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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2014
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Kanishk Jain, Rochester, NY (US);
Gavan Tredoux, Penfield, NY (US);
Premkumar Rajendran, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
According to embodiments illustrated herein there is provided a method for controlling an electronic device. The method includes detecting, in a mobile device, a contact with the electronic device at a predetermined reference location on the electronic device. The method further includes tracking a movement of the mobile device from the predetermined reference location to a second location on the electronic device, wherein the second location corresponds to a first component of the electronic device. Additionally, the method includes receiving an input from a user to control one or more functionalities of the first component.