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US 12,111,965 B2Granted
Handheld controller
AssigneeHTC Corporation
InventorsLi-Hsun Chang, Yu-Hsun Chung
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Abstract
A handheld controller is suitable for controlling an electronic device. The handheld controller includes a first body, a second body and a connecting portion. The first body is suitable for being held by a hand of a user. The connecting portion connects the first body and the second body. The second body is electrically connected to the first body through the connecting portion, and the connecting portion is suitable for being clamped between fingers of the user.
Claims9
A handheld controller, suitable for controlling an electronic device, the handheld controller comprising:
- a first body, suitable for being held by a hand of a user, wherein the first body has a first end and a second end opposite to each other;
- a second body;
- a connecting portion, fixed on the first body and unmoveable relative to the first body, the connection portion is located between the first end and the second end, and a distance from the connecting portion to the first end is smaller than a distance from the connecting portion to the second end, the connecting portion connected the first body and the second body, wherein the second body is electrically connected to the first body through the connecting portion, and the connecting portion is suitable for being clamped between fingers of the user for being fixed on the hand of the user to move in space,
- wherein the first body further has a first holding portion and a second holding portion, the first holding portion is located between the connecting portion and the first end, and the second holding portion is located between the connecting portion and the second end, the first holding portion is adapted to be held by an index finger of the user, and the second holding portion is adapted to be held by at least a middle finger and a ring finger of the user,
- a camera module, arranged on the second body, and configured to detect an external environment;
- wherein when the fingers of the user clamp the connecting portion, the first body is located at a palm of the user and covered entirely, and one side of the second body is located at a palm back of the user and the camera module is disposed on the other side of the second body;
- a microcontroller;
- a transmission module, electrically connected to the microcontroller;
- and
- a positioning module, included an inertial measurement unit and electrically connected to the microcontroller, wherein when the user uses the handheld controller and moves, the positioning module transmits detected positioning information to the microcontroller, and then the positioning information is transmitted to the electronic device through the transmission module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.