Patent ID: 8863198

Claim:
A method for providing content in an intelligent television, the method comprising: receiving a designation for a silo, wherein a silo is a logical representation of a content source for the intelligent television, wherein the silo is a content application or an input source, and wherein configuration data is associated with the silo; based on the designation, determining the silo; determining whether the silo is the content application or the input source; if the silo is the input source: presenting a watermark in a user interface to indicate which silo has been selected; and activating a device or storage mechanism associated with the input source; if the silo is the content application, determining whether a preview has been cached for the silo; if a preview has been cached: presenting the preview during a silo transition; and launching the content application; if a preview has not been cached: presenting a watermark during a silo transition; and launching the content application; providing content from the silo; and changing to the silo.