Handheld Controllers With Touch-Sensitive Controls
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1. A handheld controller comprising:
- one or more processors;
a housing having a front surface and a top surface;
a front-surface control residing on the front surface of the housing and controllable by a thumb of a user of the handheld controller; and
a top-surface control residing on the top surface of the housing and controllable by at least one of a middle finger or index finger of the user, the top-surface control comprising;
a top cover;
a touch sensor adjacent to the top cover and configured to provide, to the one or more processors, touch data indicative of a touch input based at least in part on contact between the at least one of the middle finger or the index finger and the top cover;
a switch residing at least partly beneath the top cover and configured to provide, to the one or more processors, selection data indicative of a selection of the top-surface control based at least on a press of the top cover by the at least one of the middle finger or the index finger; and
a pressure sensor coupled to the switch and configured to provide, to the one or more processors, force data indicative of an amount of force of the press of the top cover by the at least one of the middle finger or the index finger.
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Abstract
Described herein are, among other things, handheld controllers having touch-sensitive controls, as well as methods for use of the touch-sensitive controls and methods for assembling the handheld controllers. An example handheld controller may include a top-surface control (e.g., a “trigger button”) that includes a switch, a pressure sensor, and a touch sensor for detecting a presence, location, and/or gesture of a finger on the top-surface control.
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28 Claims
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1. A handheld controller comprising:
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one or more processors; a housing having a front surface and a top surface; a front-surface control residing on the front surface of the housing and controllable by a thumb of a user of the handheld controller; and a top-surface control residing on the top surface of the housing and controllable by at least one of a middle finger or index finger of the user, the top-surface control comprising; a top cover; a touch sensor adjacent to the top cover and configured to provide, to the one or more processors, touch data indicative of a touch input based at least in part on contact between the at least one of the middle finger or the index finger and the top cover; a switch residing at least partly beneath the top cover and configured to provide, to the one or more processors, selection data indicative of a selection of the top-surface control based at least on a press of the top cover by the at least one of the middle finger or the index finger; and a pressure sensor coupled to the switch and configured to provide, to the one or more processors, force data indicative of an amount of force of the press of the top cover by the at least one of the middle finger or the index finger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A handheld controller comprising:
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one or more processors; a housing having a top surface; and a top-surface control residing on the top surface of the housing and controllable by at least one finger of a user operating the handheld controller, the top-surface control comprising; a top cover; a touch sensor adjacent to the top cover and configured to provide, to the one or more processors, touch data indicative of a touch input based at least in part on contact between the at least one finger and the top cover; and a switch residing at least partly beneath the top cover and configured to provide, to the one or more processors, selection data indicative of a selection of the top-surface control based at least on a press of the top cover by the at least one finger. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
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receiving touch data from a touch sensor of a handheld controller, the touch sensor residing adjacent to a top-surface control of the handheld controller, the top-surface control being operable by at least one finger of a user of the handheld controller; and determining at least one of a location or a presence of the at least one finger of the user based at least in part on the touch data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for assembling at least a portion of a handheld controller, the method comprising:
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coupling a switch to a top surface of a housing of the handheld controller, the switch configured to generate selection input at least partly in response to a press of the switch; coupling a touch sensor to a top cover and to one or more processors of a handheld controller, the touch sensor configured to generate touch data and provide the touch data to the one or more processors; and coupling the top cover to the top surface of the housing to at least partly cover the switch such that selection of the top cover by a finger of a user of the handheld controller causes the press of the switch. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A handheld controller comprising:
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one or more processors; a housing having a top surface; and a top-surface control residing on the top surface of the housing and controllable by at least one finger of a user operating the handheld controller, the top-surface control comprising; a top cover; a touch sensor adjacent to the top cover and configured to provide, to the one or more processors, touch data indicative of a touch input based at least in part on contact between the at least one finger and the top cover; and a pressure sensor configured to provide, to the one or more processors, force data indicative of an amount of force of the press of the top cover by the at least one finger. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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