Configured input display for communicating to computational apparatus

A system for remotely communicating with at least one electronic device, comprising:

• an input device, comprising:
• a display screen configured to receive tactile inputs;
• a processor configured to process tactile inputs;
• and
• means for communicating with the at least one electronic device;
• a program stored in the memory of the input device including instructions for:
• displaying a plurality of icons on the display screen;
• associating each of the plurality of icons with an output;
• receiving one or more types of tactile contact with the display screen;
• determining the nature of a tactile contact with the display screen relative
• to each of the plurality of icons;
• and
• communicating an associated output to the at least one electronic device based on the step of determining the nature of the tactile contact;
• wherein the plurality of icons are selectable from a list consisting of a wheel, a slide bar, a button, a toggle switch, a linear slide button, a non-linear slide button, and a shortcut button;
• and
• wherein the one or more types of tactile input are selected from a list consisting of a one-, two-, three-, four- or five-finger linear movement, a one-, two-, three-, four- or five-finger non-linear movement, a one-, two-, three-, four- or five-finger tap, a one-, two-, three-, four- or five-finger tap-hold-drag, a two-, three-, four- or five-finger pinching movement, a two-, three-, four- or five-finger expanding movement, and a one-, two-, three-, four- or five-finger mnemonic movement.