Abstract: A method is used for operating a system with a touchscreen, a control unit for the touchscreen, a central-processing unit and a gesture-identification unit. In a first method step, a position of one or more physical objects on and/or near the touchscreen is identified by the control unit, and/or a movement of one or more physical objects on and/or near the touchscreen is identified by the control unit. In a further method step, the position and/or the movement of one or more physical objects is associated with a gesture in a gesture set by a first association unit in a gesture-identification unit. Following this, a key combination is transferred by a second association unit to an application, and/or a function of an application is started for the gesture by the second association unit, and/or the gesture is transferred by the second association unit to an application.

Abstract: A method is used for operating a system with a touchscreen, a control unit for the touchscreen, a central-processing unit and a gesture-identification unit. In a first method step, a position of one or more physical objects on and/or near the touchscreen is identified by the control unit, and/or a movement of one or more physical objects on and/or near the touchscreen is identified by the control unit. In a further method step, the position and/or the movement of one or more physical objects is associated with a gesture in a gesture set by a first association unit in a gesture-identification unit. Following this, a key combination is transferred by a second association unit to an application, and/or a function of an application is started for the gesture by the second association unit, and/or the gesture is transferred by the second association unit to an application.