Patent ID: 8332897

Claim:
A user device, comprising: a data processing apparatus; a communication subsystem that transmits and receives data over one or more digital data networks and one or more media; a display device; and a memory device storing instructions that when executed by data processing apparatus cause the user device to perform operations comprising: receiving a resource referenced by a resource address, wherein the resource defines a resource page; sending a query for data specifying a processing capability of a television device to decode for display on the television device transcoded video content encoded in a digital streaming video format by the user device, wherein the television device is a device that is separate from the user device; receiving, in response to the query, data specifying the processing capability of the television device, including dimensions of the television device; in response to receiving data specifying the processing capability of the television device: rendering, at the user device, the resource page according to the dimensions of the television device; transcoding the rendered resource page into the transcoded video content in the digital streaming video format for which the television device has the processing capability to decode and display; and streaming the transcoded video content encoded in the digital streaming video format from the user device to the television device for decoding and display on the television device; displaying a user input interface on the display device; and controlling user interactions with the transcoded video content displayed on the television device by use of the user input interface; wherein the user input interface is not transcoded into the transcoded video content provided to the television device.