Patent ID: 8656311
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A machine implemented method for compositing media and non-media content of a user interface for display on a device, comprising: constructing a data structure having a hierarchy of layers for storing media and non-media content associated with the user interface to be displayed on a display of the device; traversing layers of the hierarchy of the data structure to determine whether each layer of the data structure is associated with media or non-media content to distinguish between media and non-media content for scanning the media content and the non-media content to the display at different rates; detaching any layer associated with media content from the data structure; storing media content in a first memory location; storing non-media content in a second memory location; compositing the media and non-media content from the first and second memory locations; and displaying the composited media and non-media content representing the user interface on the display of the device, wherein the media content includes time varying video content and the non-media content includes non-video content that does not require frequent updating.