1. A method comprising: tracking position data of a conductive object on a touch sensing surface; determining direction data of the conductive object from the position data when the conductive object moves more than a threshold distance, wherein the direction data corresponds to a plurality of predetermined directions; storing the direction data as digital values when the conductive object moves more than the threshold distance; counting a number of times there is a change in direction by the conductive object; selecting from a plurality of preconfigured gestures using the stored digital values and the number of times there is the change in direction to determine a gesture corresponding to movement of the conductive object on the touch sensing surface.