Patent ID: 6996564

Claim:
A method for use in a communications network to proactively assist a user in locating one or more web pages stored on servers connected to said communications network, each web page containing subject matter related to the user's chosen general area of interest, said method comprising the steps of: presenting the user with an option of selecting at least one of a specific web page and at least one subject category of a plurality of subject categories; displaying a plurality of said subject categories, each said subject category identified by a subject heading and being associated with a set of at least one web page, each said web page represented by a separate channel number, wherein each said set of web pages contain content related to a particular said subject category; if the user selects said one of said plurality of subject categories, displaying said channel numbers, each said channel number corresponding to a web page containing subject matter related to said selected subject category; allowing the user to initially select one of a plurality of classifications wherein upon said initial selection, and prior to a subsequent selection of a different classification, a different set of subject categories is presented for each said selected classification; allowing the user to select said one of said displayed channels, wherein said steps of selecting said subject category, selecting said channel, and/or selecting said classification is performed by pointing and clicking on a button on a remote control image situated on the user's computer screen; and displaying web page content corresponding to said selected channel.