Method and system for overlaying videos in a television set using a television script

摘要

Method and system for overlaying videos in a television include: receiving a plurality of video signals directly from a plurality of video sources by the television; receiving and processing a script by the television, the script includes instructions for placing a first picture from a first video signal of the plurality of video signals in a first position at a first depth value on a display coupled to the television, and instructions for placing a second picture from a second video signal of the plurality of video signals in a second position at a second depth value on the display; and simultaneously displaying the first picture and the second picture on the display by the television in an overlayed manner, the first picture being displayed at the first position and at the first depth value, the second picture being displayed at the second position and at the second depth value.

主权项

1. A method for displaying videos on a television, comprising:
(a) receiving a plurality of video signals directly from a plurality of video sources by the television; (b) receiving a first software script by the television over a data network, the first software script comprising first web programming instructions and second web programming instructions; (c) in executing the first web programming instructions by the television, placing a first picture from a first video signal of the plurality of video signals in a first position at a first depth value on a display coupled to the television; (d) in executing the second web programming instructions by the television, placing a second picture from a second video signal of the plurality of video signals in a second position at a second depth value on the display, and displaying the second picture overlaying on top of the first picture; (e) receiving a second software script by the television over the data network, the second software script comprising third web programming instructions; and (f) in executing the third web programming instructions by the television, moving the first picture to a new position on the display using animation as specified by the third web programming instructions, wherein the first depth value of the first picture changes while the first picture is being moved, wherein at the new position, the first picture is displayed overlaying on top of the second picture based on the changed first depth value.