Media Content Management

A system for managing media content comprising:

• a plurality of devices in processing communications with one another;
• each of the plurality of devices comprising:
• a processor;
• a memory coupled to each processor, each memory including instructions which when executed by each processor causes each processor to;
• exchange device status data among the plurality of devices;
• determine from the exchanged device status data whether any differences exist in available media content among the plurality of devices;
• determine from the exchanged device status data whether any of the determined differences in available media content requires transcoding to a compatible data format;
• synchronize the available media content among the plurality of devices based on the determined differences;
• transcode the available media content to a compatible data format based on the determined required transcoding.

A computer readable medium comprising instructions which when executed by one or more processors cause the one or processors to:

• exchange device status data among the plurality of devices;
• determine from the exchanged device status data whether any differences exist in available media content among the plurality of devices;
• determine from the exchanged device status data whether any of the determined differences in available media content requires transcoding to a compatible data format;
• synchronize the available media content among the plurality of devices based on the determined differences;
• transcode the available media content to a compatible data format based on the determined required transcoding.