User Interface Control with Edge Finger and Motion Sensing

A method for controlling an interface of a communications device, the method comprising:

• determining an orientation of the communications device;
• touching a plurality of locations around an edge sensor of the communications device, wherein the plurality of locations and the orientation determines a control function;
• creating a motion along a sensor point;
• detecting the plurality of locations touched around the edge sensor and the motion along the sensor point;
• determining that the touches and the motion correspond to a valid control function;
• and
• adjusting a display according to the valid control function.

A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling an interface of a communications device, the instructions comprising:

• a first code segment for determining an orientation of the communications device;
• a second code segment for sensing a plurality of touches at a plurality of locations around an edge sensor of the communications device, wherein the plurality of locations and the orientation determines a control function;
• a third code segment for sensing a motion along a sensor point;
• a fourth code segment for detecting the plurality of locations touched around the edge sensor and the motion along the sensor point;
• a fifth code segment for determining that the touches and the movement correspond to a valid control function;
• and
• a sixth code segment for adjusting a display according to the valid control function.