Patent ID: 8356330

Claim:
A channel entry device, comprising: a SUBCHANNEL button; and control circuitry comprising a processor and memory, wherein the control circuitry is adapted to detect when the SUBCHANNEL button is pressed and to thereafter: receive a subchannel selection when a subchannel entry field is highlighted on an on-screen display of an associated electronic device concurrent with the SUBCHANNEL button press and then transmit the subchannel selection to the electronic device; display channel and subchannel information on the on-screen display of the electronic device and highlight the subchannel entry field when a digital channel is displayed by the electronic device concurrent with the SUBCHANNEL button press; switch from an analog channel to an associated digital channel when an analog channel is displayed by the electronic device concurrent with the SUBCHANNEL button press; and navigate a channel menu when the channel menu is displayed by the electronic device concurrent with the SUBCHANNEL button press.