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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2022
Valve Corporation, Bellevue, WA (US);
Eric Judson VanWyk, Seattle, WA (US);
Lucas Allen Whipple, Seattle, WA (US);
Walter Petersen, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey Walter Mucha, Sammamish, WA (US);
Scott Dalton, Seattle, WA (US);
Pierre-Loup Miguel Griffais, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Valve Corporation, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are controllers with sensor-rich controls for enhanced controller functionality. An example control may include a pressure sensor that is configured to detect an amount of a force of a press on a cover of the control based at least in part on a proximity of a metal layer to the pressure sensor. This control may further include a touch sensor for detecting an object contacting the cover of the control. Additional embodiments disclose, among other things, integrated trackpads and D-pads, as well as backlighting features that indicate a functional state of the controller.