Navigation Method and System to Provide a Navigation Interface

A navigation method, comprising:

• providing a graphical user interface (GUI) at a television coupled to a set-top box device, wherein the GUI includes a bread crumb trail having a selectable category;
• receiving a signal at the set-top box device from a remote control device associated with the set-top box device, the television, or a combination thereof, the signal indicating a selection of the selectable category;
• and
• causing the GUI to display, in response to the signal, a menu including the selectable category and a peer category related to the selectable category, wherein the menu automatically becomes navigable via directional keys at the remote control device when the menu is displayed.

A computer-readable medium including processor-readable instructions that are executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

• providing a graphical user interface (GUI) at a television coupled to a set-top box device, wherein the GUI includes a bread crumb trail having a selectable category related to data stored at an address in a memory at the set-top box device;
• receiving a signal at the set-top box device from a remote control device associated with the set-top box device, the television, or a combination thereof, the signal indicating a selection of the selectable category;
• and
• causing the GUI to display, in response to the signal, a menu including the selectable category and a peer category related to the selectable category, wherein the menu automatically becomes navigable via directional keys at the remote control device when the menu is displayed and wherein the peer category is related to other data stored at an address in a memory at the set-top box device.

A computer-readable medium including processor-readable instructions that are executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving a request at a set-top box device to interact with an electronic storefront application;
• providing a graphical user interface (GUI) related to the electronic storefront at a television coupled to a set-top box device, wherein the GUI includes a bread crumb trail having a selectable category related to items purchasable via the electronic storefront;
• receiving a signal at the set-top box device from a remote control device associated with the set-top box device, the television, or a combination thereof, the signal indicating a selection of the selectable category;
• and
• causing the GUI to display, in response to the signal, a menu including the selectable category and a peer category related to the selectable category, wherein the menu automatically becomes navigable via directional keys at the remote control device when the menu is displayed and wherein the peer category is related to other items purchasable via the electronic storefront.