Media interface device

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a processing system including a processor, media content in a particular format from a corresponding media source, wherein the processing system comprises a plurality of modules and an interface;
• converting, by the processing system, the media content to modified media content in a first format different than the particular format;
• receiving, by the processing system, via the interface, media selection commands from a first user device, the media selection commands identifying first media content available from a first media source in a second format different than the first format and second media content in a third format different than the first format and the second format, the second media content available from a second media source different than the first media source, the second media content for display via a picture-in-picture mode of the first user device;
• determining, by the processing system, that a particular module of the plurality of modules is in use to convert the first media content to first modified media content in the first format for transmission to a second user device;
• sending, by the processing system, a first signal to the particular module, wherein the first signal cause the particular module to send a first communication to the interface, wherein the first communication causes the interface to send first frames of the first modified media content to the first user device and the second user device;
• and
• sending, by the processing system, a second signal to a second module associated with the second media source, wherein the second signal causes the second module to convert the second media content to second modified media content in the first format and causes the second module to send a second communication to the interface, wherein the second communication causes the interface to send second frames of the second modified media content to the first user device.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving media content in a particular format from a corresponding media source, wherein the processing system comprises a plurality of modules and an interface;
• converting the media content to modified media content in a first format different than the particular format;
• receiving via the interface, media selection commands from a first user device, the media selection commands identifying first media content available from a first media source in a second format different that the first format and second media content in a third format different than the first format and the second format, the second media content available from a second media source different than the first media source, the second media content for display via a picture-in-picture mode of the first user device;
• determining that a particular module of the plurality of modules is in use to convert the first media content to first modified media content in the first format for transmission to second user device;
• sending a first signal to the particular module, wherein the first signal causes the particular module to send a first communication to the interface, wherein the first communication causes the interface to send first frames of the first modified media content to the first user device and the second user device;
• and
• sending a second signal to a second module associated with the second media source, wherein the second signal causes the second module to convert the second media content to second modified media content in the first format and causes the second module to send a second communication to the interface, wherein the second communication causes the interface to send second frames of the second modified media content to the first user device.