Patent ID: 8381105
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. Computer storage memory storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform a method for presenting video as a background for a search engine home page, the method comprising: receiving a request for presentation of the search engine home page; determining that a client device making the request is associated with a preference setting that permits presentation of video as at least a portion of the background for the search engine home page; transmitting an image for presentation as the background for the search engine home page and a video file, at least a portion of the image representing an optimized frame of the video file; and after a predetermined amount of time, automatically initiating play of the video file without user action, the video file replacing the at least a portion of the image as the background for the search engine home page.