SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CONTEXT-SENSITIVE INSTRUCTIONAL USER INTERFACE ICON IN AN INTERACTIVE TELEVISION SYSTEM

摘要

Icons representing a plurality of interactive options (408) periodically available within an interactive television system are stored in an icon repository (402). Each interactive option corresponds to a button on a remote control (106). In response to an interactive option corresponding to a first icon becoming available, the first icon is displayed on a television to alert the user to the interactive option (406). The first icon may be visually emphasized in various ways, by highlighting, animation, and scaling.