Display inserts, overlays, and graphical user interfaces for multimedia systems

A media streaming device, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the media streaming device to:
• establish, via a local wireless network, a wireless connection with a media delivery device configured to receive media from a remote server of a service provider,
• store, via the media streaming device located at a user premises, a plurality of media applications that includes a first media application associated with media available from a first server associated with a first service provider and a second media application associated with media available from a second server associated with a second service provider,
• cause the endpoint device to display at least one composite image including a plurality of application icons representing the plurality of media applications, wherein the plurality of application icons include
• a first application icon that represents the first media application, wherein the first application icon is selectable to establish bi-directional communication with the first service provider, and
• a second application icon that represents the second media application, wherein the second application icon is selectable to establish bi-directional communication with the second service provider independent of the first service provider;
• add or remove one or more icons associated with the at least one composite image for display by the endpoint device based on user information, wherein the one or more icons include at least one of the application icons or a media icon,
• in response to receiving one or more inputs from a remote control, receive, via the local wireless network, media from at least one of the first service provider or the second service provider, and
• cause the received media to be displayed on the endpoint device.

A method, comprising:

• establishing a wireless connection with a media delivery device located at a user premises, wherein the media delivery device is configured to provide media from service providers;
• storing a plurality of media applications on the media delivery device, wherein the media applications include a first media application associated with media from a first service provider and a second media application associated with media from a second service provider;
• causing a television to display a dynamic graphical interface with at least one composite image having a plurality of icons including
• a first media application icon corresponding to the first media application, wherein the first media application icon is selectable to establish bi-directional communication with the first service provider and
• a second media application icon corresponding to the second media application, wherein the second media application icon is selectable to establish bi-directional communication with the second service provider independent of the first service provider;
• adding or removing one or more icons of the at least one composite image for display by the television based on subscription information associated with one or more of the media applications or media,
• in response to receiving user inputs for selecting one or more of the icons of the at least one composite image,
• streaming media from at least one of the first service provider or the second service provider to the media streaming device;
• and
• causing the streamed media to be displayed on the television.

A media streaming device, comprising:

• memory storing a plurality of media applications;
• and
• at least one processor in communication with the memory and being configured to:
• wirelessly communicate, via a local network, with a media delivery device configured to provide media from a plurality of service providers to the memory streaming device, wherein the media streaming device is at a user premises and is configured to display the media on an endpoint device,
• store at least a first media application and a second media application on the media streaming device, wherein the first media application is selectable to establish bi-directional communication with a first service provider, wherein the second media application is selectable to establish bi-directional communication with a second service provider different than the first service provider;
• cause at least one composite image to be displayed by the endpoint device;
• add or remove one or more icons of the at least one composite image based on subscription information, wherein the one or more icons include at least one of the application icons or an icon representing streamable media,
• receiving one or more user inputs for selecting the first or second application icon or the icon representing streamable media;
• and
• in response to receiving the one or more user inputs, receive, via the local network, media from the first media application or second media application, wherein media from the first media application is available from a first server associated with the first service provider, and media from the second media application is available from a second server independent from the first server and associated with the second service provider;
• and
• cause a display of the received media to be generated on the endpoint device.

A method, comprising:

• establishing, via a wireless network at a user premises, a wireless connection with a media delivery device at the user premises, wherein the media delivery device is configured to establish bi-direction communication with individual service providers;
• storing, at the user premises, a plurality of media applications associated with media available from the service providers, wherein the plurality of media applications includes a first media application associated with media available from a first service provider and a second media application associated with media available from a second service provider;
• displaying, via an endpoint device, a composite image comprising a plurality of user selectable application icons representing the plurality of media applications for accessing available media, wherein the composite image includes—
• a first application icon that represents the first media application, wherein the first application icon is selectable to establish bi-directional communication with the first service provider, and
• a second application icon that represents the second media application, wherein the second application icon is selectable to establish bi-directional communication with the second service provider independent of the first service provider;
• dynamically adding or removing one or more icons associated with the composite image for display by the endpoint device based on subscription information;
• receiving one or more second signals from a remote control for selecting the first or second application icon;
• and
• in response to receiving the one or more second signals—
• establishing a connection with the first or second service provider represented by the selected first media application or second media application,
• streaming, via the selected first media application or second media application, the selected media;
• and
• displaying, via the endpoint device, the streamed selected media.