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Hand-held controller using segmented capacitive touch trigger

US10183217B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Facebook Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Yi-yaun Chen · Seattle, US
Glen Jason Tompkins · Woodinville, US
Bradley Morris Johnson · Bentonville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 13, 2017
Grant date	Jan 22, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 13, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA63F2300/8082
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hand-held controller includes a handle extending in a longitudinal direction. The handle is shaped and dimensioned to be grasped by a user's hand. A trigger protrudes from an outer surface of the handle and moves relative to the handle responsive to pressing of the trigger by a finger of the user's hand. The trigger includes a touch surface that comes into contact with the finger of the user's hand to detect sliding of the finger of the user's hand on the touch surface.

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