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Handheld controllers with touch-sensitive controls

US10639543B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 2018
Grant dateMay 5, 2020
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/03547
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

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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