A user interface device has a graphical user interface that can simultaneously
display a combination of television and Internet content in various display modes.
The display modes may have different proportions, positioning or other features
of the Internet and television content. A viewer of the user interface device may
change display modes, such as by selecting a link available in each of the display
modes. The television content being displayed may be a broadcast show and the Internet
content may be chat from a chat room corresponding to the television show. Various
display modes are provided for displaying the television show and corresponding
chat, ranging from maximal television display and minimal chat display to minimal
television display and maximal chat display. Changing television channels may initiate
a corresponding change in the chat room being participated in and the content being displayed.