Stylus based object modification on a touch-sensitive display
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsPeter MANKOWSKI, Cornel MERCEA, Krzysztof ZAWADA
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Abstract
A stylus is used to modify the appearance of objects rendered on a touch-sensitive display. One of a plurality of objects on the display is selected by making contacting the object with the stylus. The stylus tilt and stylus contact pressure are determined. The appearance of the selected object is modified in response to the stylus tilt of the stylus and the stylus contact pressure.
Claims20
A method for modifying an object rendered on a touch-sensitive display in response to a stylus input comprising:
- determining a contact location of the stylus upon the touch-sensitive display;
- determining a location of a selected object of a plurality of objects rendered on the touch-sensitive display to correspond to the contact location;
- determining a stylus tilt relative to the touch-sensitive display;
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- modifying an at least one appearance characteristic of the selected object in response to the stylus tilt.
A method for modifying an object rendered on a touch-sensitive display in response to a stylus input comprising:
- determining a contact location of the stylus upon the touch-sensitive display;
- determining a location of a selected object of a plurality of objects rendered on the touch-sensitive display to correspond to the contact location;
- determining a stylus contact pressure of the stylus making contact with the touch-sensitive display;
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- modifying an at least one appearance characteristic of the selected object in response to the stylus contact pressure.
An apparatus for modifying an appearance of an object rendered on the apparatus comprising:
- a display for rendering a plurality of objects;
- a stylus sensor for determining a contact location of a stylus upon the display;
- a user interface module for rendering each of the plurality of objects in a corresponding plurality of locations on the display and for determining a location of a selected object of the plurality of objects, the location of the selected object corresponding to the contact location;
- the stylus sensor further for determining a stylus tilt of the stylus relative to the display;
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- the user interface module further for modifying an at least one appearance characteristic of the selected object in response to the stylus tilt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.