METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING VIDEO
First Claim
1. A method of presenting video on a display having a visible display area, comprising:
- receiving for display a first video input from a first video source;
receiving for display a second video input from a second video source;
displaying a first video corresponding to the first video input in a first viewing region of the display, the first viewing region being of a size that occupies a fractional portion of the visible display area; and
displaying a second video corresponding to the second video input in a second viewing region of the display, the second viewing region being of a size that occupies a fractional portion of the visible display area, the first video and the second video, when displayed in the viewing regions, being displayed in a translucent fashion so that both the first video and the second video are visible, and so that other content displayed on the computer display is visible through the first video and the second video.
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Abstract
Methods and systems of presenting video on a computer display having a visible display area are hereby disclosed. At least one video input is received from a video source. A video corresponding to the video put is displayed in a viewing region of the display. The viewing region can be of a size that occupies a fractional portion of the visible display area. The video can be displayed in a translucent fashion so that the video is visible and so that other content displayed on the computer display is visible through the video. After a period of user inactivity, the video can be displayed in an opaque fashion so that other content displayed on the computer display is hidden under the video.
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46 Claims
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1. A method of presenting video on a display having a visible display area, comprising:
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receiving for display a first video input from a first video source; receiving for display a second video input from a second video source; displaying a first video corresponding to the first video input in a first viewing region of the display, the first viewing region being of a size that occupies a fractional portion of the visible display area; and displaying a second video corresponding to the second video input in a second viewing region of the display, the second viewing region being of a size that occupies a fractional portion of the visible display area, the first video and the second video, when displayed in the viewing regions, being displayed in a translucent fashion so that both the first video and the second video are visible, and so that other content displayed on the computer display is visible through the first video and the second video. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system that presents video on a display a having a visible display area, comprising:
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a computing device that receives a first video input from a first video source, the computing device further receiving a second video input from a second video source; and a display that displays a first video corresponding to the first video input, the first video being displayed in a first viewing region, the first viewing region being of a size that occupies a fractional portion of the visible display area, the display being further configured to display a second video corresponding to the second video input, the second video being displayed in a second viewing region, the second viewing region being of a size that occupies a fractional portion of the visible display area, the first video and the second video, when displayed in the viewing regions, being displayed in a translucent fashion so that both the first video and the second video are visible, wherein other content displayed on the display is visible through the first video and the second video. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A user interface for presenting video on a display, comprising:
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a visible display area configured to display user interface elements; and a video thumbnail being displayed on the visible display area, the video thumbnail displaying video with a first degree of translucency when the user does not interact with the video thumbnail such that the first degree of translucency permits other user interface elements to be visible through the video thumbnail, the video thumbnail displaying video with a second degree of translucency when the user interacts with the video thumbnail, the first degree of translucency being higher in translucency than the second degree of translucency. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of presenting video on a display a having a visible display area, comprising:
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receiving for display a video input from a video source; and displaying a video corresponding to the video input in a viewing region of the display, the viewing region being of a size that occupies a fractional portion of the visible display area, the video being displayed in a translucent fashion so that the video is visible and so that other content displayed on the computer display is visible through the video. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of presenting video on a display a having a visible display area, comprising:
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receiving for display a video input signal from a video source; displaying a video corresponding to the video input in a viewing region of the display, the viewing region being of a size that occupies a fractional portion of the visible display area; extracting metadata associated with the video input signal; and executing a command if the metadata matches a criterion received from a user.
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