Patent ID: 8370744

Claim:
A user interface embodied on one or more memory storage devices and executable on a computer, the user interface for operating a computer from a television-viewing distance, comprising: a main menu display in a first layer including a first plurality of selectable links that are disposed within said first layer, each selectable link having a functional identifier discernable by a user from a television-viewing distance, said integrated main menu display being integrated within the user interface and allowing for the operation of said computer, wherein the user interface is viewable on a display device coupled to the computer, wherein the television-viewing distance measured in feet is half a viewable screen area of said display device measured in inches, and wherein the viewable screen area is a diagonal measure of the image displayed on the display device; a selectable-link marker indicating which of the first plurality of selectable links has the focus; a screen-area inset that persistently presents a selected media content while navigating from a first screen to a second screen in said user interface, said screen-area inset being disposed within said layer, wherein the selected media content that is presented on the first screen continues to be presented on the second screen; a secondary menu display that presents a second plurality of selectable links incident to a selection of one of said first plurality of selectable links, wherein said secondary menu display (A) renders unviewable said main menu display, including said first plurality of selectable links, and (B) presents media options accessible by said second plurality of selectable links, which are topically related to said selected one of said first plurality of selectable links, and wherein said second plurality of selectable links each has a functional identifier discernable by a user from the television-viewing distance.