Electronic controller with finger sensing and an adjustable hand retainer
First Claim
1. A controller for an electronic system, for operation by a user having a hand with a thumb, fingers, a purlicue between the thumb and the fingers, and a palm, the controller comprising:
- a controller body having a head and a handle, the head adjoining the handle at a neck region, the head including at least one thumb-operated control;
a tracking member that is fixed to the controller body;
a hand retainer that in a closed position is configured to physically bias the user'"'"'s palm against an outer surface of the handle, the hand retainer including a resilient member that biases the hand retainer towards an open position, the resilient member being adjustably attached to the head by a first adjustment mechanism that permits the resilient member to be adjusted towards or away from the user'"'"'s purlicue;
a first plurality of tracking transducers disposed in the tracking member, the first plurality of tracking transducers being coupled with the electronic system via electromagnetic radiation; and
an array of proximity sensors that are spatially distributed on the handle, the array of proximity sensors being responsive to a proximity of the user'"'"'s fingers to the outer surface of the handle.
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Abstract
A controller for an electronic system includes a tracking member fixed to a controller body. The controller body has a head that adjoins a handle at a neck region, and that includes at least one thumb-operated control. The controller includes a hand retainer that in a closed position is configured to physically bias the user'"'"'s palm against an outer surface of the handle. The hand retainer includes a resilient member that biases the hand retainer towards an open position. The resilient member is attached to an anchor that is attached to the head by an adjustment mechanism that permits the resilient member to be moved towards or away from the user'"'"'s purlicue. The tracking member includes transducers that are coupled to the electronic system by electromagnetic radiation. Proximity sensors, spatially distributed on the handle, are responsive to a proximity of the user'"'"'s fingers to the outer surface of the handle.
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22 Claims
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1. A controller for an electronic system, for operation by a user having a hand with a thumb, fingers, a purlicue between the thumb and the fingers, and a palm, the controller comprising:
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a controller body having a head and a handle, the head adjoining the handle at a neck region, the head including at least one thumb-operated control; a tracking member that is fixed to the controller body; a hand retainer that in a closed position is configured to physically bias the user'"'"'s palm against an outer surface of the handle, the hand retainer including a resilient member that biases the hand retainer towards an open position, the resilient member being adjustably attached to the head by a first adjustment mechanism that permits the resilient member to be adjusted towards or away from the user'"'"'s purlicue; a first plurality of tracking transducers disposed in the tracking member, the first plurality of tracking transducers being coupled with the electronic system via electromagnetic radiation; and an array of proximity sensors that are spatially distributed on the handle, the array of proximity sensors being responsive to a proximity of the user'"'"'s fingers to the outer surface of the handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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