Patent ID: 7545362

Claim:
A pointing device configured to communicate with navigation software running on a computer having a display, the pointing device comprising: a sensor configured to sense a physical input, the pointing device configured to request the navigation software to move a navigation control on the display in accordance with the physical input, the navigation control being a cursor; and a selector having a first state and a second state, the pointing device configured to request the navigation software to move the navigation control in accordance with a first navigation mode or a second navigation mode depending upon the state of the selector, wherein the pointing device is not integrated with a keyboard having an alphanumeric section, wherein the selector is an angular sensor configured to sense an angle of the pointing device, and wherein in the first navigation mode the navigation control moves at a first sensitivity in accordance with the physical input, and in the second navigation mode the navigation control moves at a second different sensitivity in accordance with the same physical input such that in the first navigation mode the navigation control moves by an amount that has a first relationship with the movement of the pointing device, and in the second navigation mode the navigation control moves by an amount that has a second different relationship with the movement of the pointing device, the navigation control moving linearly in accordance with the movement of the pointing device in both the first and second navigation modes.