Changing HDMI Content in a Tiled Window

1 . An audio/video (A/V) hub, comprising:

an antenna;

an interface circuit, coupled to the antenna, configured to communicate with a portable electronic device, an A/V display device and one or more content sources; and

a control circuit, coupled to the interface circuit, configured to:

determine display instructions specifying information to be displayed on a display in the A/V display device, wherein the information to be displayed includes icons associated with the content sources;

provide, via the interface circuit, the display instructions to the A/V display device for display on the display;

receive, via the interface circuit, user-interface activity information from the portable electronic device, wherein the user-interface activity information specifies user selection of a content source based on activation of a single command feature in the portable electronic device that is associated with the content source;

provide, via the interface circuit, a request for high-definition multimedia-interface (HDMI) content to the content source based on the user selection;

receive, via the interface circuit, the HDMI content from the content source; and

provide the HDMI content and second display instructions to the A/V display device as frames with the HDMI content are received from the content source, so that the HDMI content is displayed on the display in the A/V display device, wherein the second display instructions specify that the HDMI content is to be displayed in a tiled window on the display.

2 . The A/V hub of claim 1 , wherein the A/V hub includes a port that can couple to the A/V display device;

wherein the port is compatible with an HDMI standard; and

wherein the interface circuit is coupled to the port.

3 . The A/V hub of claim 1 , wherein the single command feature includes a virtual command icon displayed in a user interface on a touch-sensitive display in the portable electronic device; and

wherein, in response to receiving the user-interface information, the control circuit performs one or more additional operations, including selectively providing, via the interface circuit, an activation command to the content source based on device-state information.

4 . The A/V hub of claim 3 , wherein the control circuit is configured to:

determine user-interface information that specifies the user interface that includes one or more virtual command icons, including the virtual command icon, which are associated with the content sources; and

provide the user-interface information to the portable electronic device for display on the touch-sensitive display in the portable electronic device.

5 . The A/V hub of claim 1 , wherein the single command feature includes a physical button; and

wherein, in response to receiving the user-interface information, the control circuit performs one or more additional operations, including selectively providing, via the interface circuit, an activation command to the content source based on device-state information.

6 . The A/V hub of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to determine the second display instructions based on a format of the display.

7 . The A/V hub of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to:

receive, via the interface circuit, second user-interface activity information from the portable electronic device, wherein the second user-interface activity information specifies user de-activation of the content source based on activation of the single command feature in the portable electronic device that is associated with the content source;

provide, via the interface circuit, a request to discontinue the HDMI content to the content source; and

provide third display instructions to the A/V display device, so that display of the tiled window on the display is discontinued.

8 . The A/V hub of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to:

receive, via the interface circuit, second user-interface activity information from the portable electronic device, wherein the second user-interface activity information specifies user selection of a second content source based on activation of a second single command feature in the portable electronic device that is associated with the second content source;

provide, via the interface circuit, a request for second HDMI content to the second content source;

receive, via the interface circuit, the second HDMI content from the second content source; and

provide the second HDMI content and third display instructions to the A/V display device as frames with the second HDMI content are received from the second content source, so that the second HDMI content is displayed on the display in the A/V display device concurrently with the HDMI content in the titled window, wherein the third display instructions specify that the second HDMI content is to be displayed in a second tiled window on the display.

9 . The A/V hub of claim 8 , wherein the tilted window and the second tiled window are arranged along one of: a horizontal direction of the display; and a vertical direction of the display.

10 . The A/V hub of claim 8 , wherein the control circuit is configured to:

receive, via the interface circuit, third user-interface activity information from the portable electronic device, wherein the third user-interface activity information specifies user selection of one of the tilted window and the second tiled window; and

provide fourth display instructions to the A/V display device, so that given HDMI content, which is one of the HDMI content and the second HDMI content, is displayed in a central tiled window on the display and display of a given tiled window, which is one of the tiled window and the second tiled window, is discontinued.

11 . The A/V hub of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit comprises:

memory configured to store a program module; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, configured to execute the program module, wherein the program module includes instructions for at least some operations performed by the control circuit.

12 . A non-transitory computer-program product for use in conjunction with an audio/video (A/V) hub, the computer-program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium that stores a computer-program mechanism that, when executed by the A/V hub, causes the A/V hub to provide high-definition multimedia-interface (HDMI) content, the computer-program mechanism including:

instructions for determines display instructions specifying information to be displayed on a display in an A/V display device, wherein the information to be displayed includes icons associated with content sources;

instructions for providing, via an interface circuit in the A/V hub, the display instructions to the A/V display device for display on the display;

instructions for receiving, via the interface circuit, user-interface activity information from a portable electronic device, wherein the user-interface activity information specifies user selection of a content source based on activation of a single command feature in the portable electronic device that is associated with the content source;

instructions for providing, via the interface circuit, a request for HDMI content to the content source based on the user selection;

instructions for receiving, via the interface circuit, the HDMI content from the content source; and

instructions for providing the HDMI content and second display instructions to the A/V display device as frames with the HDMI content are received from the content source, so that the HDMI content is displayed on the display in the A/V display device, wherein the second display instructions specify that the HDMI content is to be displayed in a tiled window on the display.

13 . The computer-program product of claim 12 , wherein the single command feature includes a virtual command icon displayed in a user interface on a touch-sensitive display in the portable electronic device; and

wherein the computer-program mechanism includes instructions for one or more additional operations based on the received user-interface information, including selectively providing, via the interface circuit, an activation command to the content source based on device-state information.

14 . The computer-program product of claim 13 , wherein the computer-program mechanism includes:

instructions for generating user-interface information that specifies a user interface that includes one or more virtual command icons, including the virtual command icon, which are associated with the content sources; and

provides the user-interface information to the portable electronic device for display on the touch-sensitive display in the portable electronic device.

15 . The computer-program product of claim 12 , wherein the computer-program mechanism includes instructions for determining the second display instructions based on a format of the display.

16 . The computer-program product of claim 12 , wherein the computer-program mechanism includes:

instructions for receiving, via the interface circuit, second user-interface activity information from the portable electronic device, wherein the second user-interface activity information specifies user de-activation of the content source based on activation of the single command feature in the portable electronic device that is associated with the content source;

instructions for providing, via the interface circuit, a request to discontinue the HDMI content to the content source; and

instructions for providing third display instructions to the A/V display device, so that display of the tiled window on the display is discontinued.

17 . The computer-program product of claim 12 , wherein the computer-program mechanism includes:

instructions for receiving, via the interface circuit, second user-interface activity information from the portable electronic device, wherein the second user-interface activity information specifies user selection of a second content source based on activation of a second single command feature in the portable electronic device that is associated with the second content source;

instructions for providing, via the interface circuit, a request for second HDMI content to the second content source;

instructions for receiving, via the interface circuit, the second HDMI content from the second content source; and

instructions for providing the second HDMI content and third display instructions to the A/V display device as frames with the second HDMI content are received from the second content source, so that the second HDMI content is displayed on the display in the A/V display device concurrently with the HDMI content in the titled window, wherein the third display instructions specify that the second HDMI content is to be displayed in a second tiled window on the display.

18 . The computer-program product of claim 17 , wherein the tilted window and the second tiled window are arranged along one of: a horizontal direction of the display; and a vertical direction of the display.

19 . The computer-program product of claim 17 , wherein the computer-program mechanism includes:

instructions for receiving, via the interface circuit, third user-interface activity information from the portable electronic device, wherein the third user-interface activity information specifies user selection of one of the tilted window and the second tiled window; and

instructions for providing fourth display instructions to the A/V display device, so that given HDMI content, which is one of the HDMI content and the second HDMI content, is displayed in a central tiled window on the display and display of a given tiled window, which is one of the tiled window and the second tiled window, is discontinued.

20 . An A/V hub-implemented method for providing high-definition multimedia-interface (HDMI) content, wherein the method comprises:

determines display instructions specifying information to be displayed on a display in an A/V display device, wherein the information to be displayed includes icons associated with content sources;

providing, via an interface circuit in the A/V hub, the display instructions to the A/V display device for display on the display;

receiving, via the interface circuit, user-interface activity information from a portable electronic device, wherein the user-interface activity information specifies user selection of a content source based on activation of a single command feature in the portable electronic device that is associated with the content source;

providing, via the interface circuit, a request for HDMI content to the content source based on the user selection;

receiving, via the interface circuit, the HDMI content from the content source; and

providing the HDMI content and second display instructions to the A/V display device as frames with the HDMI content are received from the content source, so that the HDMI content is displayed on the display in the A/V display device, wherein the second display instructions specify that the HDMI content is to be displayed in a tiled window on the display.