Methods and apparatus for an interactive media display

A method for interactive media display comprising:

• providing a plurality of content items organized as a playlist;
• causing sequential display of the items on a screen;
• receiving a command from a remote source;
• processing the received command;
• and
• displaying a new content item in response to the received command.

An apparatus four the generation of an interactive media display comprising:

• a content system for the creation of a playlist of content items;
• a network interface for providing the playlist to a display system;
• and
• a display system comprising:
• a central controller to provide content items for display on a screen;
• a player controller for receiving the content items from the central controller through a network;
• and
• a screen for displaying content specified by the player controller.

An apparatus for, interactive media display comprising:

• a player controller in communication with a network the player controller receiving content items transmitted from a remote database server;
• a screen in communication with the player controller, the screen displaying the received content items;
• a user device for selecting a content item from a menu of content items displayed on the screen;
• and
• a computational module that receives information from the user device and selects a content item for display on the screen in response to the received information.

A method for interactive media display comprising:

• indicating, on a display screen, a plurality of selectable content items;
• receiving a transmission over a network in response to a command transmitted by a portable communication device, the transmission including a specification of at least one of the content items;
• and
• facilitating display of the at least one content item on a display device associated with the portable communication device.