公开(公告)号：US10688388B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-23

申请号：US16079421

申请日：2016-12-07

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Kunihito Sawai ,  Yuichi Machida

IPC: G05G1/58 ,  A63F13/98 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/245 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G05G1/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  A63F13/211

Abstract: An operation apparatus mountable to one hand of a user includes: a first operation section that is located on a front surface side and that can be operated by the thumb of the one hand; a second operation section that is located on a back surface side and that can be operated by a finger other than the thumb; and a first contact surface with which the palm of the one hand makes contact. At least one of the first contact surface and an extension plane of the first contact surface is inclined relative to a virtual plane in such a direction as to be spaced more therefrom in going in a first direction, the virtual plane being defined by the first direction from the front surface side toward the back surface side and a second direction being orthogonal to the first direction and directed from a bottom surface side toward a top surface side.

公开(公告)号：US11654353B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-23

申请号：US17521962

申请日：2021-11-09

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yuichi Machida ,  Kunihito Sawai ,  Shinichi Hirata ,  Yoshihisa Takahashi ,  Yoichi Nishimaki ,  Yasushi Okumura ,  Norihiro Nagai

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/42 ,  A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/28 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/235 ,  G06F3/0338

CPC classification number: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/28 ,  A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/42 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G06F2203/013 ,  G06F2203/015

Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing having a holding portion for gripping by a hand of a user; a manipulation block having a first side that includes at least one of: (i) one or more pressable buttons, and (ii) a stick button, and having a second side that includes a trigger button; and at least one of: (i) a thumb sensor block, located proximate to the first side of the manipulation block, and operable to detect the presence of the thumb of the hand of the user when the holding portion is gripped by the user, (ii) a first finger sensor, located on the trigger button, and operable to detect the presence of the at least one finger of the hand of the user when the holding portion is gripped by the user, and (iii) a second finger sensor, located proximate to both the second side of the manipulation block and the holding portion of the housing, and operable to detect the presence of at least one of a middle finger, a ring finger, and a pinky finger of the hand of the user when the holding portion is gripped by the user.

公开(公告)号：US20220062757A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17521962

申请日：2021-11-09

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yuichi Machida ,  Kunihito Sawai ,  Shinichi Hirata ,  Yoshihisa Takahashi ,  Yoichi Nishimaki ,  Yasushi Okumura ,  Norihiro Nagai

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/42 ,  A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/28 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/235 ,  G06F3/0338

Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing having a holding portion for gripping by a hand of a user; a manipulation block having a first side that includes at least one of: (i) one or more pressable buttons, and (ii) a stick button, and having a second side that includes a trigger button; and at least one of: (i) a thumb sensor block, located proximate to the first side of the manipulation block, and operable to detect the presence of the thumb of the hand of the user when the holding portion is gripped by the user, (ii) a first finger sensor, located on the trigger button, and operable to detect the presence of the at least one finger of the hand of the user when the holding portion is gripped by the user, and (iii) a second finger sensor, located proximate to both the second side of the manipulation block and the holding portion of the housing, and operable to detect the presence of at least one of a middle finger, a ring finger, and a pinky finger of the hand of the user when the holding portion is gripped by the user.

公开(公告)号：US10773160B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-15

申请号：US16075265

申请日：2017-02-09

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yuichi Machida ,  Kunihito Sawai ,  Shinichi Hirata ,  Yoshihisa Takahashi ,  Yoichi Nishimaki ,  Yasushi Okumura ,  Norihiro Nagai

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/42 ,  A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/28 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/235 ,  G06F3/0338

Abstract: A control apparatus for a device with one of the left side and the right side of the device fixed as pressed against the palm of a user. The device includes a button that can be depressed within a predetermined movable range and a sense-of-force presentation block for presenting a sensor of force against button depression within a range in which any of the fingers of the user is reachable, the input of a sense-of-force presentation start position in the predetermined movable range being received, a button depressing amount being acquired, and, when the sense-of-force presentation start position is reached, instructing the sense-of-force presentation block to present a sense force against the depressing of the button.

公开(公告)号：US20190038968A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-07

申请号：US16075265

申请日：2017-02-09

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yuichi Machida ,  Kunihito Sawai ,  Shinichi Hirata ,  Yoshihisa Takahashi ,  Yoichi Nishimaki ,  Yasushi Okumura ,  Norihiro Nagai

IPC: A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/28 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0338

Abstract: A control apparatus for a device with one of the left side and the right side of the device fixed as pressed against the palm of a user. The device includes a button that can be depressed within a predetermined movable range and a sense-of-force presentation block for presenting a sensor of force against button depression within a range in which any of the fingers of the user is reachable, the input of a sense-of-force presentation start position in the predetermined movable range being received, a button depressing amount being acquired, and, when the sense-of-force presentation start position is reached, instructing the sense-of-force presentation block to present a sense force against the depressing of the button.

公开(公告)号：US10809825B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-20

申请号：US16075256

申请日：2017-02-09

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Shinichi Hirata ,  Yoshihisa Takahashi ,  Yoichi Nishimaki ,  Yuichi Machida ,  Kunihito Sawai ,  Yasushi Okumura ,  Norihiro Nagai

IPC: G06F3/038 ,  A63F13/214 ,  A63F13/22 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/428 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/26 ,  G06F3/0338

Abstract: A control apparatus is used for a device that is set up assuming that the device is worn on a user's left hand or right hand, acquires given information from the device, and determines whether the device is to be worn on the user's left hand or right hand on the basis of the given information acquired.

公开(公告)号：US10534432B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-14

申请号：US16075267

申请日：2017-02-09

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yasushi Okumura ,  Shinichi Hirata ,  Yoshihisa Takahashi ,  Yoichi Nishimaki ,  Norihiro Nagai ,  Kunihito Sawai ,  Yuichi Machida

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/54 ,  A63F13/215 ,  A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/55 ,  A63F13/428 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/218 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06T13/40

Abstract: A control apparatus is connected to a device for detecting a user's hand motion, controls a motion of a virtual character, and decides, in accordance with a detection result of hand motion by the device, whether the detected motion is a first instruction action or a second instruction action. The first instruction action achieves a match between a hand motion of the character and the user's hand motion. The second instruction action instructs an action different from the user's hand motion. When it is decided, as a result of the decision, that the detected user's hand motion is the first instruction action, the control apparatus achieves a match between the character's hand motion and the detected user's hand motion. When it is decided that the detected user's hand motion is the second instruction action, the control apparatus causes the character to perform an action different from the hand motion.

公开(公告)号：US20190041999A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-07

申请号：US16075256

申请日：2017-02-09

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Shinichi Hirata ,  Yoshihisa Takahashi ,  Yoichi Nishimaki ,  Yuichi Machida ,  Kunihito Sawai ,  Yasushi Okumura ,  Norihiro Nagai

IPC: G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: A control apparatus is used for a device that is set up assuming that the device is worn on a user's left hand or right hand, acquires given information from the device, and determines whether the device is to be worn on the user's left hand or right hand on the basis of the given information acquired.

公开(公告)号：US11198060B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US16942092

申请日：2020-07-29

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yuichi Machida ,  Kunihito Sawai ,  Shinichi Hirata ,  Yoshihisa Takahashi ,  Yoichi Nishimaki ,  Yasushi Okumura ,  Norihiro Nagai

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/42 ,  A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/28 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/235 ,  G06F3/0338

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for causing a device to present a sense of force against depressing of a button in response to receiving an input initiated by the user of a sense-of-force presentation start position in said predetermined movable range, and to store the sense-of-force presentation start position in a memory in response to the input initiated by the user; acquiring a depress amount of said button; receiving the sense-of-force presentation start position from the memory; and instructing the presentation of the sense of force against depressing of said button when said depress amount reaches said sense-of-force presentation start position.

公开(公告)号：US10850192B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

申请号：US16075265

申请日：2017-02-09

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yuichi Machida ,  Kunihito Sawai ,  Shinichi Hirata ,  Yoshihisa Takahashi ,  Yoichi Nishimaki ,  Yasushi Okumura ,  Norihiro Nagai

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/42 ,  A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/28 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/235 ,  G06F3/0338

Abstract: A control apparatus for a device with one of the left side and the right side of the device fixed as pressed against the palm of a user. The device includes a button that can be depressed within a predetermined movable range and a sense-of-force presentation block for presenting a sensor of force against button depression within a range in which any of the fingers of the user is reachable, the input of a sense-of-force presentation start position in the predetermined movable range being received, a button depressing amount being acquired, and, when the sense-of-force presentation start position is reached, instructing the sense-of-force presentation block to present a sense force against the depressing of the button.