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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2012
Applicants:
Pierre A. Touma, Austin, TX (US);
Hadi Murr, Beirut, LB;
Elias Bachaalani, Beirut, LB;
Imad Maalouf, Beirut, LB;
Inventors:
Pierre A. Touma, Austin, TX (US);
Hadi Murr, Beirut, LB;
Elias Bachaalani, Beirut, LB;
Imad Maalouf, Beirut, LB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2013.01); G06F 3/014 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/0383 (2013.01); G06F 3/04815 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0384 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method for interacting with a display using an accelerometer sensitive to tilt about two perpendicular axes and a third signal having a magnitude responsive to user input. The device and method allow a user to change a characteristic of an object on the display by converting pitch information, roll information, and a linear dimension into Cartesian coordinates for use by the display.