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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2022
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Fredrik Dahlgren, Lund, SE;
Alexander Hunt, Tygelsjö, SE;
Andreas Kristensson, Södra Sandby, SE;
Sara Thorson, Stockholm, SE;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus () comprising: —an interactive area (-) configured to provide one or more functions of the electronic apparatus (); —a sensing unit () configured to sense a touch and/or a proximity of an object () interacting with the interactive area (-); —a response unit () configured to produce a tactile response from the interactive area (-) to sensing the touch and/or proximity of the object (); —a processing unit () comprising circuitry configured to urge the response unit () to produce the tactile response, wherein the tactile response corresponds to one of the one or more functions provided by the interactive area (-) in response to an interaction with the interactive area (-) after the tactile response is provided; characterized in that the electronic apparatus further comprises—a receiver () configured for receiving one or more tactile user profiles; wherein a respective tactile user profile defines one or more tactile responses produced from the interactive area (-) by the response unit (), wherein the tactile user profile comprises associations between a respective function out of the one or more functions provided by the interactive area (-) and a corresponding tactile response.