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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2024
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Petr Potnin, Seattle, WA (US);
Brett Andrew Tomky, Seattle, WA (US);
Insang Hwang, Sammamish, WA (US);
Andrew James Hillenius, Woodinville, WA (US);
Devin Samuel Jacob Caplow-Munro, Seattle, WA (US);
Denys Yaremenko, Carnation, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A control device may include a processor. A control device may include a communication device operable to data communicate with the processor. A control device may include a positional sensor operable to data communicate with the processor. A control device may include an orientation sensor operable to data communicate with the processor. A control device may include a ranging device operable to data communicate with the processor. A control device may include a hardware storage device operable to data communicate with the processor, the hardware storage device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the control device to, based at least partially on receiving a pointer request: determine pointer information relative to the control device from the ranging device and the orientation sensor, and transmit the pointer information to a base device.