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Integrated tracking for on screen navigation with small hand held devices

  • US 8,842,070 B2
  • Filed: 03/17/2004
  • Issued: 09/23/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • sensing a directional movement of a computer system across a surface with a first movement sensor integrated into a bottom face of a lower section of the computer system having an upper section parallel to the lower section;

    sensing an angular position of the computer system in relation to the surface with the first movement sensor and a second movement sensor integrated into the bottom face of the lower section of the computer system;

    adjusting information displayed on a display of the computer system, the display being part of the upper section, the display initially showing a first section of a document, the document being larger than the display, adjusting information displayed on the display of the computer system including changing the display to displaying a second section of the document, wherein the position of the second section in the document in relation to the first section is consistent with a pattern of movement of the computer system across the surface sensed by the first movement sensor and the second movement sensor;

    sensing external pressure on a frame surrounding the display in the upper section, the external pressure to move a plane of the upper section;

    translating the external pressure on the frame of the upper section to a mouse click action associated with an operation corresponding to the movement of the plane of the upper section relative to the lower section of the computer system, wherein translating the external pressure on the frame of the upper section to a mouse click action includes recognizing the mouse click action as one of a left side pressure, right side pressure, or middle pressure, wherein recognizing the middle pressure mouse click action includes recognizing a first mouse click in response to pressure being evenly displaced across the frame of the upper section; and

    translating each of the mouse clicks to an operation associated with viewing an aspect of the displayed information of the document at the position sensed by the lower section of the computer system.

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