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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventor:
Jeremy Elson, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/03543 (2013.01); H04M 2250/02 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various techniques of using a portable electronic device for user input are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring a sensor reading from an inertial measurement unit of the portable electronic device. The sensor reading contains an acceleration of the portable electronic device. The method also includes determining a position change of the portable electronic device based on the acquired sensor reading and transmitting the determined position change to a computer. The position change is usable by the computer to control a cursor position on the computer.