Patent ID: 7506275

Claim:
A user interface navigation system, comprising: a processor; a display device; an interface display that displays on the display device, the interface display including a moveable and rotatable navigation indicator, the navigation indicator including a direction indicator that indicates one or more directions of travel; and an input device to communicate with the processor, the input device having a plurality of buttons, the plurality of buttons including: a first button corresponding to the navigation indicator, the first button associated with a movement mode of the navigation indicator such that when the first button is selected, the navigation indicator moves in the interface display along one of the one or more of the directions of travel indicated by the direction indicator, and such that when the first button is selected again, the navigation indicator self-rotates in place at a location in the interface display such that the direction indicator sweeps through a plurality of directions of travel, the navigation indicator self-rotating until the first button is selected again; and a second button corresponding to the navigation indicator, the second button associated with a selection mode of the navigation indicator such that when the second button is selected, a user-selectable control displayed on the interface display and proximate the navigation indicator is selected.