Method for navigation in a list of elements and audiovisual receiver for the selection of elements in a list
First Claim
1. A method for navigating on items displayed on displaying means, including a first step for generating and displaying a first sub-list of items extracted from a list of items, the current sub-list item being highlighted graphically;
- a second step for generating and displaying a second sub-list of items, said step being activated when, after a navigation command is applied, the new current item is located at the first or last position of the first sub-list, the second sub-list presenting the new current item surrounded by at least two items. wherein, when the new current item is the last item in the list, the second step causes a second sub-list to appear with a space devoid of items after the new current item.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for navigating in a list of items in an audiovisual receiver including a first step for generating an ordered list of items available in the receiver, a step for displaying a first sub-list extracted from the list including a first item highlighted at one end of the displayed sub-list. The method also includes a step for identifying a second item adjacent to the first item not appearing in the first sub-list, and a step for displaying a second sub-list including at least the first item and the second highlighted item. In one improvement to the present invention, the displayed items are digital television service identifiers. In one variant, these items are identifiers of events broadcast by a television network. The invention also relates to the receiver capable of selecting the services according to the method.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for navigating on items displayed on displaying means, including a first step for generating and displaying a first sub-list of items extracted from a list of items, the current sub-list item being highlighted graphically;
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a second step for generating and displaying a second sub-list of items, said step being activated when, after a navigation command is applied, the new current item is located at the first or last position of the first sub-list, the second sub-list presenting the new current item surrounded by at least two items. wherein, when the new current item is the last item in the list, the second step causes a second sub-list to appear with a space devoid of items after the new current item. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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10. An audiovisual receiver including means for applying navigation commands, and display means for displaying sub-lists of items extracted from a list of items, graphically highlighting a first item referred to as “
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, activated after a navigation command is applied, if the new current item is located at the first or last position of the previous sub-list, then the new sub-list displayed by the display means presents the new current item surrounded by at least two items;
wherein when the new current item is the last item in the list, then the display means causes the new sub-list to appear with a space devoid of items after the new current item. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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