Patent ID: 8074248

Claim:
A method for processing video content including a plurality of video frames, the video content addressed by a link on a web page, for display of the video content and web page on a television, the television coupled to a communication network through a communication device, the method comprising: receiving a request for display of the web page, from the communication device, at a content distribution platform in the communication network; retrieving the web page; locating on the web page at least one link to the video content; retrieving the video content addressed by the link; encoding the video content, in a format decodable by the communication device, prior to receiving a request for display of the video content from the communication device; and upon receiving the request for display of the video content, forming a sequence of encoded video frames in a format decodable by the communication device, each encoded video frame being formed by compositing at least a portion of a frame of the encoded video content with at least a portion of the web page, wherein compositing includes selecting a frame type from a plurality of frame types based on the frame type of the portion of the frame and encoding the portion of the web page according to the selected frame type.