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Inventors: Miller, Robert Howard; Crosby, Sheila Renee; Logan, Robert Joseph;
Assignee: Thomson Licensing S.A. (Boulogne, FR)
Primary Examiner: Cabeca; John
Assistant Examiner: Thai; Cuong T.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Tripoli; Joseph S., Kurdyla; Ronald H., Fogelson; Joel M.

A disclosed processing device, including an on-screen User interface display, incorporates a means for generating a display of a plurality of hierarchically ordered menus. The menus include a current menu) and a preceding parent menu showing a selection path from the parent menu to the current menu. Also a menu selection item within the hierarchical menu display provides a User at least one of, a) a display of control information for the device, and b) control parameter data entry capability. The processing device also incorporates a means for updating the on-screen display in response to User menu item selection. The processing device may also include a means for altering the device operation in response to an updated operating parameter value. Also, the selection path may indicate menu entry and exit points separated by at least one intervening menu item.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A system including an on-screen User interface display generates a display of multiple hierarchically ordered menus.
The menus include a current menu and a preceding parent menu showing a selection path from the parent menu to the current menu.
A menu selection item within the hierarchical menu display provides a User at least one of a) a display of control information for the device, and b) control parameter data entry capability.
The on-screen display is updated in response to User menu item selection.

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