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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2016
Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Benjamin Elliott Tunberg Rogoza, Seattle, WA (US);
Sharvil Shailesh Talati, Seattle, WA (US);
James Stocker Webb, Seattle, WA (US);
Yi-yaun Chen, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason Andrew Higgins, Seattle, WA (US);
Bradley Morris Johnson, Edmonds, WA (US);
Peter Wesley Bristol, Seattle, WA (US);
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A handheld controller configured to be held by a user's hand. The handheld controller comprising a main body, and a handle extending from the main body, wherein the handle has a palm side and a finger side. A control button is positioned on the main body or handle, and a detection sensor is on the handle. The detection sensor is positioned to detect the presence of the finger or palm of a user's hand engaging the handle. The detection sensor can be a capacitive touch sensor, a proximity sensor or other detection sensor operative to detect the touch or spatial presence of the user's hand or fingers.