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US 12,056,295 B1Granted
HID controller with a retractable stylus tip
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsIvan France, Nigel Clarke, Stefan van der Hoff, Tara Sriram, Curtis Aumiller
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a human-interface-device (HID) controller that includes at least one of an extended reality (XR) controller or a mouse controller. The apparatus further includes an undetachable, fully retractable stylus pointed tip configured to extend from the HID controller, configured so that the stylus tip does not protrude beyond an exterior of the HID controller when in a fully retracted position.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a human-interface-device (HID) controller comprising:
- (1) at least one of an extended reality (XR) controller or a mouse controller and (2) a stylus-grip portion, wherein at least part of the stylus-grip portion is distinct from, and coupled to, at least one of the XR controller or the mouse controller;
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- an undetachable, fully retractable stylus pointed tip configured to extend from, and retract into, the stylus-grip portion of the HID controller, wherein the stylus tip does not protrude beyond an exterior of the HID controller when in a fully retracted position.
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A method comprising:
- processing one or more tasks for utilizing a human-interface-device (HID) controller as a mouse controller associated with a computing device or as an extended reality (XR) controller associated with an XR environment, wherein the HID controller is operable with one hand, and wherein the HID controller comprises a stylus-grip portion, wherein at least part of the stylus-grip portion is distinct from, and coupled to, at least one of the XR controller or the mouse controller;
- activating, in response to an action performable using the one hand, a release mechanism to extend a stylus tip from a retracted position within the stylus-grip portion of the HID controller to an extended position protruding from the stylus-grip portion of the HID controller;
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- operating, in response to detecting one or more commands initiated by the one hand, the HID controller as an electronic writing instrument to interact with a physical electronic display or a virtual display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.