Method and apparatus for playback of content items
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1. A method for playback of a plurality of content items, the method comprising the steps of:
- playback of a currently selected content item;
upon commencement of said playback, selection and simultaneous playback of video of current content of at least one other content item, said at least one other content item being a preferred content;
wherein said selection and simultaneous playback of current content of at least one other content item is triggered automatically; and
,wherein both the currently selected content item playback and the at least one other content item playback appear on a video screen at the same time.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to simultaneously playing back a plurality of content items, wherein preferred content items can be played back in overlays (203, 205, 207, 209) alongside a main screen area (201) playing back a currently selected content item.
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1. A method for playback of a plurality of content items, the method comprising the steps of:
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playback of a currently selected content item; upon commencement of said playback, selection and simultaneous playback of video of current content of at least one other content item, said at least one other content item being a preferred content; wherein said selection and simultaneous playback of current content of at least one other content item is triggered automatically; and
,wherein both the currently selected content item playback and the at least one other content item playback appear on a video screen at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Apparatus for playback of a plurality of content items, the apparatus comprising:
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means for playback of a currently selected content item; means for upon commencement of said playback, selecting and simultaneous playback of video of current content of at least one other content item, said at least one other content item being a preferred content item;
wherein said selection and simultaneous playback of current content of at least one other content item is triggered automatically; and
,wherein both the currently selected content item playback and the at east one other content item playback appear on a video screen at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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