Patent ID: 8769424

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for providing a graphical user interface (GUI), the method comprising: receiving a first input indicating a first cursor navigation direction in a first visual area of the GUI, the first visual area presenting a plurality of topic indicators displayed concurrently in a sequence on a screen, wherein the plurality of topic indicators are destinations for cursor navigation in the first visual area; in response to the first input, selecting a first topic indicator from the plurality of topic indicators based on the first cursor navigation direction; presenting a second visual area within the first visual area of the GUI, the second visual area hiding the first topic indicator while others of the plurality of topic indicators are visible, the second visual area having first content items associated with the first topic indicator that are destinations for cursor navigation in the second visual area, wherein a current content item of the first content items has focus; receiving a second input indicating a second cursor navigation direction in the second visual area other than the first cursor navigation direction; and in response to the second input, moving the focus from the current content item to a next content item of the first content items, where the cursor navigation in the first direction and the cursor navigation in the second direction are concurrently available on the screen.