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 7:
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining whether the stylus is within a given threshold distance of the surface of the tablet device; and wherein the combined zoom and pan display of the digital image is dependent on whether the stylus is within the given threshold distance of the surface of the tablet device.