Patent ID: 8756633
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a video control module comprising a processor, first content from a television signal source; presenting, by the video control module, the first content on a display device; receiving, by the video control module, web page content from a computer device; presenting, by the video control module, the web page content on the display device; identifying, by the video control module, second content and second information associated with the second content from the web page content via a capture box arranged on the display device; receiving, by the video control module, the second content and the second information by way of a wireless connection in response to a detected occurrence of a user-defined event comprising a change in data associated with the second content, wherein the second content is generated by a source other than the television signal source, and wherein the second information defines a first window on the display device for presenting the second content; presenting, by the video control module, the second content in the first window on the display device such that the first content from the television signal source and the second content are simultaneously displayed on the display device, wherein the second content comprises auction information; receiving, by the video control module, a bid associated with the auction information; transmitting, by the video control module, the bid to the source other than the television signal source; presenting, by the video control module, a set-up menu from the computer device for selecting a location of a plurality of locations for the first window to be presented on the display device and for selecting a size of a plurality of sizes for the first window to be presented on the display device, wherein the set-up menu comprises a first option for beginning or ending presentation of Internet-sourced content at the display, wherein the set-up menu comprises a second option for adding and subtracting the Internet-sourced content at the display, and wherein the set-up menu comprises a third option for showing the Internet-sourced content in a pop window before presentation at the display; receiving, by the video control module, a location selection and a size selection by way of the set-up menu; transmitting, by the video control module, the location selection and the size selection to the computer device; and receiving, by the video control module, the second content configured for presenting the second content in the first window of the display device according to the location selection and the size selection.