System and method for generating a video signal

A receiver for generating a video signal, the receiver comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the receiver to perform operations comprising:
• assigning a first video to a first display layer of a plurality of display layers;
• responsive to receiving a first trigger signal, assigning by a first application, a first user interface associated with the first application to a second display layer, the first trigger signal causing the second display layer to be positioned over the first display layer;
• responsive to receiving a second trigger signal:
• transmitting, by the first application, a first request to a second application, the first request causing the second application to assign a second user interface corresponding to the second application with a third display layer, and position the third display layer over the second display layer, wherein
• the first application is independent and different than the second application;
• and
• sending, by the second application, a second request to a controller distinct from the first application and the second application to generate a reduced size of the first video assigned to the first display layer, the second request causing:
• (1) a first portion of the third display layer and a second portion of the second display layer to be made transparent, wherein the first portion overlaps the second portion, and (2) positioning the reduced size of the first video beneath the first portion or the second portion;
• and
• generating the video signal based on a combination of the first display layer, the second display layer, and the third display layer.

One or more non-transitory, machine-readable media having machine-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by a processing device, causes the processing device to perform operations comprising:

• assigning a first video to a first display layer of a plurality of display layers;
• responsive to receiving a first trigger signal, assigning by a first application, a first user interface associated with the first application to a second display layer, the first trigger signal causing the second display layer to be positioned over the first display layer;
• responsive to receiving a second trigger signal:
• transmitting, by the first application, a first request to a second application, the first request causing the second application to assign a second user interface corresponding to the second application with a third display layer, and position the third display layer over the second display layer, wherein
• the first application is independent and different than the second application;
• and
• sending, by the second application, a second request to a controller distinct from the first application and the second application to generate a reduced size of the first video assigned to the first display layer, the second request causing:
• (1) a first portion of the third display layer and a second portion of the second display layer to be made transparent, wherein the first portion overlaps the second portion, and (2) positioning the reduced size of the first video beneath the first portion or the second portion;
• and
• generating a video signal based on a combination of the first display layer, the second display layer, and the third display layer.