Light Switch and Control Device Having a Touch Screen Interface

A method for controlling a lighting device, the method comprising:

• providing an electrical switch device comprising a touch screen and a thin film transistor (TFT) screen communicably coupled to the touch screen;
• presenting one of a plurality of interactive templates on a graphical user interface (GUI) at the TFT screen;
• receiving, at the touch screen, a selection of a portion of the interactive template on the GUI at the TFT screen;
• and
• sending a signal to the lighting device to control a function of the lighting device in response to and corresponding to the selection,
• wherein the lighting device comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a lighting fixture and a ceiling fan, and
• wherein at least a portion of the electrical switch device is mechanically coupled to a wall.

A computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code embodied therein for performing a method for controlling a lighting device, the method comprising:

• presenting one of a plurality of interactive templates on a graphical user interface (GUI) at a thin film transistor (TFT) screen of an electrical switch device;
• receiving, at a touch screen communicably coupled to the TFT screen, a selection of a portion of the interactive template on the GUI at the TFT screen;
• and
• sending a signal to the lighting device to control a function of the lighting device in response to and corresponding to the selection,
• wherein at least a portion of the electrical switch device is mechanically coupled to a wall.