Utilizing real world objects for user input

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• process image data to identify an interactive surface area and an interacting object;
• determine at least two regions of the interactive surface area;
• map commands of a user interface to the at least two regions of the interactive surface area;
• determine a selected region of the interactive surface area based on a proximity of the interacting object to the interactive surface area;
• perform a mapped command, wherein the mapped command is determined based on the selected region;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for processing image data to identify an interactive surface area and an interacting object;
• means for determining at least two regions of the interactive surface area;
• means for mapping commands of a user interface to the at least two regions of the interactive surface area;
• means for determining a selected region of the interactive surface area based on a proximity of the interacting object to the interactive surface area;
• and
• means for performing a mapped command of the user interface, wherein the mapped command is determined based on the selected region.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising:
• code for processing image data to identify an interactive surface area and an interacting object;
• code for determining at least two regions of the interactive surface area;
• code for mapping commands of a user interface to the at least two regions of the interactive surface area;
• code for determining a selected region of the interactive surface area based on a proximity of the interacting object to the interactive surface area;
• and
• code for performing a mapped command of the user interface, wherein the mapped command is determined based on the selected region.