Patent ID: 8212944

Claim:
A method of fast stream switching, the method comprising: receiving at least one first stream at a device corresponding to at least one first program, wherein the device employs dynamic power management and is operating at a first power level; activating a selection panel that graphically illustrates a plurality of channels, the selection panel comprising a cursor; while the selection panel is active, receiving a plurality of streams corresponding to the plurality of channels; while the selection panel is active, operating in a second power level, wherein the second power level is a higher power level than the first power level in order to receive the plurality of streams; as the cursor moves, activating ones of the channels with icons in the selection panel that are closer to the cursor and deactivating ones of the channels with icons in the selection panel that are getting further away from the cursor; receiving a channel selection corresponding to a second program; and switching to a second stream in response to receiving the channel selection, wherein the dynamic power management switches the device to operate at the first power level after switching to the second stream.