Patent ID: 8358286

Claim:
A system for identifying an object, comprising: an electronic device including a touch screen; and an object including a conductive portion and having a first contact member engageable with the touch screen and, a second contact member engageable with the touch screen, and a third contact member engageable with the touch screen, the conductive portion being connected to the first contact member, to the second contact member, and to the third contact member, the third contact member being movably mounted on the object and movable relative to the first contact member and to the second contact member, the first contact member spaced from the second contact member by a first distance, and the third contact member being spaced from a line connecting the first and second contact members by a second distance, wherein a user can grasp the object and manipulate it relative to the touch screen so that the object is moved by the user into contact with the touch screen, and the electronic device identifies the object, the first distance being used by the electronic device to determine a category of the object and the second distance being used by the electronic device to determine the identity of the object within the category, and the electronic device generates a visual output on the touch screen based on the location and the movement of the contact points.