JP-2022531451-A5 -

Dates

Publication Date

20230511

Application Date

20200507

Description

While this subject matter is described in a language specific to structural features, it should be understood that the subject matter defined in the attached claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features described. Rather, specific features are disclosed as exemplary forms for carrying out the claims. The invention described in the original claims of this application is listed below. [Note 1] It is a handheld controller, One or more processors, The one or more processors are configured to provide motion sensor data indicating the movement of the handheld controller, A housing having a front, A joystick disposed on the front surface of the housing, configured to be operated by a thumb moving the joystick from a first position to a second position, A touch sensor associated with the joystick and configured to provide one or more processors with touch sensor data indicating the proximity of the thumb to the distal surface of the joystick, It is logic, Based at least partially on the touch sensor data, it is determined that the thumb is in contact with the distal surface of the joystick. A handheld controller comprising: logic configured to transmit the motion sensor data to an application as application input and to control the behavior of the application. [Note 2] The aforementioned logic is, Based at least partially on the touch sensor data, it is determined that the thumb has stopped making contact with the distal surface of the joystick. The handheld controller described in Appendix 1, further configured to stop transmitting the motion sensor data to the application as application input. [Note 3] The above-mentioned embodiment of the application is, The cursor movement of the aforementioned application, The movement of the virtual camera of the aforementioned application, wherein the movement of the virtual camera changes the scene presented on the display, or A handheld controller as described in Appendix 1, comprising at least one of the movements of a virtual object in the aforementioned application. [Note 4] The system further includes a pressure sensor associated with the joystick and configured to provide one or more processors with force data indicating the amount of pressure applied to the joystick, The aforementioned logic is, Determine the value corresponding to the amount of pressing force of the joystick, The handheld controller according to Appendix 3, further configured to adjust an amount of at least one of the movement of the virtual camera or the movement of the virtual object, based at least in part on the aforementioned value. [Note 5] The handheld controller according to Appendix 1, wherein the touch sensor comprises a capacitance sensor configured to measure a capacitance value based on the proximity of the thumb to the distal surface of the joystick. [Note 6] The front surface of the housing includes a first region to the left of the center of the handheld controller and a second region to the right of the center of the handheld controller. The handheld controller according to Appendix 1, wherein the joystick is disposed on the front surface of the housing within the second region. [Note 7] It is a handheld controller, One or more processors, The one or more processors are configured to provide motion sensor data indicating the movement of the handheld controller, A housing including the movable control unit, which is configured to be operated by a finger that moves the movable control unit from a first position to a second position, A touch sensor associated with the movable control unit and configured to provide one or more processors with touch sensor data indicating the proximity of the finger to the movable control unit, It is logic, Based at least partially on the touch sensor data, it is determined whether the finger is in contact with the surface of the movable control unit. A handheld controller comprising logic configured to transmit the motion sensor data to an application as an application input in order to control the manner of the application, at least in part on determining whether the finger is in contact with the surface of the movable control unit. [Note 8] The logic is configured to transmit the motion sensor data to the application as application input, at least in part, based on the determination that the finger is in contact with the surface of the movable control unit, and the logic is configured Based at least partially on the touch sensor data, it is determined that the finger has stopped contacting the surface of the movable control unit. The handheld controller described in Appendix 7, further configured to stop transmitting the motion sensor data to the application as the application input. [Note 9] The above-mentioned embodiment of the application is, The cursor movement of the aforementioned application, Movement of the virtual camera of the aforementioned application, or A handheld controller according to Appendix 7, which includes at least