Patent ID: 8786545

Claim:
An interactive system, comprising: a processing unit; a signal receiver interconnected with the processing unit; and a cushion-type support member that includes a user input member mounting area; and a user input member separate from the cushion member and engaged with the user input mounting area of the cushion-type support member, wherein the user input member is operable to output signals in response to user inputs, wherein the signals are adapted to be received by the signal receiver and transferred by the signal receiver to the processing unit; wherein the cushion-type support member is configured such that a user input area defined by the user input member faces upwardly when the user input member is engaged with the interface device mounting area of the cushion member, and wherein a lower portion of the cushion-type support member is located below the user input member and defines a downwardly facing conformable lower surface, wherein at least the lower portion of the cushion-type support member including the downwardly facing conformable lower surface comprises a variably shaped displaceable material having a shape independent of a shape of the user interface device, wherein the variably shaped displaceable material enables the lower portion of the cushion-type support member including the downwardly facing conformable lower surface to displace and conform to the contours of a surface on which the cushion-type support member is placed independent of the shape of the user input device and also enables variation in the orientation of the user input member relative to the surface on which the cushion-type support member is placed.