Apple inc. (20250093968). Handheld Controllers with Surface Marking Capabilities
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Handheld Controllers with Surface Marking Capabilities
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Ian P Colahan of San Jose CA US
Christopher K Ewy of San Francisco CA US
David D Dashevsky of San Jose CA US
Handheld Controllers with Surface Marking Capabilities
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250093968 titled 'Handheld Controllers with Surface Marking Capabilities
Original Abstract Submitted
a system may include an electronic device such as a head-mounted device and a handheld controller for controlling the electronic device. the handheld controller may have a housing with an elongated shaft extending between first and second tip portions. a removable tip member may be coupled to the first tip portion. a position sensor may be located in the removable tip member and may be used to track surface markings made with the handheld controller on a surface. the position sensor may be an optical flow sensor, a visual inertial odometry camera, an interferometer, or other sensor. a force sensor at the first tip portion may be used to detect when the tip contacts a surface. the position sensor may switch from air input mode to surface marking mode in response to detecting contact with the surface.
