Physically Navigating a Digital Space Using a Portable Electronic Device

摘要

Software which allows users of a portable electronic device 201 to intuitively switch between programs by moving the device from one location 103 to another 101,102. The motion is sensed by the device and used to determine how and when to change the program visible on the display of the device. A plurality of programs can effectively be anchored virtually to a physical space, allowing the user to move the device to that physical space, which will update the program visible on the display. The user can choose to digitally move content from one program to another in a natural way.