Patent ID: 8854549

Claim:
A method of controlling a parameter of a television, the method comprising: providing a default value for a parameter of a television, the television receiving signals from an input device and the signals including a left direction signal and a right direction signal; displaying a slider bar on a display panel of the television, the slider bar having a left end, a right end, a left marker icon and a right marker icon; responsive to receiving the left direction signal, moving the left marker icon towards the left end, if the control is currently in a left range between said default value and said left end while not moving the right marker icon when the control is in said left range responsive to receiving the left direction signal and moving the right marker icon toward the left end if the control is currently in a right range between said default value and said right end, while not moving the moving the left marker icon when said control is in said right range responsive to receiving the left direction signal; responsive to the right direction signal, moving the left marker icon towards the right end if the control is currently in said left range while not moving the right marker icon responsive to receiving the right direction signal, and moving the right marker icon toward the left end if the control is currently in said right range while not moving the left marker icon responsive to receiving the right direction signal; and setting the parameter based upon a current position of said left marker icon when said left marker icon is in said left range, and not based on the right marker icon when said left marker icon is in said left range and setting the parameter based on the current position of the right marker icon when said right marker icon is in said right range and not based on the left marker icon when the right marker icon is in said right range, wherein said right direction signal causes said left marker icon that is to the left of said default value to move right until said left marker icon reaches the default value, at which time said left marker icon stops moving, and at which time said right marker icon starts moving responsive to said right direction signal being selected; and where said right marker icon stops moving at said default value for the parameter while when the left direction signal is being received; and said left marker icon stops moving at said default value for the parameter while the right direction signal is being received.