Patent ID: 7586481

Claim:
A computer readable program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, performs a method, comprising: monitoring an idle time period associated with a pointer relating to a display; determining whether a termination of said idle time period associated with the pointer has occurred based upon said monitoring, wherein determining whether the termination has occurred comprises determining whether a stimulation event has occurred, wherein determining whether the stimulation event has occurred comprises determining whether a change in an acceleration relating to a device associated with said pointer has occurred, wherein determining whether a change in the acceleration has occurred comprises: calculating at least one of an acceleration of the pointer or a change in the acceleration of the pointer; and comparing the at least one of an acceleration of the pointer or a change in the acceleration of the pointer to a pre-defined value; and modifying a representation of said pointer in response to said termination of said idle time period associated with said pointer.