Touchpad operational mode

One or more computer-readable storage media comprising process-executable instructions to instruct a processor to:

• receive an initiation command to initiate an operational mode of a touchpad, the touchpad being operatively coupled to the processor operatively coupled to a display, the display nonoverlapping the touchpad;
• responsive to the initiation command, initiate the operational mode and render a graphic to the display wherein the graphic comprises a touchpad field and a control field;
• receive input via a central portion of the touchpad and map the input received via the central portion to the touchpad field of the graphic;
• receive input via a peripheral portion of the touchpad and associate the input received via the peripheral portion with a control of the control field of the graphic, the control being associated with the input via the central portion of the touchpad;
• and
• execute the control of the control field of the graphic.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory device having memory accessible by the processor;
• a touchpad operatively coupled to the processor;
• a display nonoverlapping the touchpad and operatively coupled to the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to instruct the system to:
• receive an initiation command to initiate an operational mode of the touchpad;
• responsive to the initiation command, initiate the operational mode and render a graphic to the display wherein the graphic comprises a touchpad field and a control field;
• receive input via a central portion of the touchpad and map the input received via the central portion to the touchpad field of the graphic;
• receive input via a peripheral portion of the touchpad and associate the input received via the peripheral portion with a control of the control field of the graphic, the control being associated with the input via the central portion of the touchpad;
• and
• execute the control of the control field of the graphic.