US Patent Issued to TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON on May 27 for "Button with mechanical switch, electromagnetic sensor and haptic feedback, and method" (Swedish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,314,481, issued on May 27, was assigned to TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ) (Stockholm).

"Button with mechanical switch, electromagnetic sensor and haptic feedback, and method" was invented by Andreas Kristensson (Sodra Sandby, Sweden), Alexander Hunt (Tygelsjo, Sweden) and Fredrik Dahlgren (Lund, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method, performed by an electronic device for triggering a function of the electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a button which comprises a mechanical switch actuator for triggering a function related to the button, an electromagnetic sensor for sensing touch and/or proximity of...