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Abstract

In one embodiment, multiple content sources are identified, and content from those sources is sized and positioned on a common display under user control. Content source selections and display preferences are saved between user sessions, and fresh content is displayed each time the content is loaded. The user's customized display draws multimedia content from one or more sources selected from a predetermined list. In some embodiments, the selectable content includes television channels decoded from a cable TV signal by a converter. In other embodiments, a media bridge device compiles, encodes, and outputs content from two or more sources alongside other user-selectable content, either from a cache in the media bridge or host, or as a substantially live feed to any of a variety of viewing devices. In some embodiments, a single click opens a selected source in a predefined view in the common display.

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