Patent ID: 8792054

Claim:
A method executable by a device to display video content and associated text data that accompanies the video content on a display, the method comprising: receiving media content, including the video content for output to the display; and determining whether the associated text data is to be presented on the display; if the associated text data is not to be presented, outputting the video content to the display, the video content being output at a first size occupying a first area of the display; if the associated text data is to be presented, automatically resizing the video output to a second size such that the video content occupies a second area of the display, the second area being smaller than the first area, and automatically displaying the associated text data with the video, the text data being displayed in a third area of the screen distinct from the second area; and in response to subsequently determining that the associated text data is no longer to be presented: continuing to output the automatically resized video at the second size for a predetermined period of time; determining, after the predetermined period of time, whether the associated text data is present; and if closed associated text data is not present, resizing the output video to occupy the first area of the display.