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Hand-held controllers with capacitive touch sensors for virtual-reality systems

  • US 9,999,833 B2
  • Filed: 06/11/2015
  • Issued: 06/19/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hand-held controller for a virtual-reality system, the hand-held controller comprising:

  • a user-input surface;

    a grip coupled to the user-input surface;

    a cage having a ring shape that is coupled to the user-input surface at first and second points, without the grip being interposed between the cage and the first point, and without the grip being interposed between the cage and the second point, the cage including a plurality of illumination sources on an outer surface of the cage; and

    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.

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