Abstract: A computer-implemented method for navigating through available content items in a content receiver, the method comprising: receiving (901) a list of categories (310-340); receiving (905) descriptors of content items (311A-311K), each content item having associated at least one tag (410) and at least one category; arranging (906) the content items with respect to categories, to obtain for each category at least one list (311-314) of content items associated with this category and grouped with respect to tags; upon receiving (1101) a content item zapping command (SIMILAR+, SIMILAR?), selecting (1105) a next content item or a previous content item from the list of content items associated with the category and the tag of the currently watched content item; and presenting (1107) the selected content item.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for presenting and navigating content data in a device configured to receive a plurality of content events, the method comprising performing the following steps within the device: determining available events that can be received by the device and receiving, from a data provider accessible over a network, content description data for the available events; determining gaps in content description data; presenting the content description data in a form of a grid having a timeline axis (X) and a channel axis (Y), wherein cells represent content events available on particular channel at particular time and are selectable by specifying a focus position; and allowing the user to navigate via the grid, and displaying a current window comprising a focus position and surrounding cells, wherein the channels which do not comprise content description data for a currently selected focus position on the timeline are hidden.

Abstract: A method for presenting content items to a user of a device having a network interface and a controller configured to generate a GUI, the method comprising the following steps within the device: receiving, from a data provider, content description data for a plurality of content items; receiving, from a recommendation server, recommendation data for the plurality of content items; selecting the content items that meet predefined recommendation criteria to be presented as recommended content items; and presenting the recommended content items in the form of an EPG list within the GUI to allow the user to navigate and select the content item of interest; characterized in that the EPG list has a form of a minimized list that comprises a group of cells arranged along a line as a list, wherein each cell is assigned to a particular content item depending on the recommendation score for that content item.

Abstract: Method for presenting content items on a device having a network interface and a controller configured to generate a GUI, the method comprising: receiving content description for a plurality of content items; receiving, from a recommendation server, recommendation for the plurality of content items; selecting the content items that meet recommendation-criteria as recommended-content-items; and presenting the recommended-content-items in the form of an EPG grid to allow the user to navigate and select content item(s) of interest; wherein the EPG grid has a form of a minimized grid that comprises at least one minimized group of cells, wherein the cells in the minimized group are arranged as a matrix having at least one column and a plurality of rows, wherein each cell is assigned to a particular content item depending on the recommendation-score for that content item and has a size that is independent of the length of the content item.

Abstract: A method for operating a text input interface for a device (100) controllable via a controller (102), the method comprising the steps of displaying (202) a set of imputable characters (SC) arranged along a path (P) having a first portion (P1) and a second portion (P2) and inputted text (IT) between the first portion (P1) and the second portion (P2) of the path, receiving (203) input from a user via the controller (102), the input comprising at least a character shift command and a selection command, selecting (204), within the set of imputable characters (SC), a focused character (FC) in response to the received character shift command by navigating within the set of imputable characters (SC) according to the direction of the character shift command, adding (205) the focused character (FC) to the inputted text (IT) in response to the received selection command, wherein the imputable characters of the set of imputable characters (SC) arranged before the focused character (FC) are displayed (207) in the first p

Abstract: A system and a computer-implemented method for generating a graphical user interface menu comprising the steps of awaiting a first triggering event; displaying a menu, having at least two menu items, in response to the triggering event; focusing on a menu item of the menu; awaiting a second event; inserting a new menu item to the menu as a next menu item to the currently focused menu item, whereas the new menu item has an associated action that allows configuration of a filter of a filtered submenu; displaying the filtered submenu as a submenu of the focused menu item of the menu; allowing navigation to the submenu or the new menu item; selecting a menu item of interest.

Abstract: A method for generating a graphical user interface with a list of elements, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a list (150) of elements; creating a first graphics layer (110) in front of a second graphics layer (120), the first graphics layer (110) comprising a blank area (112) configured to allow visibility of the contents of the lower layers (120) in a final combined picture; configuring the first graphics layer (110) to display the list (150) of elements using a first graphics effect and configuring the second graphics layer (120) to display the list (150) of elements using a second graphics effect different from the first graphics effect; receiving an input for navigating the list (150) of elements; processing the list (150) of elements according to the received input to alter the display of the elements (151-155) simultaneously on the first graphics layer (110) and on the second graphics layer (120).

Abstract: A method for operating a gesture-controlled graphical user interface for a device with a display screen interface (106), the method comprising the steps of receiving (301) an input gesture (G1-G8), via the gesture-controlled input interface (101), generating a signal (303) comprising a graphical object (400) corresponding to the device functionality associated with the received input gesture (G1-G8). The generated graphical object (400) has at least part of its border (401-408) resembling the shape of the received input gesture (G1-G8).