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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2018
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
John Greer Elias, Townsend, DE (US);
Andrew D. Sterian, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Anuranjini Pragada, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel D. Sunshine, Austin, TX (US);
Jean Hsiang-Chun Lu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lia Mieko Uesato, San Jose, CA (US);
Storrs Townsend Hoen, Brisbane, CA (US);
Zebinah P. Masse, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a VR glove capable of measuring the movement of individual finger and thumb bones. The VR glove can include a plurality of inertial measurement units (IMUs) to track the movement of one or more finger and/or hand sections. The IMUs can include one or more motion sensors, such as a gyroscope and an accelerometer, for measuring the orientation, position, and velocity of objects (e.g., finger bones) that the IMU can be attached. An IMU can be located proximate to a finger (or thumb) bone and can measure the inertial motion of the corresponding bone. In some examples, the VR glove may include magnetometers to determine the direction of the geo-magnetic field. The VR glove can also include one or more other electronic components, such as a plurality of electrodes for sensing the heading, enabling capacitive touch, and/or contact sensing between finger tips.