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Input assistance for computing devices

  • US 9,959,040 B1
  • Filed: 08/06/2014
  • Issued: 05/01/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • designating, by a computing device, a corner region of a display device as an active corner region;

    outputting, by the computing device and for display at the display device, a user interface including at least one element positioned at a first location diagonally opposite and at a first distance from the corner region;

    detecting, by at least one tilt sensor of the computing device, a first movement of the active corner region in either a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction;

    determining, by the computing device, that the detected movement of the active corner region indicates a first tilt condition;

    responsive to detecting the first tilt condition, outputting, by the computing device and for display at the display device, a first updated user interface including the element positioned at a second location between the active corner region and the first location and at a second distance from the active corner region, the second distance being less than the first distance;

    selecting, by the computing device, a multi-tilt mode from a plurality of operating modes of the computing device;

    while the computing device is operating in the multi-tilt mode, detecting, by the computing device, a second tilt condition that indicates a second movement of the active corner region in either the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction; and

    responsive to detecting the second tilt condition, outputting, by the computing device and for display at the display device, a second updated user interface including the element positioned at a third location a third distance from the active corner region.

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