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Virtual/augmented reality input device

  • US 10,545,584 B2
  • Filed: 05/17/2017
  • Issued: 01/28/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A controller configured to control a pointer in an augmented reality environment, the controller comprising:

  • a multi-axis accelerometer;

    a gyroscope;

    a touchpad;

    a wireless communications circuit;

    a processor; and

    a memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to;

    receive, from the multi-axis accelerometer, acceleration data describing a direction and a magnitude of force affecting the controller;

    receive, from the gyroscope, angular velocity data describing a rotational position of the controller;

    generate movement data describing a six degree of freedom position and orientation of the controller, the movement data based on at least one of the acceleration data or the angular velocity data; and

    communicate, via the wireless communications circuit, the movement data to a computing device configured to generate a rendering of the augmented reality environment,wherein the instructions further cause the processor to use a swipe boundary line to recognize gestures performed on the touchpad, the swipe boundary line being based on testing.

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