Method of and apparatus for enabling the selection of content on a multi-media device

A method of enabling the selection of content on a multimedia device comprising the steps of:

• displaying a band, wherein the band is displayed graphically as a horizontally rotating belt having a plurality of icons, wherein each of the plurality of icons has one of a horizontally rotating sub-band and the content associated with it, and wherein the horizontally rotating band comprises a dynamic number of icons;
• highlighting one of the plurality of icons;
• and
• displaying the band with the one of the plurality of icons highlighted in a predetermined location.

A method of enabling the selection of content on a multimedia device comprising the steps of:

• displaying a band, wherein the band is displayed graphically as a horizontally rotating belt having a plurality of icons, wherein each of the plurality of icons has one of a horizontally rotating sub-band and the content associated with it, and wherein the horizontally rotating band comprises a dynamic number of icons;
• highlighting one of the plurality of icons;
• displaying the band with the one of the plurality of icons highlighted in a predetermined location;
• displaying the plurality of icons except for the one of the plurality of icons highlighted in shadow;
• displaying the horizontally rotating sub-band associated with the one of the plurality of icons highlighted;
• and
• displaying one of the horizontally rotating sub-band and the content in place of the band when the one of the plurality of icons is selected.

An apparatus for displaying content on a multimedia device comprising:

• a display;
• a band on said display, wherein the band is displayed graphically as a horizontally rotating belt having a plurality of icons, wherein the horizontally rotating band comprises a dynamic number of icons;
• and wherein the band with one of the plurality of icons highlighted is positioned in a predetermined location;
• and
• one of a horizontally rotating sub-band and the content associated with the one of the plurality of icons highlighted.

In a vehicle, a method of enabling the selection of content on a multimedia device comprising the steps of:

• displaying a band, wherein the band is displayed graphically as a horizontally rotating belt having a plurality of icons, wherein each of the plurality of icons has one of a horizontally rotating sub-band and the content associated with it, and wherein the horizontally rotating band comprises a dynamic number of icons;
• displaying the band with one of the plurality of icons highlighted in a predetermined location;
• and
• displaying the horizontally rotating sub-band associated with the one of the plurality of icons highlighted.