Hand-Held Controllers with Capacitive Touch Sensors for Virtual-Reality Systems
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1. A hand-held controller for a virtual-reality system, the hand-held controller comprising:
- a user-input surface;
a first user-input key situated on the user-input surface and comprising a first capacitive touch sensor to detect a finger of a user hovering above the first user-input key and contacting the first user-input key; and
a grip coupled to the user-input surface.
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Abstract
There is provided a hand-held controller for a virtual-reality system. The hand-held controller includes a user-input surface and a grip coupled to the user-input surface. The user-input surface includes a first user-input key situated on the user-input surface. The first user-input key includes a first capacitive touch sensor to detect a finger of a user hovering above the first user-input key and contacting the first user-input key.
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20 Claims
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1. A hand-held controller for a virtual-reality system, the hand-held controller comprising:
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a user-input surface; a first user-input key situated on the user-input surface and comprising a first capacitive touch sensor to detect a finger of a user hovering above the first user-input key and contacting the first user-input key; and a grip coupled to the user-input surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A hand-held controller for a virtual-reality system, the hand-held controller comprising:
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a body comprising; a user-input surface; a first user-input key situated on the user-input surface and comprising a first capacitive touch sensor to detect a finger of a user hovering above the first user-input key and contacting the first user-input key, wherein the first capacitive touch sensor comprises; first and second layers, each including a plurality of conductive electrodes arranged in a pattern; and an insulating layer positioned between the first and second layers and electrically insulating the first and second layers from each other, and wherein the plurality of conductive electrodes of each of the first and second layers are arranged parallel to each other, and the plurality of electrodes of the first layer are arranged perpendicular to the plurality of electrodes in the second layer; a second user-input key situated on the user-input surface and comprising a second capacitive touch sensor to detect a finger of a user hovering above the second user-input key and contacting the second user-input key, wherein the second capacitive touch sensor comprises; third and fourth layers, each including a plurality of conductive electrodes arranged in a pattern; and an insulating layer positioned between the third and fourth layers and electrically insulating the third and fourth layers from each other; a third capacitive touch sensor situated below the user-input surface to detect a finger of a user hovering above the user-input surface and contacting the user-input surface, wherein the third capacitive touch sensor comprises; fifth and sixth layers, each including a plurality of conductive electrodes arranged in a pattern; and an insulating layer positioned between the fifth and sixth layers and electrically insulating the fifth and sixth layers from each other; a touch controller configured to measure self-capacitance of each of the plurality of electrodes of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth layers to determine a finger position; a grip coupled to the user-input surface; a cage coupled to the body, the cage including a plurality of illumination sources on an outer surface of the cage; a structural web coupling the cage to the body; and a power source configured to supply power to the body and cage.
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