Patent ID: 7627890

Claim:
A system for providing content comprising: a controller in operable communication with a first display device and a second display device and providing a first content to the first display device and a second interactive content to the second display device, wherein the first content is broadcast programming and the second interactive content is interactive content related to the first content, the first content and the second interactive content being synchronized by a content provider; an interface for receiving a command from a user, wherein the controller selectively controls the first content displayed by the first display device and the second interactive content displayed by the second interactive display device in response to the command; wherein the command is for un-synchronizing the first content and the second interactive content such that changes to the second interactive do not affect the first content, the changes including the user selecting a new second interactive, and changes to the first content do not affect the second interactive content; wherein after having un-synchronized the first content and the second interactive content the interface receives a further command from the user, the further command for re-synchronizing the first content and the second interactive content such that changes effected by user to the second interactive content affect the first content, and changes effected by the user to the first content affect the second interactive content, wherein changes to the first content including the user selecting a new first content and changes to the second interactive content including the user selecting a new second interactive content.