Hand-held controller using capacitive touch pad
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1. A hand-held controller comprising:
- a handle extending in a longitudinal direction, the handle shaped and dimensioned to be grasped by a user'"'"'s hand;
a ring attached to an end of the handle and having an annular surface, the annular surface defining a plane that forms a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal direction; and
a capacitive touch pad attached to the end of the handle and having a touch surface to receive haptic input from a finger of the user'"'"'s hand, the capacitive touch pad configured to generate sensor signals responsive to receiving the haptic input from the finger of the user'"'"'s hand, wherein the ring surrounds at least a portion of the capacitive touch pad.
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Abstract
A hand-held controller includes a handle extending in a longitudinal direction. The handle is shaped and dimensioned to be grasped by a user'"'"'s hand. A ring is attached to an end of the handle and has an annular surface. The annular surface defines a plane that forms a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal direction. A capacitive touch pad is attached to the end of the handle and has a touch surface to receive haptic input from a finger of the user'"'"'s hand. The capacitive touch pad generates sensor signals responsive to receiving the haptic input from the finger of the user'"'"'s hand.
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1. A hand-held controller comprising:
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a handle extending in a longitudinal direction, the handle shaped and dimensioned to be grasped by a user'"'"'s hand; a ring attached to an end of the handle and having an annular surface, the annular surface defining a plane that forms a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal direction; and a capacitive touch pad attached to the end of the handle and having a touch surface to receive haptic input from a finger of the user'"'"'s hand, the capacitive touch pad configured to generate sensor signals responsive to receiving the haptic input from the finger of the user'"'"'s hand, wherein the ring surrounds at least a portion of the capacitive touch pad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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