Patent ID: 9632655
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method of navigating a graphical user interface (GUI) by changing an orientation of a device, comprising: displaying the GUI, the GUI comprising a first coordinate system, a cursor and a user-selectable icon, the cursor located at a first position in the first coordinate system, wherein the first coordinate system is an unaltered coordinate system of the GUI; receiving an indication from a user to activate a cursor control interface, where cursor motion is at least partially based on changes in orientation of the device; detecting a first change in an orientation of the device; converting the first change in the orientation of the device into a second change in coordinates of a second coordinate system to be mapped to the first coordinate system, wherein the second coordinate system is a transformed cursor-control coordinate system to adjust the position of the cursor based on the second change, the second change to be mapped in the first coordinate system; mapping the second change from the second coordinate system to the first coordinate system to move the cursor based on the second change, wherein: selecting the user-selectable icon in response to the cursor remaining on the user-selectable icon for a specified duration of time.