METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING ON-DEMAND CONTENT IN A MEDIA-ON-DEMAND SYSTEM

摘要

A system for customizing the user interface of a media-on-demand system and highlighting selected item in an aligned selection list displayed in a menu (141). A database (160) of user display templates (600) is maintained at the provider (150). The display templates (600) include user specifiable display and content preferences (610). When a user contacts the service provider (150), the provider (150) selects a template (600) to configure a menu (141) and to determine content selection (610) to present to the user. Text associated with the selected item is displayed next to the item. When the highlighted item is deselected, its associated text is displayed back in alignment with the list, and its associated icon disappears.