Handheld controllers for artificial reality and related methods
AssigneeFacebook Technologies, LLC
InventorsLorenz Henric Jentz, Chunli Chen, Khaled Boulos
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Abstract
The disclosed handheld controllers may include a multi-degree of freedom sensor module, a mouse module, and a switch. The mouse module may include a mouse sensor and a proximity sensor. The switch may be configured to activate the mouse sensor and deactivate the multi-degree of freedom sensor module when the proximity sensor indicates that the mouse sensor is proximate to a physical surface and to deactivate the mouse sensor and activate the multi-degree of freedom sensor when the proximity sensor indicates that the mouse sensor is not proximate to the physical surface. Various other related methods, systems, and devices are also disclosed.
Claims20
A handheld controller, comprising:
- a handle shaped and sized for gripping the handheld controller;
- a multi-degree of freedom sensor module configured for sensing a position and orientation of the handheld controller;
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- a mouse module, comprising:
- a mouse sensor configured for sensing movement of the handheld controller relative to a physical surface;
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- a platform shaped and configured to rest against the physical surface when the mouse sensor is proximate to the physical surface, wherein the platform is shaped and positioned to form a gap directly between the platform and the handle, such that at least a portion of one or more of a user's fingers is positioned within the gap when the handle is gripped by the user.
A mouse module for a handheld controller, comprising:
- a coupling mechanism configured for coupling the mouse module to a body of a handheld controller;
- a mouse sensor configured for sensing movement of the mouse module relative to a physical surface;
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- a platform shaped and configured to rest against a physical surface when the mouse sensor is proximate to the physical surface, wherein the platform is positioned relative to the coupling mechanism to form a gap between the platform and the body of the handheld controller when the mouse module is coupled to the body of the handheld controller, wherein the gap is sized to position a user's fingers within the gap when the body is gripped by the user.
An artificial-reality system, comprising:
- a head-mounted display operated with at least one processor;
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- a handheld controller, comprising:
- a handle shaped and sized for gripping the handheld controller;
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- a mouse module, comprising:
- a mouse sensor configured for sensing movement of the handheld controller relative to a physical surface;
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- a platform shaped and configured to rest against the physical surface when the mouse sensor is proximate to the physical surface, wherein the platform is positioned to form a gap directly between the platform and the handle, such that at least a portion of one or more of a user's fingers is positioned within the gap when the handle is gripped by the user,
- wherein the handheld controller is in communication with the at least one processor for transmitting data from the mouse sensor to the at least one processor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.