Proximity detection of candidate companion display device in same room as primary display using upnp

11-15. (canceled)

A method, comprising:

• enabling communication of physical location information between a first device and a second device, the physical location information pertaining to the location of at least one of the first device and the second device;
• responsive to determining at least partially based on the physical location information that the first and second devices are of within a first area, presenting a primary user interface (UI) on a display enabling a user to cause one of the devices to present first content related to but different from second content which the other of the devices is presenting or will be presenting, a secondary UI being presented on one of the devices, the secondary UI including a first selector selectable to subject the device on which the secondary UI is presented to be subject to automatic selection as a companion screen, the secondary UI including a second selector selectable to prevent the device on which the secondary UI is presented to be subject to automatic selection as a companion screen.

A first device, comprising:

• at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprise instructions executable by at least one processor for:
• presenting a primary user interface (UI) on a display of a first device, the primary UI enabling a user to provide a command to a second device to present ancillary content related to primary content which the first device is to present, the second device being caused to present a secondary UI responsive to at least one signal from the first device, the secondary UI informing that the second device has been selected as a companion device, the secondary UI including a decline selector selectable to disable the second device from use as a companion screen to the first device.