US 10,744,406 B2 · Temporal axial alignment adapter for VR hand controllers

Abstract

Various examples are provided for adapters for virtual reality (VR) hand controllers. The adapters can be coupled to hold the VR controllers in temporal axial alignment. In one example, an adapter includes a first end, a second end and one or more cross members connecting the first and second ends. The first end can include a controller recess configured to secure a VR hand controller in a fixed alignment with a longitudinal axis of the adapter. The first and second ends can include first and second alignment recesses configured to receive a coupling assembly that can be used to couple adapters together in a fixed alignment. For example, the coupling assembly can magnetically couple adapters together. In another example, a system including two adapters can be coupled together to hold VR hand controllers in a fixed orientation with each other, e.g., in temporal axial alignment.

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Dependent claims

An adapter for aligning virtual reality (VR) hand controllers, comprising:

a first end comprising a controller recess configured to secure a VR hand controller in a fixed alignment with a longitudinal axis of the adapter and a first alignment recess extending inward from an end surface of the first end towards the controller recess;
a second end comprising a second alignment recess extending inward from an end surface of the second end;
one or more cross members connecting the first end to the second end of the adapter, where the longitudinal axis extends through a center of the first alignment recess and a center of the second alignment recess;
and
an end cap secured in the first alignment recess or the second alignment recess, the end cap comprising magnet components configured to magnetically couple the first end or the second end of the adapter to a first end or a second end of another adapter, the magnetic coupling providing temporal axial alignment of the adapters.

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Temporal axial alignment adapter for VR hand controllers

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Temporal axial alignment adapter for VR hand controllers

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Abstract

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