The patent is titled “Game Console Application with Action Card Strand,” but the history and description, luckily, offer a summary in less technical language. It begins with context provided to justify the concept, describing how Graphical user interfaces are essential for “interfacing with computer systems” and claiming that “there is a need for an improved GUI that allows for better information sharing and control switching.” Although the following summary does not include the words Picture-in-Picture, it outlines that very system in all but name, detailing how it would allow users to continue playing their game while allocating resources to other applications. Picture-in-Picture is mentioned seven times in the detailed description, with it being used to describe what some of the offered images are conveying or as an illustration of the planned functionality.
