Hand-held controllers with capacitive touch sensors for virtual-reality systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9999833
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14737162

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There is provided a hand-held controller for a virtual-reality system. The hand-held controller includes a user-input surface and a grip coupled to the user-input surface. The user-input surface includes a first user-input key situated on the user-input surface. The first user-input key includes a first capacitive touch sensor to detect a finger of a user hovering above the first user-input key and contacting the first user-input key.

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META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES LLC1 META WAY MENLO PARK CA 94025

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Higgins, Jason Andrew Seattle, US 21 605
Rogoza, Benjamin E Tunberg Seattle, US 7 322
Talati, Sharvil Shailesh Seattle, US 21 258

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