Running touch screen applications on display device not having touch capability using remote controller having at least a touch sensitive surface

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor for:
• executing an application on an audio video display device (AVDD) including a user interface (UI) enabled for touch commands, the AVDD not having a touch sensitive display;
• identifying that the AVDD is in a touch screen mode at least in part by identifying a requirement associated with the application and indicating touch screen input;
• presenting on the AVDD a cursor;
• receiving, from a mobile computing device (MCD), touch screen signals;
• moving the cursor according to the touch screen signals from the MCD;
• and
• executing at least one function of the application on the AVDD according to the touch screen signals from the MCD.

An audio video display device (AVDD) comprising:

• at least one video display that is not touch sensitive;
• at least one processor configured for executing at least one application for presenting on the video display at least one user interface (UI) of the application enabled for touch input;
• and
• at least one computer memory accessible to the at least one processor and including instructions executable for:
• receiving, from a mobile computing device (MCD), touch screen signals;
• identifying that the AVDD requires touch screen input responsive to identifying that the AVDD downloaded the application from a mobile device software section of an application provider website;
• responsive to identifying that the AVDD requires touch screen input, executing at least one function of the application on the AVDD according to the touch screen signals from the MCD.