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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2018
Benjamin G. Jackson, Belmont, CA (US);
Seung Wook Kim, Cupertino, CA (US);
David H. Bloom, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brenton A. Baugh, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Steven J. Taylor, San Jose, CA (US);
Madeleine S. Cordier, San Francisco, CA (US);
Benjamin G. Jackson, Belmont, CA (US);
Seung Wook Kim, Cupertino, CA (US);
David H. Bloom, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brenton A. Baugh, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Steven J. Taylor, San Jose, CA (US);
Madeleine S. Cordier, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A control device for an interactive computing system includes a first elongated member, a second elongated member, and a biasing actuator. The first elongated member and the second elongated member are pivotably coupled at a pivot axis. The biasing actuator is coupled to the first elongated member and the second elongated member to provide an output torque between the first elongated member and the second elongated member about the pivot axis. The control device is configured to receive user input for controlling a virtual device displayed by the interactive computing system to visually resemble a physical device. The biasing actuator is controllable to provide tactile feedback to simulate physical behavior of the physical device. The control device is movable freely in space.