System and method for the operation of a touch screen

A processing device for the operation of a touch screen displaying a plurality of objects, each of the plurality of objects displayed according to object parameters, comprising:

• a gesture engine coupled to the touch screen, configured to receive user inputs and determine a set of points touched based on the user inputs;
• a view engine coupled to the touch screen and the gesture engine, configured to receive a set of points from the gesture engine and determine an identity of an object touched from the plurality of objects based on the set of points touched;
• and
• an object engine coupled to the gesture engine and the view engine, configured to:
• receive the identity of the object touched from the view engine;
• query the gesture engine for a command based on the user inputs and the object touched;
• receive a command from the gesture engine;
• and
• process the object touched and the command to determine a new set of parameters for the object;
• wherein the view engine is also configured to receive the new set of parameters from the object engine, and to display the object configured by the new set of parameters on the touch screen.

A method for the operation of a touch screen comprising:

• displaying a plurality of objects on the touch screen, each of the plurality of objects displayed according to object parameters;
• receiving user inputs from the touch screen at a gesture engine;
• determining a set of points touched by the user inputs in the gesture engine;
• processing the set of points touched in a view engine to determine an identity of an object touched from the plurality of objects;
• receiving the identity of the object touched at an object engine, and transmitting the identity of the object touched to the gesture engine;
• determining a gesture in the gesture engine based on the user inputs and the object touched;
• determining a command in the gesture engine based on the gesture;
• receiving the command at the object engine;
• processing the command and the object touched in the object engine to determine a new set of parameters for the object;
• and
• displaying the object configured by the new set of parameters on the touch screen.