Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing content synchronization or control among one or more devices

1. A system for providing content comprising:

a controller in operable communication with a first display device and a second display device and providing a first content to the first display device and a second interactive content to the second display device, wherein the first content is broadcast programming and the second interactive content is interactive content related to the first content, the first content and the second interactive content being synchronized by a content provider;

an interface for receiving a command from a user, wherein the controller selectively controls the first content displayed by the first display device and the second interactive content displayed by the second interactive display device in response to the command;

wherein the command is for un-synchronizing the first content and the second interactive content such that changes to the second interactive do not affect the first content, the changes including the user selecting a new second interactive, and changes to the first content do not affect the second interactive content;

wherein after having un-synchronized the first content and the second interactive content the interface receives a further command from the user, the further command for re-synchronizing the first content and the second interactive content such that changes effected by user to the second interactive content affect the first content, and changes effected by the user to the first content affect the second interactive content, wherein changes to the first content including the user selecting a new first content and changes to the second interactive content including the user selecting a new second interactive content.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller receives content from at least one content provider.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the content provider is at least one of the following:

a cable television provider;

a digital satellite provider;

a traditional analog television provider;

an internet service provider;

an internet content provider;

a commercial content provider;

a network gaming provider;

a digital cable provider; or

a digital broadcast provider.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second display devices is at least one of the following:

a plasma display;

a LCD display;

a DLP display;

a SED display;

a CRT display; or

an electroluminescence display.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the controller communicates with one or more content provider(s) over at least one communications network.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the command is for synchronizing the first content and the second interactive content.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the command is for changing at least one of the first content and the second interactive content.

8. A method of providing interactive content comprising:

transmitting a first content to a first display device;

transmitting a second interactive content to a second display device, wherein the first content is broadcast programming and the second interactive content is interactive content related to the first content, the first content and the second interactive content being synchronized by the broadcast provider;

receiving a command from a user; and

controlling display of the first content and the second interactive content responsive to the command;

wherein the command is for un-synchronizing the first content and the second interactive content and the second interactive content such that changes to the second interactive content do not affect the first content, the changes including the user selecting a new second interactive content, and changes to the first content do not affect the second interactive content;

wherein after having un-synchronized the first content and the second interactive content the interface receives a further command from the user, the further command for re-synchronizing the first content and the second interactive content such that changes effected by user to the second interactive content affect the first content, the changes to the second interactive content including the user selecting a new second interactive content, and changes effected by the user to the first content affect the second interactive content, the changes to the first content including the user selecting a new first content.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the command is for synchronizing the first content and the second interactive content.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the command is for changing at least one of the first content and the second interactive content.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first and second interactive content is at least one of the following: a television broadcast, a webpage, a commercial, a video or audio stream, or an audio broadcast.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising receiving the first and the second interactive content from a content provider.

13. A computer program product for providing interactive content, the computer program product comprising:

a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for facilitating a method comprising:

transmitting a first content to a first display device;

transmitting a second interactive content to a second display device, wherein the first content is broadcast programming and the second interactive content is interactive content related to the first content, the first content and the second interactive content being synchronized by the broadcast provider;

receiving a command from a user; and

controlling display of the first content and the second interactive content responsive to the command;

wherein the command is for un-synchronizing the first content and the second interactive content and the second interactive content such that changes to the second interactive content do not affect the first content, the changes including the user selecting a new second interactive content, and changes to the first content do not affect the second interactive content;

wherein after having un-synchronized the first content and the second interactive content the interface receives a further command from the user, the further command for re-synchronizing the first content and the second interactive content such that changes effected by user to the second interactive content affect the first content, the changes to the second interactive content including the user selecting a new second interactive content, and changes effected by the user to the first content affect the second interactive content, the changes to the first content including the user selecting a new first content.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the command is for synchronizing the first content and the second interactive content.

15. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the command is for changing at least one of the first content and the second interactive content.

16. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first and the second interactive content is at least one of the following: a television broadcast, a webpage, a video game, a commercial, or an audio broadcast.

17. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the first and the second content is received from a content provider.