Patent ID: 8826330

Claim:
A method comprising: sending, from a set-top box device, a request for interactive applications to a first content source; when the first content source indicates that no interactive applications associated with video content displayed at a display device are available at a plurality of locations that were polled by the first content source, automatically executing a default interactive application at the set-top box device; and when particular interactive applications are identified by the first content source in response to the request, generating, at the set-top box device, a menu of selectable options displayable at the display device, wherein the selectable options include: a first selectable option having a first priority, wherein the first selectable option corresponds to a first interactive application of the particular interactive applications and wherein the first priority is based on a first association of the first interactive application with the video content displayed at the display device; a second selectable option having a second priority, wherein the second selectable option corresponds to a second interactive application of the particular interactive applications, wherein the second priority is based on a second association of the second interactive application with a channel, and wherein the first priority is higher than the second priority; and a default selectable option having a third priority, wherein the default selectable option corresponds to the default interactive application, wherein the second priority is higher than the third priority, wherein the selectable options are presented within the menu in order based on priority.