Abstract: A method and apparatus for a payment transaction gateway in a media player are disclosed. Content provided to the media player is sectored into a preview portion and a pay gate portion. The preview portion may be provided free of charge, whereas a user is required to pay a fee or accept a charge to receive the pay gate portion of the content. A payment transaction gateway that is initiated in the media player is used to facilitate the payment of the fee or the acceptance of the charge. The payment transaction gateway allows a user to log in to an account, register for an account, or guest-pay for the content within the confines of the media player and without running another application. Further, a content provider is also enabled to price content based on a minimum price associated with the content.

Abstract: According to various embodiments of the invention, a system is provided for working with multimedia content. In some embodiments, the system comprises a video box configured to receive video content from a first and a second source and generate active content by merging the video content from the first and second sources. Additionally, various embodiments may include a spatial television remote control including an accelerometer. This accelerometer may be coupled to a processor so that the processor can process signals from the accelerometer to provide a cursor-pointing function based on movement of the remote control.