Patent ID: 7982809

Claim:
A method for operating an apparatus, comprising steps of: providing a video signal representing a video image; enabling a user to crop said video image using navigation keys of a user input device of said apparatus; and wherein: said video image includes first, second, third and fourth edges; said user input device includes first, second, third and fourth navigation keys; said first, second, third and fourth navigation keys enable said user to adjust said first, second, third and fourth edges, respectively; said user input device further includes a predetermined key; a first depression of said predetermined key enables said user to confirm selection of a desired position for one of said first, second, third and fourth edges; and a second depression of said predetermined key after said first depression enables said user to switch edge adjustment capability from said one of said first, second, third and fourth edges to another one of said first, second, third and fourth edges in an orthogonal manner.