Patent Document ID: 8610744
Application ID: 12832961

Base Claim:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a position input as motion data communicated from a stylus to a tablet device, the motion data indicating an initial position of the stylus with respect to the tablet device, the initial position above a surface of the tablet device; determining a perpendicular motion combined with a parallel motion as a change in position of the stylus with respect to the surface of the tablet device, the perpendicular motion correlating to a zoom function as the stylus moves one of closer to or away from the surface of the tablet device, and the parallel motion correlating to a pan function as the stylus moves parallel above the surface of the tablet device; and initiating a combined zoom and pan display of a digital image responsive to said determining the combined perpendicular and parallel motions of the change in position of the stylus with respect to the surface of the tablet device.

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Claim 9:
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining that the stylus is in proximity to the surface of the tablet device within a given threshold distance; and initiating an automatic panning mode of the graphics application based on the initial position of the stylus being within the given threshold distance.