Automated routing of media through a media exchange network

A method for automated routing of media through a media exchange network comprising:

• establishing a first rule associated with the media exchange network to provide availability of media content on the media exchange network to a first media processing device coupled to the media exchange network, wherein the media exchange network is used to exchange shared media among devices on the media exchange network and wherein the first media processing device is one of the plurality of devices on the media exchange network for exchanging shared media;
• establishing a second rule associated with the media exchange network to provide routing of the media content from the first media processing device to a second media processing device coupled to the media exchange network, wherein the second media processing device is also one of the plurality of devices on the media exchange network for exchanging shared media;
• establishing a scheduled programming of shared media for the plurality of devices on the media exchange network;
• determining when the media content becomes available on the media exchange network for the first media processing device;
• utilizing the first rule to automatically provide the media content in a first view for viewing on a first display associated with the first media processing device;
• utilizing the second rule to automatically transfer the media content from the first media processing device to the second media processing device for viewing on a second display associated with the second media processing device;
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• utilizing the scheduled programming of shared media to automatically schedule the media content for viewing on the second display when the media content is made available for consumption by the second media processing device.

An apparatus for automated routing of media through a media exchange network comprising:

• a media processor to establish a first rule associated with the media exchange network to provide availability of media content for the media processor from a media source coupled to the media exchange network, wherein the media exchange network is used to exchange shared media among devices on the media exchange network and wherein the apparatus is one of the plurality of devices on the media exchange network for exchanging shared media;
• the media processor to establish a second rule associated with the media exchange network to provide routing of the media content from the apparatus to a second media processing device coupled to the media exchange network, wherein the second media processing device is also one of the plurality of devices on the media exchange network for exchanging shared media;
• the media processor to establish a scheduled programming of shared media for the plurality of devices on the media exchange network;
• the media processor to determine when the media content becomes available on the media exchange network for the media processor and in response, to utilize the first rule to automatically provide the media content in a first view for viewing on a first display associated with the apparatus, to utilize the second rule to automatically transfer the media content from the apparatus to the second media processing device for viewing on a second display associated with the second media processing device, and to utilize the scheduled programming of shared media to automatically schedule the media content for viewing on the second display when the media content is made available for consumption by the second media processing device;
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• storage coupled to the media processor to store the media content.