Patent ID: 8180516

Claim:
An interface for managing information comprising: a plurality of buttons, each button having an information indicator associated therewith, each button and its associated information indicator defining a plurality of button and information indicator pairs, and each button and information indicator pair being associated with a corresponding information source of a plurality of different information sources, wherein the plurality of information sources comprises at least one source of information from the group comprising: navigation information and real-time traffic information; each information indicator having at least three visible indicator states, wherein each visible indicator state of the information indicator is indicative of an availability of information from the associated source of information, a first visible indicator state being an indicator off state, a second visible indicator state being an indicator steady on state and, a third visible indicator state being a flashing state during which an indicator flashes on and off; and wherein the information indicator flashing state indicates that there is present at the corresponding information source, real-time information to which a response is necessary; wherein each button is operable to cause a dissemination of the information from the associated source of information.