Patent ID: 6956562

Claim:
A method for software control, comprising: displaying a graphic representing a set of one or more computer functions on a portion of a touch-sensitive screen, wherein the touch-sensitive screen is coupled to at least one processor to detect and interpret contact with the screen; detecting an object making a first sequence of one or more contacts that form a first drawing on the portion of the screen; in response to detecting the object making the first sequence of one or more contacts that form the first drawing: matching the first sequence to a particular action in a set of actions, and performing the particular action; detecting an object making a second sequence of one or more contacts to form a second drawing on the portion of the screen; in response to detecting the object making the second sequence of one or more contacts to form the second drawing: matching the second sequence to a second action in a set of actions related to said one or more computer functions, and performing the second action; wherein the visual appearance of the graphic is the same when the first sequence of contacts is commenced and when the second sequence of contacts is commenced.