System and method of tool identification for an interactive input system

An interactive input system including an input area for at least one tool, comprising:

• at least one touch sensor for detecting the at least one tool;
• a computing structure connected with the at least one touch sensor for determining at least one touch location of the at least one tool within the input area;
• wherein the computing structure comprises a tool detection module comprising at least one energy harvest transmitter, at least one antenna, a transceiver, and a microcontroller;
• wherein the at least one energy harvest transmitter is configured to transmit radio frequency (RF) signals via the at least one antenna to provide power to the at least one tool;
• the transceiver is configured to scan transmit packets from the at least one tool;
• and
• the microcontroller is configured to identify an identity of each of the at least one tool and to associate the ID with an attribute of the at least one tool interacting with the input area.