Patent ID: 8704777

Claim:
A digital display device for the display of content associated with at least one source of content, the digital display device comprising: a touchscreen display configured to provide multiple distinct display regions for the display of content, wherein, in response to a user command, two or more of the multiple distinct display regions are merged to form a merged display region for the display of content; a communication component configured for two-way communication, via a telecommunications network, with respect to one or more sources of content, wherein the two-way communication comprises receiving signals containing content associated with a source of content and transmitting signals to an individual associated with that source of content; a storage component configured to store associations between each source of content and at least one of the multiple distinct display regions, wherein an association is created between one source of content and one of the distinct display regions and/or between one source of content and the merged display region; a routing component coupled to the communication component, the storage component, and the display, the routing component: analyzing received content to identify a source of the received content; accessing the storage component to determine the distinct display region and/or the merged display region associated with the identified source of the received content; and routing the received content to the determined distinct display region or the determined merged display region for display, wherein the received content is displayed automatically within the determined distinct display region and/or the merged display region associated with the identified source of the received content; and in response to a user selection of the determined distinct display region or determined merged display region displaying the received content: accessing the storage component to identify an individual associated with the identified source of the received content; and initiating a two way communication session with the identified individual through the communication component.