Patent Document ID: 9285907
Application ID: 14108655
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for recognizing a multiple input point gesture comprising: detecting initial contact as an unordered set of point locations, the unordered set of point locations indicating that simultaneous contact was detected at a plurality of locations in a planar input surface without regard for the order in which contact was detected, the plurality of locations including at least three individual locations, including a first location, a second location and a third location, where a user touched the planar input surface with one or more fingers or other objects; determining a relative orientation of the at least three individual locations on the planar input surface where contact was detected in the planar input surface, wherein the number and orientation of the simultaneous contacts determines which input gesture was provided; and after initial contact is released, identifying the input gesture based on the number of locations where simultaneous contact was initially detected, and based on the determined relative orientation of the at least three locations in the planar input surface.