Electronic controller with a hand retainer, outer shell, and finger sensing
First Claim
1. A controller for an electronic system, for operation by a user having a hand with a thumb, fingers, and a palm, the controller comprising:
- a controller body having a head and a handle, the head including at least one thumb-operated control, and the handle having a tubular housing that is partially wrapped by an outer shell;
a tracking member that is fixed to the controller body;
a hand retainer comprising a hand-retention strap configured to physically bias the palm against the handle, wherein the hand-retention strap includes a curved resilient member to bias the hand retainer in an open position;
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 in a plurality of rows of proximity sensors on an inner surface of the outer shell, the array of proximity sensors being responsive to a proximity of the fingers to the outer shell.
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Abstract
A controller for an electronic system includes a controller body having a head and a handle, and a tracking member that is fixed to the controller body. The head includes at least one thumb-operated control, and the handle has a tubular housing that is partially wrapped by an outer shell. The controller includes a hand retainer configured to physically bias the user'"'"'s palm against the outer shell. A first plurality of tracking transducers is disposed in the tracking member, the first plurality of tracking sensors being coupled with the electronic system via electromagnetic radiation. An array of proximity sensors is spatially distributed on the outer shell, the array of proximity sensors being responsive to a proximity of the user'"'"'s fingers to the outer shell.
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28 Claims
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1. A controller for an electronic system, for operation by a user having a hand with a thumb, fingers, and a palm, the controller comprising:
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a controller body having a head and a handle, the head including at least one thumb-operated control, and the handle having a tubular housing that is partially wrapped by an outer shell; a tracking member that is fixed to the controller body; a hand retainer comprising a hand-retention strap configured to physically bias the palm against the handle, wherein the hand-retention strap includes a curved resilient member to bias the hand retainer in an open position; 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 in a plurality of rows of proximity sensors on an inner surface of the outer shell, the array of proximity sensors being responsive to a proximity of the fingers to the outer shell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24)
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20. A controller for an electronic system, for operation by a user having a hand with a thumb, fingers, and a palm, the controller comprising:
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a controller body having a head and a handle, the head including at least one thumb-operated control; a tracking member that is fixed to the controller body; a hand retainer comprising a hand-retention strap configured to physically bias the palm against an outer surface of the handle, wherein the hand-retention strap includes a curved resilient member to bias the hand retainer in an open position; 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 embedded under the outer surface of the handle and spatially distributed in a plurality of rows of proximity sensors, the array of proximity sensors being responsive to a proximity of the fingers to the outer surface of the handle. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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25. A controller for an electronic system, for operation by a user having a hand with a thumb and fingers, the controller comprising:
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a controller body having a head and a handle, the head including at least one thumb-operated control; a tracking member that is fixed to the controller body; a hand retainer comprising a hand retention strap that includes a curved resilient member to bias the hand retainer in an open position; 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; an array of proximity sensors that are spatially distributed on the handle, the array of proximity sensors being responsive to a proximity of the fingers to the outer surface of the handle; and a force sensing resistor (FSR) mounted within the handle to detect a compressive force applied to the handle. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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