Patent ID: 8488069

Claim:
An interactive display comprising: an electronic video display screen configured to display one or more labels; one or more buttons positioned adjacent said display screen, said one or more buttons comprising: a moveable plunger; one or more magnets associated with said plunger and moveable by said plunger; a casing configured to surround said plunger and comprising one or more Hall effect sensors responsive to said one or more magnets; and one or more RF transponders configured to output information regarding a state of said button based upon a position of said plunger, said one or more buttons having at least one transparent portion, wherein said one or more labels is visible through at least a portion of said one or more buttons, wherein said one or more button states are detected by said one or more Hall effect sensors; an RF board positioned behind said display screen, said RF board configured to receive said output information from said one or more RF transponders; and an interface configured to provide a data connection between said RF board and an electronic device whereby said RF board may transmit an output to said electronic device, which output is dependent upon said output information from said one or more RF transponders.