Patent ID: 8671427

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for displaying personal data comprising: receiving a notice from a dynamic streaming server that indicates personal data is available for a subscribing user of a cable service provider, the personal data uploaded by an originating user to the dynamic streaming server; in response to notifying the dynamic streaming server that space is available for storage of at least part of the personal data, receiving the at least part of the personal data from the dynamic streaming server; dynamically constructing a single video file of display data by combining a set of multiple image files of disparate file types not suitable for serving to the cable box of the subscribing user into the single video file, the single video file formatted for streaming to the destination cable box and designed to be displayed on the recipient's television; in response to a video on demand (VOD) channel guide request from the subscribing user, a VOD server determining whether there is personal data available for the subscribing user, inserting a link for the personal data into a particular VOD channel guide created for the subscribing user, and providing an availability of the personal data to the cable box of the subscribing user in the particular VOD channel guide provided by the VOD server to the subscribing user, wherein the particular VOD channel guide created for the subscribing user is different from VOD channel guides provided to other subscribing users not associated with the personal data; and in response to receipt of a request from the cable box of the subscribing user for the personal data, serving the personal data.