Method to intelligently monitor, detect and display simultaneous independent videos on a display

A method for intelligently monitoring, detecting and displaying independent videos on a display comprising:

• receiving a request to display in a second content display window on the display a second content stream simultaneously with a first content stream on the display, said first and second content streams each having input parameters and video input characteristics;
• monitoring currently available resources including memory and bandwidth:
• if available resources are sufficient, allocating available resources to simultaneously display the first and second content streams,
• if available resources are not sufficient, carrying out an adjustment operation that modifies at least one of the input parameters or video input characteristics to simultaneously display the first and second content streams.

A decoding apparatus associated with a STB for monitoring, detecting and displaying independent videos on a display comprising:

• a. at least one decoder for decoding programs in an encoded format;
• b. at least one input that receives at least one encoded program, wherein the decoder decodes the encoded program to yield a first content stream;
• c. at least one output that outputs the first content stream on a display;
• d. a processer configured to:
• (i) initiate a request to display a second content display window presenting a second content stream simultaneously with the first content stream on the display, said first and second content streams each have input parameters and video input characteristics;
• monitoring currently available resources including memory and bandwidth:
• if available resources are sufficient, allocating available resources to simultaneously display the first and second content streams, if available resources are not sufficient, modifying at least one of the input parameters or video input characteristics to simultaneously display the first and second content streams.

One or more non-transitory computer readable media having instructions operable to cause one or more processors to perform operations which comprise:

• receiving a request to display a second content display window presenting a second content stream simultaneously with a first content stream on the display, said first and second content streams each having input parameters and video input characteristics;
• monitoring currently available resources including memory and bandwidth:
• if available resources are sufficient, allocating available resources to simultaneously display the first and second content streams;
• if available resources are not sufficient, carrying out an adjustment operation that modifies at least one of the input parameters or video input characteristics to simultaneously display the first and second content streams.