Patent ID: 9071796
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a source aggregator computing device that includes a processor and a memory and that selectively receives a plurality of instances of media content from a plurality of media content sources and selectively provides output to a media player based on at least some of the instances of media content; and a software application included within the source aggregator computing device and that: provides a first instance of media content included in the plurality of instances of media content and received from the first media content source included in the plurality of media content sources for display by the media player in the first viewing frame when the first viewing frame is active, receives, while the first instance of media content is displayed by the media player in the active first viewing frame, a request for a creation of a second viewing frame, provides, in response to the request, a frame header to the media player for display on a portion of the display of the first instance of media content in the first viewing frame by the media player when the first viewing frame is active, the frame header representing the second viewing frame, provides a list of available media content sources included in the plurality of media content sources for display by the media player in a source select menu included in the new frame header, receives a user selection of a second media content source included in the plurality of media content sources from the list of available media content sources displayed in the source select menu, provides a second instance of media content included in the plurality of instances of media content and received from the second media content source included in the plurality of media content sources for display by the media player in the second viewing frame when the second viewing frame is active, and provides the frame header representing the second viewing frame and an additional frame header representing the first viewing frame for display on a portion of the display of the second media content instance in the second viewing frame by the media player when the second viewing frame is active, the additional frame header indicating that the first instance of media content is available for access by switching from the second viewing frame being active to the first viewing frame being active.