Sony patents controller that switches between mouse and 3D tracking modes
Sony has filed a patent for a controller that combines a standard mouse function with 6DoF tracking, which tracks position and orientation in 3D space. The device includes a switch that lets the user toggle between using 2D coordinates for flat screens and 3D posture data for immersive displays.
In the filing’s own words
A controller of the present disclosure includes a mouse function section configured to output coordinate information of a plane; a 6DoF function section configured to output position posture information; and a switching signal output section configured to output a switching signal for switching between a display mode of a two-dimensional image to which the coordinate information output from the mouse function section is applied and a display mode of a three-dimensional image to which the position posture information output from the 6DoF function section is applied.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A controller comprising: a mouse function section configured to output coordinate information of a plane; a 6DoF function section configured to output position posture information; and a switching signal output section configured to output a switching signal for switching between a display mode of a two-dimensional image to which the coordinate information output from the mouse function section is applied and a display mode of a three-dimensional image to which the position posture information output from the 6DoF function section is applied.
Facts
- Company
- Sony (SONY GROUP CORPORATION)
- Official title
- CONTROLLER, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
- Publication number
- US20260319573A1
- Application number
- 19481917
- Filed
- Apr 22, 2024
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Inventors
- 5
- Claims
- 16
Classified under
G06F 3/011 Physics & computingG06F 3/0346 Physics & computingG06F 3/03543 Physics & computingMore from Sony in AR, VR & displays
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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