System and method for picture-in-browser scaling

A method of viewing multi-media content on a television having a display area, comprising:

• providing a remote control having an input mechanism;
• displaying a first image of first type on the display area, the first image having a first size and being overlaid on a second image of second type, so that the second image is not visible to a user viewing the display area, the first image with the first size having a first length-to-width ratio;
• initiating a first instruction with the input mechanism;
• and
• reducing the first image with the first size to a second size in response to the first instruction, so that the second image is partially displayed on the display area, the first image with the second size having a second length-to-width ratio that is substantially the same as the first length-to-width ratio.

A method of viewing multi-media content on a television having a display area, comprising:

• providing a remote control having an input mechanism;
• displaying a first image of first type on the display area, the first image having a first size and being overlaid on a second image of second type, so that the second image is not visible to a user viewing the display area, the first image with the first size having a first length-to-width ratio, wherein a size of the first image of first type is defined by a variable b with an initial value b1;
• initiating a first instruction with the input mechanism;
• decreasing the value of b from b1 to b2 in response to the first instruction;
• and
• reducing the first image with the first size to a second size in response to the decrease in the value of b, so that the second image is partially displayed on the display area, the first image with the second size having a second length-to-width ratio that is substantially the same as the first length-to-width ratio.