Patent ID: 8760400

Claim:
A method for scrolling through content with a media system comprising a screen and a wand for providing user inputs, the method comprising: displaying content on the screen, wherein the content comprises an indication that additional content is hidden from view beyond at least a first edge of the screen; detecting that the wand was moved based on a transmission received from the wand, the transmission comprising either an instruction to move a cursor towards the first edge of the screen or an instruction to move the cursor beyond the first edge of the screen; in the event that the transmission comprises the instruction to move the cursor towards the first edge of the screen, scrolling the content on the screen such that at least a portion of the additional content hidden from view beyond the first edge of the screen is displayed and a portion of the content previously displayed is hidden from view beyond a second edge of the screen opposite the first edge, wherein the content is scrolled at a rate based in part on a distance between the cursor and the center of the screen; and in the event that the transmission comprises the instruction to move the cursor beyond the first edge of the screen, paging the content on the screen such that at least a portion of the additional content hidden from view beyond the first edge of the screen is displayed and all of the content previously displayed is hidden from view beyond the second edge of the screen, wherein the content is paged at a rate based in part on a distance between the first edge of the screen and a point beyond the first edge of the screen that the wand is pointing to.