Systems and methods for presenting map and changing direction based on pointing direction

A method performed for changing a direction of motion of a graphic object presented on a display, comprising:

• providing a first option to change the direction of motion of the graphic object based on a facing direction of a user;
• providing a second option to change the direction of motion of the of the graphic object based on a facing direction of an electronic device;
• when the first option is selected, detecting the facing direction of the user, wherein the facing direction of the user is a direction that a body part of the user faces or points at;
• and
• in response to detecting that the facing direction of the user changes clockwise from a first direction to a second direction and the second direction corresponds to a first angle with respect to a first coordinate system, changing the direction of motion of the graphic object on the display clockwise from a previous direction to a first adjusted direction, wherein the first adjusted direction corresponds to a second angle with respect to a second coordinate system, the first angle and the second angle have a same value or similar values, and the graphic object moves along the direction of motion on the display.

An electronic device comprising:

• a processor;
• and a memory device coupled to the processor, wherein when instructions stored in the memory device are executed by the processor, the processor is configured to
• provide a first option to change a facing direction of a graphic object presented on a display based on a facing direction of a user;
• provide a second option to change the facing direction of the graphic object based on a facing direction of the electronic device;
• when the first option is selected, detect the facing direction of the user, wherein the facing direction of the user is a direction that a body part of the user faces or points at;
• and
• in response to detecting that the facing direction of the user changes clockwise from a first direction to a second direction and the second direction corresponds to a first angle with respect to a first coordinate system, change the facing direction of the graphic object presented on the display clockwise from a previous direction to a first adjusted direction, wherein the first adjusted direction corresponds to a second angle with respect to a second coordinate system, the first angle and the second angle have a same value or similar values, and the graphic object faces in the facing direction of the graphic object on the display.