Behind-display user interface

1. A method of providing a user interface on a computing device, the method comprising:

providing a display of a graphical object on a display component of the computing device;

employing a movement sensing device to sense movement of a physical pointer; and

modifying the display of the graphical object based on the sensed movement of the physical pointer, wherein modifying the display includes modifying a distance between a first edge and a second edge of the graphical object such that at least a portion of the graphical object is stretched.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

employing the movement sensing device to sense additional movement of the physical pointer; and

further modifying the display of the graphical object based on the sensed additional movement of the physical pointer, wherein further modifying the display includes reorienting the graphical object.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the further sensed additional movement includes the user aligning a tip of the physical pointer with at least the first edge, the second edge, or a third edge of the graphical object and lifting the edge of the graphical object that is aligned with the tip of the physical pointer.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

employing the movement sensing device to sense additional movement of the physical pointer; and

further modifying the display of the graphical object based on the sensed additional movement of the physical pointer, wherein further modifying the display includes at least one of adding one or more features to the graphical object, removing one or more other features from the graphical object, or relocating the graphical object, resizing the graphical object.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting a change in location of a background surface relative to the computing device; and

altering a location of the graphical object, within the display of the graphical object, based on the detected change in location of the background surface relative to the computing device.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sensing a location of a user of relative to the computing device; and

further modifying the display of the graphical object based on the sensed location of the user relative to the computing device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensed movement of the physical pointer occurs on a side of the display component that is opposite to a user-facing side of the user-facing side of the display component.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:

providing a display of a graphical object on a display component of the computing device;

employing a movement sensing device to sense movement of a physical pointer; and

modifying the display of the graphical object based on the sensed movement of the physical pointer, wherein modifying the display includes modifying a distance between a first edge and a second edge of the graphical object such that at least a portion of the graphical object is stretched.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , the method further comprising:

employing the movement sensing device to sense additional movement of the physical pointer; and

further modifying the display of the graphical object based on the sensed additional movement of the physical pointer, wherein further modifying the display includes reorienting the graphical object.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the further sensed further additional movement includes the user aligning a tip of the physical pointer with at least the first edge, the second edge, or a third edge of the graphical object and lifting the edge of the graphical object that is aligned with the tip of the physical pointer.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , the method further comprising:

employing the movement sensing device to sense additional movement of the physical pointer; and

further modifying the display of the graphical object based on the sensed additional movement of the physical pointer, wherein further modifying the display includes at least one of adding one or more features to the graphical object, removing one or more other features from the graphical object, or relocating the graphical object, resizing the graphical object.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , the method further comprising:

detecting a change in location of a background surface relative to the computing device; and

altering a location of the graphical object, within the display of the graphical object, based on the detected change in location of the background surface relative to the computing device.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , the method further comprising:

sensing a location of a user of relative to the computing device; and

further modifying the display of the graphical object based on the sensed location of the user relative to the computing device.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the sensed movement of the physical pointer occurs on a side of the display component that is opposite to a user-facing side of the user-facing side of the display component.

15. A computing device comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:

providing a display of a graphical object on a display component;

employing a movement sensing device to sense movement of a physical pointer; and

modifying the display of the graphical object based on the sensed movement of the physical pointer, wherein modifying the display includes modifying a distance between a first edge and a second edge of the graphical object such that at least a portion of the graphical object is stretched.

16. The computing device of claim 15 , the method further comprising:

employing the movement sensing device to sense additional movement of the physical pointer; and

further modifying the display of the graphical object based on the sensed additional movement of the physical pointer, wherein further modifying the display includes reorienting the graphical object.

17. The computing device of claim 16 , wherein the further sensed additional movement includes the user aligning a tip of the physical pointer with at least the first edge, the second edge, or a third edge of the graphical object and lifting the edge of the graphical object that is aligned with the tip of the physical pointer.

18. The computing device of claim 15 , the method further comprising:

employing the movement sensing device to sense additional movement of the physical pointer; and

further modifying the display of the graphical object based on the sensed additional movement of the physical pointer, wherein further modifying the display includes at least one of adding one or more features to the graphical object, removing one or more other features from the graphical object, or relocating the graphical object, resizing the graphical object.

19. The computing device of claim 15 , the method further comprising:

detecting a change in location of a background surface relative to the computing device; and

altering a location of the graphical object, within the display of the graphical object, based on the detected change in location of the background surface relative to the computing device.

20. The computing device of claim 15 , further comprising:

the display component; and

the movement sensing device.