| 摘要 |
Content from a source, such as the Internet, may be displayed on a window on a television, such as a crawl screen, closed caption area, or picture-in-picture (PIP) area. This may allow a user to watch television and view both television content and Internet content simultaneously without the need to access another device, such as a laptop computer, personal digital assistant, or the like. For example, a user may connect a data processing system, such as a computer, to a video control module, e.g., digital video recorder (DVR) or other box used to control a television. The user may then access a tool bar, for example, provided with an Internet browser that runs on the data processing system to identify portions of one or more Web sites to be displayed on the television through the video control module. The video control module may also be configured to allow the user to interact with the Internet content displayed on the television through use of the television remote, for example. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a video control module comprising a processor, first content from a television signal source; presenting, by the video control module, the first content on a display device; receiving, by the video control module, web page content from a computer device; presenting, by the video control module, the web page content on the display device; identifying, by the video control module, second content and second information associated with the second content from the web page content via a capture box arranged on the display device; receiving, by the video control module, the second content and the second information by way of a wireless connection in response to a detected occurrence of a user-defined event comprising a change in data associated with the second content, wherein the second content is generated by a source other than the television signal source, and wherein the second information defines a first window on the display device for presenting the second content; presenting, by the video control module, the second content in the first window on the display device such that the first content from the television signal source and the second content are simultaneously displayed on the display device, wherein the second content comprises auction information; receiving, by the video control module, a bid associated with the auction information; transmitting, by the video control module, the bid to the source other than the television signal source; presenting, by the video control module, a set-up menu from the computer device for selecting a location of a plurality of locations for the first window to be presented on the display device and for selecting a size of a plurality of sizes for the first window to be presented on the display device, wherein the set-up menu comprises a first option for beginning or ending presentation of Internet-sourced content at the display, wherein the set-up menu comprises a second option for adding and subtracting the Internet-sourced content at the display, and wherein the set-up menu comprises a third option for showing the Internet-sourced content in a pop window before presentation at the display; receiving, by the video control module, a location selection and a size selection by way of the set-up menu; transmitting, by the video control module, the location selection and the size selection to the computer device; and receiving, by the video control module, the second content configured for presenting the second content in the first window of the display device according to the location selection and the size selection.
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