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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2024
Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Khaled Boulos, Seattle, WA (US);
Yan Gouts, Bellevue, WA (US);
Derrick Readinger, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Marcus Peterson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Lorenz Henric Jentz, Seattle, WA (US);
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A controller includes a housing, and a handle extends from a portion of the housing. The housing defines an internal cavity. The housing includes a thumb plate, wherein the thumb plate comprises a touchpad, one or more actuators, and/or a joystick. The one or more actuators comprise buttons. The controller includes a logic board including a processor oriented in the internal cavity. The controller comprises a switch assembly oriented in the internal cavity and configured to engage the logic board. The handle comprises at least one trigger oriented for movement into the internal cavity. The trigger can include a magnet and magnetic sensor.