Patent ID: 8370744
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A user interface embodied on one or more memory storage devices and executable on a computer, the user interface for operating a computer from a television-viewing distance, comprising: a main menu display in a first layer including a first plurality of selectable links that are disposed within said first layer, each selectable link having a functional identifier discernable by a user from a television-viewing distance, said integrated main menu display being integrated within the user interface and allowing for the operation of said computer, wherein the user interface is viewable on a display device coupled to the computer, wherein the television-viewing distance measured in feet is half a viewable screen area of said display device measured in inches, and wherein the viewable screen area is a diagonal measure of the image displayed on the display device; a selectable-link marker indicating which of the first plurality of selectable links has the focus; a screen-area inset that persistently presents a selected media content while navigating from a first screen to a second screen in said user interface, said screen-area inset being disposed within said layer, wherein the selected media content that is presented on the first screen continues to be presented on the second screen; a secondary menu display that presents a second plurality of selectable links incident to a selection of one of said first plurality of selectable links, wherein said secondary menu display wherein said second plurality of selectable links each has a functional identifier discernable by a user from the television-viewing distance.