Patent ID: 7233316
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: G06F,G08C,G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for selecting one of a number of selectable channels on an interactive multi-channel graphic display in response to an input device, the method comprising the steps of: displaying a number of elements in an array on the display, each element corresponding to a selectable channel; detecting a signal from the input device responsive to a user input; selecting one of the elements by navigating through the array to the element in response to the signal from the input device, the navigation exhibiting an asymmetry in response by having a first sensitivity to movement through the array in a first direction and having a reduced sensitivity to movement through the array in a second direction; displaying a state change associated with the selected element such that it is visually distinguishable from the other elements; displaying at least one of text and graphical information corresponding to the selected element proximate to the selected element; detecting a second signal from the input device in response to a user input; and displaying the channel corresponding to the selected element on the graphic display in response to the second signal.