Patent ID: 8392954

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for distributing personal digital content over a cable network, comprising: storing personal digital content, the personal digital content including digital photographs, digital video, and music received from one or more clients; queuing the personal digital content for review and approval based on a criteria; generating a photo show of cable-compatible media file automatically from the personal digital content received from the clients, upon approval of the personal digital content, wherein generating the cable-compatible media file includes, receiving instructions from a RSS feed associated with a particular category of photo show, the RSS feed providing playback instructions executing the received instructions to create the photo shows by converting images into cable compatible media file including video and audio, the photo show of cable-compatible media file transcoded to identify one of a specific geographic area or a specific cable system within the cable network associated with the photo show for servicing the photo show, wherein the photo show of cable-compatible media file of personal digital content is assigned a schedule date and a time for broadcast over the specific cable system; and transmitting the photo show of cable-compatible media file to the specific cable system of the cable network for transmission on a video on demand system to an interactive television system based on the transcoding, the transcoding provides playback instructions for the specific cable system, wherein the transmitting is performed without user request.