Apparatuses, systems, and methods for adding functionalities to control buttons on a remote control device

A method of managing displaying of media content, comprising:

• configuring a remote control device with a button pad with a set of buttons for both controlling a media player device and for navigating an user interface on a display device coupled to the media player device wherein the set of buttons comprises at least a plurality of buttons to navigate an user interface on a display device, and to display streaming media content on the display device, the button pad further comprising:
• configuring a first set of buttons comprising:
• a single multi-directional button to navigate the user interface in a navigation mode in either a single level or a single consecutive item step by an actuation of a tab of the multi-function button;
• and
• configuring a second set of buttons to play streaming media content and in the navigation mode to navigate the user interface in operation with the first set of buttons, the second set of buttons at least comprising:
• a fast reverse button to enable short-cuts to navigate to a different level or to skip multiple consecutive items in the user interface in the navigation mode by a single actuation as opposed to only single level and single consecutive item step by the actuation of each tab of the multi-directional button.

A video presentation system comprising:

• a receiver to receive data associated with streaming media content;
• a display operatively coupled to the receiver for presenting the streaming media content;
• and
• a remote control operatively coupled to the receiver with a set of buttons that performs more than one type of action of actions associated with controlling the display of the streaming media content and associated with navigating an application screen for selection of streaming media content by enabling short-cuts to navigate to skip multiple consecutive items in the application screen by a single actuation.