Patent ID: 8918808

Claim:
A computer-readable storage device having computer instructions embedded therein, wherein the computer instructions, responsive to being executed by a processor of a set-top box, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: obtaining display parameters associated with a display device having a display area; monitoring media content being presented by the set-top box to the display device to determine media content characteristics; determining if the display device is optimized based on the display parameters and the media content characteristics; and responsive to determining that the display device is not optimized: determining a format for a first portion of the display area, wherein the first portion comprises a sub-portion of the display area, and wherein the first portion contains a focal point related to a detected action taking place in the media content; adjusting a format of media content of the first portion, wherein the media content comprises video content that is presented according to the display parameters and the media content characteristics, wherein the adjusting of the format of the first portion of the display area results in adjusted media content, wherein the format of the media content in relation to a remaining portion of the display area is not adjusted resulting in non-adjusted media content; and generating and providing control signals that cause the display device to simultaneously present the non-adjusted media content and the adjusted media content without an overlap of the first portion and the remaining portion of the display area and without changing a size of any object displayed in the first portion of the display area.