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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2011
Christopher W. Heatherly, Monrovia, CA (US);
Armen Mkrtchyan, Glendale, CA (US);
Jonathan Backer, Burbank, CA (US);
Brian White, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Christopher W. Heatherly, Monrovia, CA (US);
Armen Mkrtchyan, Glendale, CA (US);
Jonathan Backer, Burbank, CA (US);
Brian White, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
There is provided a system and method for communicating with a first peripheral device, of a plurality of peripheral devices, using a touch-sensitive system that has a processor and a touch surface. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method includes detecting, using the processor, a plurality of touches on the touch surface of the touch-sensitive system that are made by the first peripheral device. The method further includes identifying, using the processor, the first peripheral device based on the plurality of touches on the touch surface of the touch-sensitive system that are made by the first peripheral device. The method additionally includes communicating data, using the processor, to a receptive circuit of the first peripheral device in response to the identifying of the first peripheral device.