Patent ID: 8196174

Claim:
A set-top box device, comprising: a processor and memory accessible to the processor, wherein the memory includes instructions executable by the processor to: provide a graphical user interface at a television coupled to the set-top box device, wherein the graphical user interface includes a visual navigation trail having a selectable category for set top box device settings and for multimedia content selection, wherein the visual navigation trail represents a visual representation of one or more sequences of categorical selections, wherein multimedia content for selection comprises video game content and one of electronic program guide information, content related to a purchasable product, content related to purchasable video content, or content related to purchasable audio content; receive a signal from a remote control device associated with the set-top box device, the television, or a combination thereof, the signal indicating a selection of the selectable category of the visual navigation trail; and cause the graphical user interface to display, in response to the signal, a menu including the selectable category and a peer category related to the selectable category of the the visual navigation trail, wherein the menu automatically becomes navigable via directional keys at the remote control device when the menu is displayed.