System and method of delivering personal video content

A method of delivering personal video content via a set-top box device, the method comprising:

• retrieving personal video content at the set-top box device from an electronics device that is external to the set-top box device via a wireless connection;
• sending a personal video content upload request from the set-top box device to a notification server of an Internet Protocol Television network, the personal video content upload request related to storing the personal video content at a data storage device of a personal media library system of the Internet Protocol Television network;
• receiving rejection information from the notification server when a data size of the personal video content exceeds a threshold;
• sending a graphical user interface to enable completion of the personal video content upload request in response to the rejection information;
• receiving confirmation information at the set-top box device from the notification server after the completion of the personal video content upload request, the confirmation information indicating that the personal video content is approved to be stored at the data storage device of the personal media library system;
• and
• sending the personal video content from the set-top box device to the data storage device of the personal media library system based on the confirmation information.

A system to deliver personal video content, the system comprising:

• a notification server including processing logic and memory accessible to the processing logic, the memory including instructions executable by the processing logic to perform operations including:
• determining whether at least one subscriber associated with a first set-top box device is logged in to a network via the first set-top box device to determine whether to send notification information to the first set-top box device or to send the notification information to an electronic mail address associated with the at least one subscriber, wherein the at least one subscriber is to receive notification information about availability of personal video content located in a portion of a network storage device allocated to a second set-top box device, and wherein the notification information indicates a plurality of delivery options related to the personal video content;
• sending the notification information to the first set-top box device when the at least one subscriber is logged in via the first set-top box device to the network;
• sending the notification information to the electronic mail address associated with the at least one subscriber when the at least one subscriber is not logged in via the first set-top box device to the network;
• and
• receiving delivery preference data in response to the notification information, the delivery preference data indicating a selection of a delivery option, wherein the delivery option is one of an option to download the personal video content to a digital video recorder associated with the first set-top box device at a time specified by the first set-top box device, and an option to store the personal video content at a portion of the network storage device allocated to the first set-top box device.

A set-top box device, comprising:

• processing logic and memory accessible to the processing logic, the memory including instructions executable by the processing logic to perform operations including:
• retrieving personal video content from an electronics device that is external to the set-top box device;
• sending a personal video content upload request to a notification server, the personal video content upload request related to storing the personal video content at a network storage device;
• receiving rejection information from the notification server when a memory allocation for storage of data by the set-top box device is full;
• sending a graphical user interface to enable completion of the personal video content upload request in response to the rejection information;
• receiving confirmation information from the notification server that indicates that the personal video content is approved to be stored at the network storage device after completion of the personal video content upload request;
• and
• sending the personal video content to the network storage device based on the confirmation information, wherein the network storage device is configured to deliver the personal video content to a second set-top box device at a time specified by the second set-top box device.