Patent ID: 8677416
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving at a media processing system of a display device, from a first type of media source, a first set of media channels, wherein the first type of media source is selected from a group consisting of a broadcast media source, a cable television source, an Internet source, and a stored media player source; receiving at the media processing system, from a second type of media source different than the first type of media source, a second set of media channels, wherein the second type of media source is selected from the group consisting of a broadcast source, a cable television source, an Internet source, and a stored media player source; obtaining content information associated with the media channels of at least one of the first set and the second set, the content information identifying a program genre for each of the media channels; selecting at the media processing system a third set of media channels for simultaneous display based on the content information and a set of used preferences, the third set comprising at least one media channel of the first set and at least one media channel of the second set; providing a portion of each media channel of at least a subset of at least two media channels of the third set for simultaneous display at a display device; and reverting from the set of user preferences, for selection of the third set, to a default set of preferences after a defined amount of time.