Patent ID: 8390584
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a task in a touchscreen device, comprising: receiving tactile information from a digit, wherein the tactile information comprises an identifying portion and a touchscreen location of the digit; identifying the digit based on the tactile information; obtaining contextual information from the touchscreen device, translating, using a controller, a mapping of the tactile information and the contextual information to obtain a task; performing the task at the first geographic location of the touchscreen device, wherein the task performs an action in the execution environment of the touchscreen device; obtaining alternative contextual information from the touchscreen device, wherein the alternative contextual information comprises a second geographic location; translating, using the controller, an alternate mapping of the tactile information and alternative contextual information to obtain an alternative task; and performing the alternative task at the second geographic location of the touchscreen device, wherein the alternative task performs an alternative action, distinct from the action, in the execution environment of the touchscreen device.