Connectable hand-held controllers for virtual-reality systems
First Claim
1. A pair of hand-held controllers for a virtual-reality system, the pair of hand-held controllers comprising:
- a first hand-held controller comprising;
a first user-input surface having a first user-input key;
a first grip;
a first cage having a ring shape that is coupled to the first user-input surface at first and second points, without the first grip being interposed between the cage and the first point, and without the first grip being interposed between the cage and the second point; and
a first connector coupled to an outer surface of the ring shape of the first cage; and
a second hand-held controller comprising;
a second user-input surface having a second user-input key;
a second grip;
a second cage having a ring shape that is coupled to the second user-input surface at third and fourth points, without the second grip interposed between the cage and the third point, and without the second grip being interposed between the cage and the fourth point; and
a second connector coupled to an outer surface of the ring shape of the second cage, wherein the first and second connectors are configured to detachably couple the first cage to the second cage; and
wherein the first cage and the second cage each comprise a plurality of illumination sources on the outer surfaces of the first cage and the second cage respectively.
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Abstract
There is provided a pair of handheld controllers for a virtual-reality system. The pair of hand-held controllers for the virtual-reality system comprises a first hand-held controller and a second hand-held controller. The first hand-held controller comprises a first user-input surface having a first user-input key, a first grip, and a first cage having a first connector coupled to a surface of the first cage. The second hand-held controller comprises a second user-input surface having a second user-input key, a second grip, and a second cage having a second connector coupled to a surface of the second cage. The first and second connectors are configured to detachably couple the first cage to the second cage.
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17 Claims
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1. A pair of hand-held controllers for a virtual-reality system, the pair of hand-held controllers comprising:
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a first hand-held controller comprising; a first user-input surface having a first user-input key; a first grip; a first cage having a ring shape that is coupled to the first user-input surface at first and second points, without the first grip being interposed between the cage and the first point, and without the first grip being interposed between the cage and the second point; and a first connector coupled to an outer surface of the ring shape of the first cage; and a second hand-held controller comprising; a second user-input surface having a second user-input key;
a second grip;a second cage having a ring shape that is coupled to the second user-input surface at third and fourth points, without the second grip interposed between the cage and the third point, and without the second grip being interposed between the cage and the fourth point; and a second connector coupled to an outer surface of the ring shape of the second cage, wherein the first and second connectors are configured to detachably couple the first cage to the second cage; and wherein the first cage and the second cage each comprise a plurality of illumination sources on the outer surfaces of the first cage and the second cage respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A first hand-held controller for a virtual-reality system, the first hand-held controller comprising:
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a first user-input surface having a first user-input key; a first grip; a first cage having a ring shape that is coupled to the first user-input surface at first and second points, without the first grip being interposed between the cage and the first point, and without the first grip being interposed between the cage and the second point; and a first connector coupled to an outer surface of the ring shape of the first cage; wherein the first connector is configured to detachably couple to a second connector on a second cage of a second hand-held controller; and wherein the first cage comprises a plurality of illumination sources on the outer surface of the first cage.
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