Patent ID: 7212890

Claim:
A dialog system for dialog between an operator of an aircraft and at least one system of the aircraft, comprising: a display configured to display at least one window including a plurality of responsive objects respectively associated with only one of multiple functions of the at least one system of the aircraft; a first cursor control device including a continuous cursor moving mechanism configured to move a cursor in a continuous manner on the display so as to designate a responsive object; and a second cursor control device configured to be activated during an emergency mode of the aircraft and including a discrete cursor moving mechanism configured to move the cursor in a discrete and cyclical manner on the display, responsive object by responsive object, so as to designate a responsive object, wherein the at least one window includes a plurality of windows, wherein the second cursor control device further includes an auxiliary moving mechanism configured to move the cursor discretely from one window to another window in the plurality of windows, wherein each window is divided into a plurality of fields each including at least one responsive object, and wherein said each window includes one default field on which the cursor arrives after moving from said one window to said another window.