公开(公告)号：US11786809B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17148362

申请日：2021-01-13

Applicant: Valve Corporation

Inventor： Eric James Hope ,  Scott Douglas Nietfeld ,  Carl Conlee ,  Scott Richard Britt ,  Jeffrey Walter Mucha ,  Jeffrey George Leinbaugh ,  Jeremy Slocum

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/218 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/428 ,  G06F3/01

CPC classification number: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/218 ,  A63F13/428 ,  G06F3/014

Abstract: A controller for an electronic system includes a tracking member fixed to a controller body. The controller body has a head that adjoins a handle at a neck region, and that includes at least one thumb-operated control. The controller includes a hand retainer that in a closed position is configured to physically bias the user's palm against an outer surface of the handle. The hand retainer includes a resilient member that biases the hand retainer towards an open position. The resilient member is attached to an anchor that is attached to the head by an adjustment mechanism that permits the resilient member to be moved towards or away from the user's purlicue. The tracking member includes transducers that are coupled to the electronic system by electromagnetic radiation. Proximity sensors, spatially distributed on the handle, are responsive to a proximity of the user's fingers to the outer surface of the handle.

公开(公告)号：US11167213B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-09

申请号：US16520201

申请日：2019-07-23

Applicant: Valve Corporation

Inventor： Jeffrey Walter Mucha ,  Jeffrey George Leinbaugh ,  Eric James Hope ,  Philip Bryan ,  Scott Richard Britt ,  Scott Nietfeld ,  Claire Michelle Gottschalk ,  Jeremy Slocum

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/428 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F9/24

Abstract: A controller for an electronic system includes a controller body having a handle portion, a tracking arc that is fixed to the controller body, and a hand retainer configured to physically bias a user's palm against an outside surface of the handle portion. A plurality of tracking sensors is disposed in the tracking arc, and are responsive to electromagnetic radiation emitted by the electronic system. An array of proximity sensors are spatially distributed around the outer surface of the handle portion, and are responsive to a proximity of the user's fingers to the outside surface of the handle portion.

公开(公告)号：US11052310B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US16391059

申请日：2019-04-22

Applicant: Valve Corporation

Inventor： Jeffrey Peter Bellinghausen ,  Claire Michelle Gottschalk ,  Eric James Hope ,  Jeffrey Scott Keyzer ,  Scott Dalton

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/2145 ,  A63F13/214

Abstract: Various game controller hardware and user interface configurations are disclosed. Some configurations may comprise two circular trackpads, driven by the player's thumbs, which may be clickable, allowing the entire surface to act as a button. Haptic feedback may be based on dual linear resonant actuators (e.g., by means of strong, weighted electro-magnets attached to each of the dual trackpads), capable of delivering a wide range of force and vibration, allowing control over frequency, amplitude, and direction of movement. The haptics-related components in certain implementations may also play audio waveforms and thereby function as speakers. In the center of the controller according to certain configurations may be another touch-enabled surface, this one backed by a display screen. In some configurations this entire screen itself may also be clickable, like a large single button. A variety of other exemplary implementations and configurations are described.

公开(公告)号：US10898796B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US16377058

申请日：2019-04-05

Applicant: Valve Corporation

Inventor： Eric James Hope ,  Scott Nietfeld ,  Carl Conlee ,  Scott Richard Britt ,  Jeffrey Walter Mucha ,  Jeffrey George Leinbaugh ,  Jeremy Slocum

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/218 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/428 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: A controller for an electronic system includes a tracking member fixed to a controller body. The controller body has a head that adjoins a handle at a neck region, and that includes at least one thumb-operated control. The controller includes a hand retainer that in a closed position is configured to physically bias the user's palm against an outer surface of the handle. The hand retainer includes a resilient member that biases the hand retainer towards an open position. The resilient member is attached to an anchor that is attached to the head by an adjustment mechanism that permits the resilient member to be moved towards or away from the user's purlicue. The tracking member includes transducers that are coupled to the electronic system by electromagnetic radiation. Proximity sensors, spatially distributed on the handle, are responsive to a proximity of the user's fingers to the outer surface of the handle.

公开(公告)号：US10549183B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-04

申请号：US15834425

申请日：2017-12-07

Applicant: VALVE CORPORATION

Inventor： Eric James Hope ,  Scott Nietfeld ,  Carl Conlee ,  Scott Richard Britt ,  Jeffrey Walter Mucha ,  Jeffrey George Leinbaugh ,  Jeremy Slocum

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/214

Abstract: A controller for an electronic system includes a controller body having a head and a handle, and a tracking member that is fixed to the controller body. The head includes at least one thumb-operated control, and the handle has a tubular housing that is partially wrapped by an outer shell. The controller includes a hand retainer configured to physically bias the user's palm against the outer shell. A first plurality of tracking transducers is disposed in the tracking member, the first plurality of tracking sensors being coupled with the electronic system via electromagnetic radiation. An array of proximity sensors is spatially distributed on the outer shell, the array of proximity sensors being responsive to a proximity of the user's fingers to the outer shell.

公开(公告)号：US20190299094A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：US16391059

申请日：2019-04-22

Applicant: Valve Corporation

Inventor： Jeffrey Peter Bellinghausen ,  Claire Michelle Gottschalk ,  Eric James Hope ,  Jeffrey Scott Keyzer ,  Scott Dalton

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/2145 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/214

Abstract: Various game controller hardware and user interface configurations are disclosed. Some configurations may comprise two circular trackpads, driven by the player's thumbs, which may be clickable, allowing the entire surface to act as a button. Haptic feedback may be based on dual linear resonant actuators (e.g., by means of strong, weighted electro-magnets attached to each of the dual trackpads), capable of delivering a wide range of force and vibration, allowing control over frequency, amplitude, and direction of movement. The haptics-related components in certain implementations may also play audio waveforms and thereby function as speakers. In the center of the controller according to certain configurations may be another touch-enabled surface, this one backed by a display screen. In some configurations this entire screen itself may also be clickable, like a large single button. A variety of other exemplary implementations and configurations are described.

公开(公告)号：US20180361234A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-20

申请号：US16010385

申请日：2018-06-15

Applicant: VALVE CORPORATION

Inventor： Scott Nietfeld ,  Jeffrey George Leinbaugh ,  Eric James Hope ,  Philip Bryan ,  Scott Richard Britt ,  Jeffrey Walter Mucha ,  Claire Michelle Gottschalk ,  Jeremy Slocum

IPC: A63F13/245 ,  A63F13/21 ,  A63F13/42

Abstract: A controller includes a body having a handle, and an array of proximity sensors spatially distributed on, in, beneath, or near the outer surface of the handle, responsive to a proximity of a user's fingers to that outer surface. A finger tracker converts the output of the array of proximity sensors to a set of joint angles corresponding to a plurality of the user's fingers. The controller may include a renderer for processing the joint angles to deform a hand mesh that is rendered for display. Values may be calculated to facilitate normalization of the output of the proximity sensor array and thereby generate a set of normalized finger detection data. This data may be processed through curl logic to produce a linear estimate of gross finger curl with respect to the user and thereby generate a set of estimates for a plurality of finger joint angles for the user.