Method and system for toasted video distribution

1. A method executed by a converter device comprising:

receiving from a satellite television distributor, on a first carrier signal, a plurality of low resolution video streams, each low resolution video stream separately identifiable by the converter device and associated with a high resolution original channel;

receiving from the satellite television distributor, on the first carrier signal, a plurality of audio streams, each audio stream associated with a different one of the low resolution video streams;

receiving a first user input selecting two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams to be simultaneously displayed in different regions of a display page, the first user input including selecting a first one of the plurality of audio streams;

creating a first composite display signal from video data of the selected two or more low resolution video streams, the first composite display signal including the selected first one of the plurality of audio streams; and

delivering the first composite display signal to the display device, the delivering including rendering on the display device each of the selected two or more of low resolution video streams in different regions of the display page and the selected first one of the plurality of audio streams.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a second user input selecting a second one of the plurality of audio streams;

creating a second composite display signal, the second composite display signal including each of the selected two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams and the selected second one of the plurality of audio streams; and

delivering the second composite display signal to the display device, the delivering including rendering on the display device each of the selected two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams in different regions of the display page and the selected second one of the plurality of audio streams.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, on a second carrier signal, a first high resolution original channel associated with a first of the selected two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams; and

receiving, on a third carrier signal, a second high resolution original channel associated with a second of the selected two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the first high resolution original channel includes an associated first audio data stream, and wherein the second high resolution original channel includes an associated second audio data stream.

5. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

receiving, while delivering the first composite display signal, a third user input selecting the first of the selected two or more low resolution video streams for full screen viewing; and

in response to the third user input, delivering to the display device the first high resolution original channel for display in full screen.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the creating includes assembling the selected two or more of the plurality of video streams in a custom display arrangement on the display page.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions thereon for rendering a plurality of video streams on a display device, the computer-executable comprising instructions for:

receiving from a satellite television distributor, on a first carrier signal a plurality of low resolution video streams, each low resolution video stream separately identifiable and derived from an associated high resolution original channel;

receiving from a satellite television distributor, on the first carrier signal, a plurality of audio streams, each audio stream associated with a different one of the plurality of low resolution video streams;

receiving, a first user input selecting two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams to be simultaneously displayed in different regions of a display page, the first user input including selecting a first one of the plurality of audio streams;

creating a first composite display signal from video data of the selected two or more of plurality of low resolution video streams, the first composite display signal including the selected first one of the plurality of audio streams; and

delivering the first composite display signal to the display device, the delivering including rendering on the display device each of the selected two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams in different regions of the display page and the selected first one of the plurality of audio streams.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7 further comprising computer-executable instructions for:

receiving a second user input selecting a second one of the plurality of audio streams;

creating a second composite display signal, the second composite display signal including each of the selected two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams and the selected second one of the plurality of audio streams; and

delivering the second composite display signal to the display device, the delivering including rendering on the display device each of the selected two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams in different regions of the display page and the selected second one of the plurality of audio streams.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7 further comprising computer-executable instructions for:

receiving, on a second carrier signal, a first high resolution original channel associated with a first of the selected two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams; and

receiving, on a third carrier signal, a second high resolution original channel associated with a second of the selected two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 further comprising instructions for:

simultaneously receiving, on the second carrier signal, a first audio stream associated with the first high resolution original channel; and

simultaneously receiving, on the third carrier signal, a second audio stream associated with the second high resolution original channel.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 further comprising computer-executable instructions for:

while delivering the first composite display signal, receiving, a user request to display the first of the selected two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams in full screen; and

in response to the user request, delivering to the display device, the first high resolution original channel to the display device.

12. A system for rendering a plurality of video streams on a converter device comprising:

a memory; and

a processor operably coupled to the memory, the processor configured to perform the following:

receiving from a satellite television distributor, on a first carrier signal, a plurality of low resolution video streams, each low resolution video stream separately identifiable by the converter device and derived from an associated high resolution original channel;

receiving from a satellite television distributor, on the first carrier signal, a plurality of audio streams, each audio stream associated with a different one of the low resolution video streams;

receiving a first user input selecting two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams to be simultaneously displayed in different regions of a display page, the first user input including selecting a first one of the plurality of audio streams;

creating a first composite display signal from video data of the selected two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams, the first composite display signal including the selected first one of the plurality of audio streams; and

delivering the first composite display signal to the display device, the delivering including rendering on the display device each of the selected two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams in different regions of the display page and the selected first one of the plurality of audio streams.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

receiving a second user input selecting a second one of the plurality of audio streams;

creating a second composite display signal, the second composite display signal including the selected second one of the plurality of audio streams; and

delivering the second composite display signal to the display device, the delivering including rendering on the display device each of the selected two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams in different regions of the display page and the selected second one of the plurality of audio streams.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

receiving, on a second carrier signal, a first high resolution original channel associated with a first of the selected two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams; and

receiving, on a third carrier signal, a second high resolution original channel associated with a second of the selected two or more of the plurality of low resolution video streams.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

simultaneously receiving, on the second carrier signal, a first audio data associated with the first high resolution original channel; and

simultaneously receiving, on the third carrier signal, a second audio data associated with the second high resolution original channel.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

while delivering the first composite display signal, receiving a third user input selecting the first low resolution video stream for full screen viewing; and

in response to receiving the third user input, delivering to the display device the first high resolution original channel for a full screen viewing.