Stylus based object modification on a touch-sensitive display

摘要

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.

主权项

1. 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, wherein the location of the selected object is independent of a stylus tilt relative to the display and a stylus contact pressure; determining the stylus tilt relative to the touch-sensitive display; and modifying an at least one appearance characteristic of the selected object in response to the stylus tilt while maintaining the location of the selected object.