METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING PERSONAL MEDIA OVER CABLE TELEVISION

• US 20090025045A1
• Filed: 07/18/2007
• Published: 01/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Simple Star, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Paul, John M., Kliegman, Jonathan F., Macciocca, Gianluca, Parrish, David M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,392,954 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/87
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234336 by media transcoding, e.g. video is transformed into a slideshow of still pictures or audio is converted into text
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26208 the scheduling operation being performed under constraints
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6118 involving cable transmission, e.g. using a cable modem
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8543 using a description language, e.g. Multimedia and Hypermedia information coding Expert Group [MHEG], eXtensible Markup Language [XML] information retrieval of semistructured data, the underlying structure being taken into account, e.g. mark-up language structure data G06F16/80

Abstract

A method and system for delivering personal media over cable television have been disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer implemented method comprises storing digital content, the digital content including digital photographs, digital video, and music. The digital content is queued for review. A photo show is generated from the digital content. The photo show is transmitted to a cable system for transmission on a video on demand system.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

storing digital content, the digital content including digital photographs, digital video, and music;

queuing the digital content for review;

generating a photo show from the digital content; and

transmitting the photo show to a cable system for transmission on a video on demand system.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting an XML file with the photo show to the cable system, wherein the photo show is a video file.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the XML file includes a title, a menu, a short description, a long description, a length of the photo show, a rating, a license window, routing instructions and a location for playing.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, further comprising displaying the photo show on a television using a set top box.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the digital content from a client via the Internet.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising queuing the photo show for availability on the video on demand system according to one or more constraints, where the one or more constraints include a maximum amount of space for the photo shows based on time, data size and the number of time slots for playback on the video on demand system.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising queuing the photo show for availability on the video on demand system according to one or more constraints, where the one or more constraints include a time window in which the photo show may be transmitted to the cable system.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising queuing the photo show for availability on the video on demand system according to one or more constraints, where the one or more constraints include a time window when the photo show is available for viewing on the video on demand system.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising automatically generating email notifications to a user that provided the digital content.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising extending a time window when the photo show is available for viewing by transmitting a second XML file with the photo show to the cable system.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising generating a second photo show from two or more photo shows belong to a common category.

12. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, said plurality of instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to perform:

storing digital content, the digital content including digital photographs, digital video, and music;

queuing the digital content for review;

generating a photo show from the digital content; and

transmitting the photo show to a cable system for transmission on a video on demand system.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 12, having stored thereon-additional instructions, said additional instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to further perform transmitting an XML file with the photo show to the cable system, wherein the photo show is a video file.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the XML file includes a title, a menu, a short description, a long description, a length of the photo show, a rating, a license window, routing instructions and a location for playing.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 14, having stored thereon-additional instructions, said additional instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to further perform displaying the photo show on a television using a set top box.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 12, having stored thereon-additional instructions, said additional instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to further perform receiving the digital content from a client via the Internet.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 13, having stored thereon-additional instructions, said additional instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to further perform queuing the photo show for availability on the video on demand system according to one or more constraints, where the one or more constraints include a maximum amount of space for the photo shows based on time, data size and the number of time slots for playback on the video on demand system.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 13, having stored thereon-additional instructions, said additional instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to further perform queuing the photo show for availability on the video on demand system according to one or more constraints, where the one or more constraints include a time window in which the photo show may be transmitted to the cable system.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 13, having stored thereon-additional instructions, said additional instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to further perform queuing the photo show for availability on the video on demand system according to one or more constraints, where the one or more constraints include a time window when the photo show is available for broadcast on the video on demand system.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 13, having stored thereon-additional instructions, said additional instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to further perform automatically generating email notifications to a user that provided the digital content

21. The computer readable medium of claim 13, having stored thereon-additional instructions, said additional instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to further perform extending a license window by transmitting a second XML file with the photo show to the cable system.

22. The computer readable medium of claim 13, having stored thereon-additional instructions, said additional instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to further perform generating a second photo show from two or more photo shows belong to a common category.