Patent ID: 11861096
Assignee: CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A control device for controlling an electrical load comprising:
a front portion comprising a plurality of button zones, wherein each button zone comprises a tactile switch and at least one touch sensor;
at least one button cap adapted to attach to the control device over at least one of the button zones such that the at least one button cap is positioned over the at least one touch sensor and interacts with the tactile switch in the at least one of the button zones; and
a controller electrically connected to the tactile switches and the touch sensors, wherein the controller determines which button zone and which location of the button zone is actuated in response to a combination of signals received from at least one of the tactile switches and at least one of the touch sensors.