Ordinary objects as network-enabled interfaces

A system, comprising:

• a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag preconfigured with an identifier associated with an item, the RFID tag being passive and having a touch-sensitive interface configured to emit the identifier in response to a manipulation of the RFID tag;
• and
• a receiver comprising processing circuitry that causes the receiver to at least:
• identify a radio-frequency signal emitted from the RFID tag, the radio-frequency signal embodying the identifier associated with the item;
• receive audible or visual input in association with the item;
• communicate the identifier and the input to at least one computing device over a network to cause a performance of a first task based at least in part on the identifier and the input;
• receive a second task generated by the at least one computing device and communicated to the receiver over the network, the second task being generated by the at least one computing device based at least in part on the identifier and the input;
• and
• perform the second task, the second task being an audible or visual response to the input received.

A method, comprising:

• accessing, by at least one computing device, receiver data received from a radio-frequency (RF) receiver over a network, wherein the receiver data comprises at least radio frequency identification (RFID) data obtained from an RFID tag being passive and having a touch-sensitive interface configured to emit the data in response to a manipulation of the RFID tag, wherein the receiver data further comprises:
• an item identifier communicated to the RF receiver by the RFID tag;
• audible or visual input obtained through an input device communicatively coupled to the RF receiver;
• and
• a task identifier communicated to the RF receiver by the RFID tag;
• processing, by the at least one computing device, the task identifier to identify a task to be performed in association with the item identifier and the input;
• and
• performing, by the at least one computing device, the task in association with the item identifier and the input in the at least one computing device.