Configurable device switching mechanism that enables seamless interactions with multiple devices

A method for interacting with at least one electronic device, the method comprising:

• providing an assistive device having a memory and at least one communication interface;
• storing, in the memory, a whitelist having a list including the at least one electronic device and a gesture-to-command map comprising a plurality of input signals, each input signal in linked association with one of a plurality of commands, the plurality of commands comprising at least one selection command and a control command;
• using the at least one communication interface to sustain an electronic communication connection to a target electronic device that is in the whitelist;
• receiving, at the assistive device, at least one input signal generated from user manipulation of at least one physical interface;
• searching the gesture-to-command map based on the at least one input signal to determine a target command;
• and
• using the at least one communication interface to transmit the target command to the at least one electronic device.

An assistive device for interacting with at least one electronic device, the assistive device comprising:

• a memory to store:
• a whitelist including a list of the at least one electronic device;
• and
• a gesture-to-command map comprising a plurality of input signals, each input signal in linked association with one of a plurality of commands, the plurality of commands comprising at least one selection command and at least one control command;
• at least one physical interface for receiving at least one input signal from user manipulation of the at least one physical interface;
• a gesture analyzer for searching the gesture-to-command map based on the at least one input signal to determine a target command based on the linked command for the at least one input signal;
• and
• at least one communication interface to sustain an electronic communication with a target electronic device that is on the whitelist and to transmit the target command to the target electronic device.