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Abstract

In one disclosed embodiment, multiple content sources are identified, and displays of content from those sources are positioned on a common display. Content source selections and display preferences persist between user sessions, and fresh content is displayed each time the content loads. The user's customized display draws multimedia content from one or more selected sources from a predetermined list. The compiled content is presented with other user-selectable content, either from a cache or as a substantially live feed, to a different viewing devices. In some embodiments, a single click opens a selected source in a predefined view in the common display. In others, video segments are stored locally to a viewer, then shown on a video display device while an on-demand stream is being buffered. In still others, a wizard assists a user in selecting from streams that may be viewed based on installed software, bandwidth constraints, and user-specified criteria.

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First Claim