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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2019
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Mar Gonzalez Franco, Seattle, WA (US);
Eyal Ofek, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael J. Sinclair, Kirkland, WA (US);
Christian Holz, Seattle, WA (US);
Jaeyeon Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present concepts relate to a virtual reality controller that enables fine control of virtual objects using natural motions involving the dexterity of the user's fingers and provides realistic haptic sensations to the user's fingers. The controller may have a rigid structure design without moving parts. Force sensors under finger rests can detect forces exerted by user's fingers. Actuators can render haptic feedback from the virtual reality world to the user's fingers. The controller may include one or more trackpads on which the user may slide her fingers. The controller may be used for exploring and manipulating virtual objects, for example, by grasping, releasing, rotating, and feeling the surface of virtual objects.