Abstract: In certain embodiments, a sensing and tracking system detects objects, such as user input devices or peripherals, and user interactions with them. A representation of the objects and user interactions are then injected into the virtual reality environment. The representation can be an actual reality, augmented reality, virtual representation or any combination. For example, an actual keyboard can be injected, but with the keys pressed being enlarged and lighted.

Abstract: An input device comprises a depressible element with two switches including a first switch configured to generate a first signal when the depressible element is depressed by a threshold distance and a second switch configured to generate a second signal indicating when the depressible element is depressed by the threshold distance and the second switch is in an active state. One or more processors may be configured to receive the first signal from the first switch; configure the second switch to change from an inactive state to an active state in response to receiving the first signal; receive the second signal from the second switch in the active state; determine whether the second signal indicates that the depressible element is depressed by the threshold distance; and generate event data confirming that the depressible element is depressed by the threshold distance in response to receiving the second signal.

Abstract: A keyboard comprising a top case and a bottom case comprised of a transparent material and including: a plurality of recesses each configured to receive one of a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED); a plurality of cavities that extend linearly and radially from a middle portion of the bottom case toward an outer edge of the keyboard, where light emitted by the LEDs is directed radially towards and out of the outer edge of the keyboard, due in part to the emission pattern of the corresponding LED and by adjacent cavities of the plurality of cavities; and a plurality of screw bosses configured to receive screws that securedly couple the top case to the bottom case, wherein the bottom case is coupled to the top case forming an outer housing for the keyboard.

Abstract: Methods and systems for performing wireless communication are presented. In one example, a wireless peripheral device comprises a wireless transceiver configured to receive and transmit data over a primary channel, an optical sensor configured to receive data over an out-of-band channel, and one or more processors configured to: receive, via the wireless transceiver and over the primary channel, wireless signals including first key data from a second device; receive, via the optical sensor, optical signals including verification data from the second device; verify the first key data based on the verification data; and responsive to verifying the first key data based on the verification data, generate a digital security key based on the first key data, the digital security key used for following data transmission between the wireless peripheral device and the second device via the wireless transceiver.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention relate to a keyboard key structure, a light guide for the keyboard key structure, and a computer key mechanism. The keyboard key structure can include a substrate; a key switch where the bottom of the key switch is configured to be coupled to the substrate; a keycap including a transparent region; a light guide coupled to the side of the key switch, the light guide comprising: a planar bottom surface and a planar top surface that is wider than and parallel to the bottom surface; a light emitting element coupled to the substrate and configured under the bottom surface of the light guide such that the light emitting element, the light guide, and the transparent region of the key cap are in a collinear arrangement.

Abstract: A wireless communication system is provided including a first media device, a second media device, and a third media device, each media device configured to output media content. The first media device is designated as an access point media device that is configured to transmit media content to the second media device and the third media device. The first media device is configured to transmit the media content to the second media device using simplex communication instead of duplex communication based on a first confidence level indicator received from the second media device indicating a high level of confidence. The first media device is configured to transmit the media content to the third media device using duplex communication based on a second confidence level indicator received from the third media device a high level of confidence, and each media device is configured to output the media content in a synchronized manner.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, an input device includes a housing, a processor disposed in the housing, and an image sensor to track a movement of the input device with respect to an underlying surface. The image sensor includes a pixel array and operates in two modes of operation including a first mode of operation where the processor causes the image sensor to utilize a first plurality of pixels in the pixel array when tracking the movement of the input device or a second mode of operation where the processor causes the image sensor to utilize a second plurality of pixels in the pixel array when tracking the movement of the input device, where the second plurality of pixels has fewer pixels than the first plurality of pixels.

Abstract: A peripheral device with an adaptive scroll wheel can be used to provide additional control of a host computing device. A variable force is used to change friction on the adaptive scroll wheel for different situations. Examples include stopping a scroll wheel at an end of a document, changing a number of ratchet steps based on a number of items on a list, and changing scroll profiles based on application, such as a scroll profile for document processing and a scroll profile for gaming.

Abstract: An in-ear audio device includes a driver module disposed within an in-ear enclosure, and a mounting region of the in-ear enclosure including a device engagement mechanism comprising an engagement feature that is formed on a surface of the in-ear enclosure. The driver module is configured to deliver audible output provided from the driver module to an output end of the in-ear enclosure. At least a portion of the engagement feature is configured to engage with a mating engagement feature of an interchangeable faceplate to cause the interchangeable faceplate to be coupled to the engagement feature.

Abstract: A wireless communication system is provided including a group of media devices that includes a first media device, a second media device, a third media device, and a fourth media device. The first media device, during a first time period, is designated as an access point media device that is configured to transmit media content to each of the other media devices in the group. The second media device is configured to become the access point media device during a second time period and transmit media content to each of the other media devices in the group based on a determination that the second media device is better suited than the first media device to be the access point media device for the group during the second time period. Each media device is configured to output the media content transmitted by the access point media device in a synchronized manner.

Abstract: A method includes receiving sensor data from one or more sensors that corresponds to a location of a stylus device and determining that a tip of the stylus device is in contact with a physical surface based on the sensor data. While in contact, the method includes determining a new location of the tip of the stylus device based on the location data, mitigating a tracking error of the determined new location of the tip of the stylus device by translating the new location from a 3D space domain to a 2D space domain that corresponds to the physical surface and adjusting the new location based on a comparison of the new location and historical locations.

Abstract: A mount includes a first linkage having a front face that extends in a first direction and faces in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, a second linkage slidably connected to the first linkage, the second linkage comprising a body portion extending in the first direction and a neck portion disposed at an end of the body portion of the second linkage, a third linkage rotatably connected to the first linkage at a first end of the third linkage, a telescoping element slidably connected to the third linkage, the telescoping element comprising an abutment portion at an end of the telescoping element, and a housing attachment mechanism coupled to a first surface of the neck portion of the second linkage.

Abstract: A driver circuit is provided to connect a charged capacitor through a switch to the inductive windings of an electromagnet for a haptic feedback application. A feedback circuit provides an indication of the current supplied. When the current reaches a desired level, the current is cut off, rather than being controlled. The cutoff level can be slightly below the desired level to allow the desired level to be reached with overshoot. A diode is provided in parallel with the electromagnet winding when the current is shut off, providing a recirculation path that prevents the current from being discharged, thereby dissipating less energy than classical solutions.