to receive the first message; and
providing, by the communications interface and to the automobile entertainment system, the queued first message based on determining that the automobile entertainment system is available to receive the queued first message.
13. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the first message and the second message are short message service (SMS) messages.
14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise determining the media content includes video content and audio content based at least in part on metadata associated with the media content.
15. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 9 ,
wherein the distribution information is received from a portal; and
wherein a graphical user interface of the portal receives inputs of the user.
16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 ,
wherein the portal retrieves information about each of the one or more media presentation devices of the user and about each of the one or more media sources of the user from a subscriber database; and
wherein the portal automatically populates provisioning fields describing each of the one or more media presentation devices of the user and describing each of the one or more media sources of the user based on the retrieved information.
17. A method comprising:
receiving, by a media distribution system, distribution information;
identifying one or more media presentation devices of a user based on the distribution information, the one or more media presentation devices including an automobile entertainment system;
identifying one or more media sources of the user based on the distribution information;
obtaining media content from at least one of the one or more media sources, the media content including video content and audio content;
sending, by the media distribution system and to the automobile entertainment system, a first message indicating availability of the media content;
receiving, by the media distribution system and from the automobile entertainment system, a second message indicating that the automobile entertainment system is available to receive the media content; and
based on determining that the automobile entertainment system is available to receive the media content and based on the distribution information, providing the audio content of the media content to the automobile entertainment system,
wherein the one or more media presentation devices further include a set-top box; and
wherein the operations further comprise, subsequent to providing the audio content of the media content to the automobile entertainment system:
determining that the set-top box is available to receive the media content; and
based on determining that the set-top box is available to receive the media content and based on the distribution information, providing the video content and the audio content of the media content to the set-top box.
18. The method of claim 17 ,
wherein providing the audio content of the media content to the automobile entertainment system comprises distributing the audio content to the automobile entertainment system over a communications interface; and
wherein the first message and the second message are short message service (SMS) messages.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the communications interface comprises a cellular interface.
20. The method of claim 17 ,
wherein the distribution information is received from a portal; and
wherein a graphical user interface of the portal receives inputs of the user.