Pointing device detection
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1. A method of controlling a user interface of an apparatus comprising:
- sensing a first angular position of a pointing device relative to the user interface of the apparatus; and
performing an operation based, at least partially, upon the sensed first angular position of the pointing device.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a user interface of an apparatus including sensing a first angular position of a pointing device relative to the user interface of the apparatus; and performing an operation based, at least partially, upon the sensed first angular position of the pointing device. An apparatus including a first section including a user interface comprising a touch sensor; and a sensor system for determining an angular position of a pointing device relative to a portion of the first section.
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1. A method of controlling a user interface of an apparatus comprising:
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sensing a first angular position of a pointing device relative to the user interface of the apparatus; and performing an operation based, at least partially, upon the sensed first angular position of the pointing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of controlling a user interface of an apparatus comprising:
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sensing a first angular position of a pointing device relative to the user interface of the apparatus; sensing a second different angular position of the pointing device relative to the user interface; and performing a first operation based, at least partially, upon change of the pointing device between the first angular position and the second angular position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of controlling a user interface of an apparatus comprising:
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sensing a direction of movement of a pointing device relative to the user interface of the apparatus while the pointing device is spaced from the apparatus, and/or determining a location of the pointing device based upon movement of the pointing device at the location relative to the user interface of the apparatus while the pointing device is spaced from the apparatus; and performing a first operation based, at least partially, upon the sensed direction of movement and/or the determined location of the pointing device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A program storage device readable by an apparatus, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the apparatus for performing operations to enter a selection into the apparatus, the operations comprising:
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sensing a direction of movement of a pointing device relative to the apparatus while the pointing device is spaced from the apparatus and/or determining a location of the pointing device based upon movement of the pointing device at the location relative to the user interface of the apparatus while the pointing device is spaced from the apparatus; and performing an operation based, at least partially, upon the sensed direction of movement and/or the determined location of the pointing device relative to the apparatus for at least partially entering the selection into the apparatus.
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33. A program storage device readable by an apparatus, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the apparatus for performing operations to enter a selection into the apparatus, the operations comprising:
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sensing an angle of a pointing device relative to the apparatus while the pointing device is on the apparatus; and performing an operation based, at least partially, upon the sensed angle of the pointing device relative to the apparatus for at least partially entering the selection into the apparatus.
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34. An apparatus comprising:
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a first section including a user interface comprising a touch sensor; and a sensor system for determining an angular position of a pointing device relative to a portion of the first section. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. An apparatus comprising:
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a first section comprising electronic circuitry including a user input; a pointing device adapted to be moved relative to the first section; and a sensor system on the first section and/or the pointing device for sensing the pointing device relative to the first section while the pointing device is spaced from the first section, wherein the electronic circuitry is adapted to perform an operation based, at least partially, upon the sensing by the sensor system of the pointing device relative to the first section while the pointing device is spaced from the first section. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58)
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