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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2015
Michael Hughesdon Turner, Washington, DC (US);
Christopher Ryan Byrnes, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Thomas William Davison, Arlington, VA (US);
Evan William Woolley, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ryan Patrick Murphy, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Michael Hughesdon Turner, Washington, DC (US);
Christopher Ryan Byrnes, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Thomas William Davison, Arlington, VA (US);
Evan William Woolley, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ryan Patrick Murphy, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Various devices for providing foot controlled computing device inputs are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a rolling foot controller including a housing, one or more motion sensors disposed within the housing, and processing circuitry. The housing may include an upper portion configured to interface with one or more feet, and a lower portion configured to facilitate motion of the rolling foot controller when disposed on a ground surface. The processing circuitry may be configured to receive the motion data generated by the one or more motion sensors, and provide the motion data to a computing device, especially with regards to rotation in the pitch, yaw, and roll directions. The upper portion is generally of convex shape, curved about one or more axes, and the lower portion is generally convex as well, curved about two or more axes.