Patent ID: 9747270
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for interacting with a spreadsheet, comprising: receiving a gesture on a touch input device, wherein the received gesture is used to interact with the spreadsheet; receiving sensor information, wherein the sensor information is used to interact with the spreadsheet, wherein the sensor information comprises accelerometer data that is used in changing a view of the spreadsheet, wherein the accelerometer data is used to perform one of: automatically determining a type of the received gesture with respect to the spreadsheet; performing an action in response to at least one of the determined type of the received gesture with respect to the spreadsheet and the sensor information, wherein performing the action in response to the determined type of the received gesture comprises one or more of: performing a first action in response to the spreadsheet receiving a karate chop gesture, performing a second action in response to the spreadsheet receiving a chart gesture, performing a third action in response to the spreadsheet receiving a comment gesture, performing a fourth action in response to the spreadsheet receiving a grip gesture, performing a fifth action in response to the spreadsheet receiving a gesture within a gesture box, and performing a sixth action in response to the spreadsheet receiving a sort gesture; and updating a display of the spreadsheet.