Patent ID: 8599147

Claim:
A system that interfaces with a user via touch comprising: a touch device comprising an array of pads configured to be engaged by a user; at least one processor configured to execute software applications, the software applications comprising: a user interface software application configured to generate a graphical user interface for presentation on an electronic display, the graphical user interface including a plurality of user-selectable options arranged in an array at separate positions within the graphical user interface; and a touch software application configured to identify the user-selectable options, to identify the positions at which the individual user-selectable options are arranged in the graphical user interface, and to map individual ones of the user-selectable options to individual ones of the pads in the touch device based on the positions of the user-selectable options in the graphical user interface and the positions of the pads on the touch device such that a user can navigate the graphical user interface by touching the pads.