Patent ID: 9442517
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method of processing an input gesture, comprising: displaying a cursor upon a display of a handheld electronic device; moving the cursor across the display in response to a change in orientation of the handheld electronic device relative to a first plane defined by the handheld electronic device; determining if the cursor is in a position at least partially overlapping with a graphical object presented on the display; selecting the graphical object in response to an activation of an actuator, when the cursor is determined to be in a position at least partially overlapping with the graphical object; and moving the cursor and graphical object together simultaneously in response to a further change in orientation of the handheld electronic device; calculating a rate of movement of the cursor, when moving the cursor, to correspond to a rate of a change in orientation of the device in a first direction; and calculating slowing the rate of movement of the cursor to correspond to a rate of change in orientation of the device in a second direction, different than the first direction.