Patent ID: 7139983

Claim:
A method for providing a user interface on a television comprising the steps of: displaying a plurality of objects associated with selectable media items at a first level of magnification on said television; receiving a first selection input; zooming in, based on said first selection input, on at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items by progressively scaling and displaying on said television said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items to provide a visual impression of movement of said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items toward an observer; displaying on said television, after said zooming step, said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items at a second level of magnification, wherein said second level of magnification is greater than said first level of magnification; receiving a second selection input; zooming out, based on said second selection input, from said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items by progressively scaling and displaying on said television said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items to provide a visual impression of movement of said at least one of said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items away from said observer; and displaying on said television, after said zooming step, said plurality of objects associated with said selectable media items at said first level of magnification.