Patent ID: 8368653

Claim:
A method of interfacing with a multi-point input device, comprising the steps of: displaying an image on a display device; detecting positions of first and second elements that are simultaneously in contact with the display device; identifying a rotation axis in accordance with the positions of the first and second elements; detecting a third element being in contact with the display device while the first element and the second element are also in contact with the display device at the detected positions; controlling, after detecting the third element, a rotation of the image displayed on the display device about the rotation axis; and detecting a fourth element being in contact with the display device while the first, second and third elements are also in contact with the display device, wherein controlling a rotation of the image displayed on the display device comprises controlling, after detecting the third element as being in contact with the display device while the first element and the second element are also in contact with the display device at the detected positions, a rotation of the image in a direction corresponding to a position of the fourth element.