Integrated tracking for on screen navigation with small hand held devices

Abstract

A method for navigating information displayed on a display of a computer system includes determining movement of the computer system. The movement of the computer system is sensed by a movement sensor.

1 . A method, comprising:
 determining information to be displayed on a display of a computer system by sensing movement of the computer system.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said sensing the movement of the computer system is performed using a movement sensor. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the movement sensor is an optical sensor. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein said sensing the movement of the computer system is performed when the computer system is placed on a surface. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the movement sensor is a mechanical sensor. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein said sensing the movement of the computer system is performed when the computer system is on a surface or handheld. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said sensing the movement of the computer system comprises sensing direction of the movement of the computer system. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said determining the information to be displayed on the display comprises determining the information consistent with said sensed direction of the movement of the computer system. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining an action to be performed by the computer system by sensing a clicking motion of the computer system.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the clicking motion of the computer system is initiated by applying pressure on an upper section of the computer system toward a lower section of the computer system. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said determining the information to be displayed on the display of the computer system comprises determining a location of a cursor. 
     
     
         12 - 16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . A system, comprising:
 a processor;   a display coupled to the processor;   a first movement sensor coupled to the processor, the first movement sensor is to sense direction of movement of the system; and   translation logic to translate the direction of movement of the system into a first set of operations to be performed by the processor, wherein the first set of operations includes displaying information on the display consistent with the sensed direction of movement of the system.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the translation logic is further to translate clicking motion of the system into a second set of operations to be performed by the processor, wherein the second set of operations corresponds to an action performed when a mouse click is initiated. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein said clicking motion is initiated by applying pressure to an upper section of the system toward a lower section of the system, wherein said upper section includes the display, and wherein said second section includes the movement sensor. 
     
     
         20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 17 , further comprising a second movement sensor coupled to the first movement sensor. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein angular rotation is determined by using directional information sensed by the first movement sensor and the second movement sensor. 
     
     
         23 . A method, comprising:
 navigating information displayed on a display of a computer system by causing a first movement sensor to sense movement of the computer system.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , further comprising:
 controlling position of a cursor displayed on the display of the computer system by causing the first movement sensor to sense movement of the computer system.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 23 , further comprising:
 determining angular rotation of the computer system by causing the first movement sensor and a second movement sensor to sense movement of the computer system.   
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 23 , further comprising:
 recognizing a mouse click action when an upper section of the computer system is displaced toward a lower section of the computer system.   
     
     
         27 . (canceled)