Patent ID: 8115731
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A handheld computing device, comprising: a display; an internally located directional input device providing a directional input signal, the directional input signal corresponding to an axis of inclination of the handheld computing device and indicating an orientation; a second directional input device providing a second directional input signal, the second directional input signal indicating an amount of displacement; a processor coupled to the internally located directional input device and the second directional input device and operable to receive and process the directional input signal in conjunction with the second directional input signal; and a memory subsystem, the memory storing an operating system executed by the processor to display on the display a graphical user interface for controlling the operation of the handheld computing device, wherein the graphical user interface provides a graphical element; wherein the operating system comprises processor-executable instructions that cause the graphical element to move by the amount of displacement in a direction substantially parallel or substantially perpendicular to the orientation.