Patent ID: 6976228

Claim:
A device to provide a graphical user interface for selecting content from a plurality of sources thereof, the user interface comprising: first and second transversely extending and intersecting scroll bars which each comprise a plurality of scroll bar elements that can be scrolled successively through a focus region positioned at an intersection between the first and second scroll bars; the scroll bar elements of the first scroll bar signifying groupings of content sources, such that when elements of the first scroll bar are scrolled individually into the focus region, the scroll bar elements of the second scroll bar signify content sources which are included within a grouping thereof associated with the individual element of the first scroll bar, whereby the scroll bar elements of the second scroll bar can be scrolled through the focus region to select a content source of the grouping; at least one of the scroll bar elements of the first scroll bar being preprogrammed to comprise a multiple depiction of more than one of said content source groupings, whereby an individual one of the groupings may be selected from the multiple depiction for the focus region; and a viewing region for viewing the contents associated with said content sources selected in dependence on the depiction in the focus region.