A new user interface and display system for a video display device with a touch screen makes it possible to peek at, that is view briefly, a selected video content while watching other content. A signal component separator and an IQ separator provide equal first and linear drive signal components that depends linearly on the amplitude A of an amplitude modulated input signal. When callers from private or unknown numbers call the subscriber, the call is routed to a service node that plays an announcement to the caller to start the privacy screening process. The example method also includes receiving, from the cloud-based credential server, authentication information corresponding with the username and the password. Attachments can be selected to accompany communications made using the devices.