Patent ID: 7937662

Claim:
A method for selecting between a plurality of buttons in a page within a video playback system for implementing remote control functions with a standard input/output device, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a plurality of buttons from one or more pages in a video content, wherein the buttons are originally designed for selection via a remote control, wherein the buttons are incompatible with the standard input/output device other than the remote control, and wherein the buttons comprise selectable buttons and non-selectable buttons; identifying all of the selectable buttons within the page; defining positions of all of the selectable buttons within the page according to the identified buttons comprising at least a first button and a second button; receiving a depression of a key on the standard input/output device while the standard input/output device is positioned over the first button currently selected; receiving dragging of the standard input/output device in the direction of the second button to be selected while the key is depressed; detecting release of the key on the standard input/output device once the standard input/output device is positioned over the second button; and responsive to the release detection, selecting the second button.