Navigating web-based content in a television-based system

摘要: A television-based hyperlink content navigation system includes a display device having viewing area for displaying visual such as an Internet Web document. Generally, the has that is larger than area, and plurality of selectable objects hyperlinks image maps. user-manipulated operator joystick allows through various maps, also initiates scrolling content. Assuming focus initially on first one objects, moving trackball tabs to nearby second object if within predefined linear distance from object. If there no distance, causes scroll at speed proportional speed. currently focused image, map, continuous two-dimensional range points, moves pointer over in manner. Such displayed only when image.