Patent ID: 7757253

Claim:
A method for enabling access to a plurality of channels within a user interface, the method comprising: using a processor to perform the steps of: accessing a plurality of video clips, each video clip comprising motion video representing a different respective channel; organizing the plurality of video clips into a sequence comprising a first video clip and a second video clip; simultaneously displaying two or more of the plurality of video clips along an axis of the user interface, wherein the two or more video clips are actively displaying motion video; and scrolling the sequence of video clips along the axis through a non-moving focus area of the user interface in response to a user command, wherein responsive to the user command, a first video clip displayed in the focus area is scrolled out of the focus area into a different position in the user interface along the axis and a second video clip is scrolled into the focus area, wherein if the video clip is displayed in the focus area for a predetermined amount of time, the respective live television channel is automatically tuned and displayed.