Patent ID: 8860681

Claim:
An electronic device comprising: a processor; a memory system coupled to the processor and which stores one or more of a maintenance configuration file, a maintenance records file, and an object recognition facility that facilitates characterization of objects; a multiple detection touch screen; a screen maintenance facility executing on the processor and which provides a number of maintenance actions, including one or more notifications; and a screen diagnostic and maintenance (SDM) utility which when executed by the processor enables the electronic device to: detect an occurrence of a contact by the object with the touch screen; automatically determine a set of characteristics of the object following the occurrence of the contact with the touch screen; dynamically activate a set of maintenance actions to enhance a level of cleanliness of the touch screen, based on one or more determined factors from the set of characteristics; and display a list of maintenance tasks to be completed by a user to execute one or more of the maintenance actions.