Patent ID: 8789126
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for swapping display configurations between viewing devices, comprising registering a user and viewing devices associated with the user; displaying a first display configuration on a first viewing device, the first display configuration being a personalized mosaic including a plurality of tiles each having first dimensions, the plurality of tiles including a first program and a second program, wherein the first viewing device provides audio of the first program and an indication that the audio of the first program is being provided; displaying a second display configuration on a second viewing device, the second display configuration being a second personalized mosaic including a plurality of tiles each having second dimensions, the plurality of tiles including the first program and the second program, wherein the second viewing device provides the audio of the second program and an indication that the audio of the second program is being provided; configuring a swap setup by setting swap configuration information; providing swap functionality to the registered viewing devices; receiving a swap initiation signal at the registered viewing devices; when the swap initiation relates to swapping the audio, swapping the audio of the first program on the first viewing device with the audio of the second program on a second viewing device, wherein the first viewing device is updated to indicate on the first display configuration that the audio of the second program is being provided and the second viewing device is updated to indicate on the second display configuration that the audio of the first program is being provided; and when the swap initiation relates to swapping the video, swapping display configurations between the registered viewing devices by swapping the first display configuration on the first viewing device with the second display configuration on a second viewing device so that the first display configuration is displayed on the second viewing device and the second display configuration is displayed on the first viewing device, wherein dimensions of one or more of the plurality of tiles of the personalized mosaic is increased by swapping the one or more of the plurality of tiles of the personalized mosaic of the first display configuration between the first and second viewing devices.