公开(公告)号：US11458389B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-04

申请号：US16603095

申请日：2017-04-26

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Ikuo Yamano

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/79 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a vibration control apparatus that receives a vibration instruction and vibrates a vibration device in accordance with content obtained by correcting the content of the received vibration instruction, wherein the vibration control apparatus determines the correction content for vibration in accordance with a user using the vibration device.

公开(公告)号：US20200061460A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16500659

申请日：2017-04-19

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Ikuo Yamano

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G10L15/22 ,  H04R3/04 ,  G06F3/16 ,  A63F13/215

Abstract: A vibration control apparatus accepts, from a user, correction information designating the content of correction in vibrating a vibration device, and vibrates the vibration device in accordance with the content of an accepted vibration instruction corrected to reflect the correction information.

公开(公告)号：US20200061459A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16500655

申请日：2017-09-20

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Ikuo Yamano

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/424 ,  A63F13/215 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: This vibration control apparatus receives a vibration instruction for vibrating a vibration device and vibrates the vibration device according to contents in which contents of the received vibration instruction are corrected in accordance with information regarding an operating condition of the vibration device.

公开(公告)号：US20190308097A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-10

申请号：US16309526

申请日：2017-02-10

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Ikuo Yamano ,  Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Shinichi Hirata ,  Yuichi Machida ,  Yoichi Nishimaki

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/23 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: A control system includes a console device having an operating button to be operated by a user and a vibrating mechanism for vibrating the operating button, and a control device for controlling vibrations produced by the vibrating mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US20190209919A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US16311774

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Ikuo Yamano ,  Shinichi Hirata ,  Yuichi Machida ,  Yoichi Nishimaki

IPC: A63F13/24

CPC classification number: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/285 ,  G05G5/03 ,  G05G5/04 ,  G05G9/047 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G06F3/0346

Abstract: An operating device includes a movable part capable of moving between a first position and a second position, with the movable part being capable of operation by the finger of the user gripping the operating device. The operating device includes a regulating part that regulates a range in which the movable part can move, and a control part that determines the amount of regulation in which the movable part can move and provides the regulating part with an instruction to regulate the range in which the movable part can move according to the amount of regulation which has been determined.

公开(公告)号：US20230201712A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US18053900

申请日：2022-11-09

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yusuke Kanagawa ,  Ikuo Yamano ,  Shinichi Hirata ,  Yuichi Machida ,  Yoichi Nishimaki

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/285 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G05G5/03

CPC classification number: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/285 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G05G5/03 ,  G05G2009/04774

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for controlling an operating device, where the operating device includes: (i) a grip part to be gripped by a user; and (ii) an operation part for activation by a finger of the user gripping the grip part, and where the operation part includes: (i) a movable part capable of moving from a resting position toward another position in response to a force applied by the finger of the user, (ii) a biasing element operating to urge the movable part toward the resting position, and (iii) a motorized assembly operating to receive a drive signal and apply a force to the movable part in an opposite direction of the force applied by the finger of the user.

公开(公告)号：US20220241684A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17725863

申请日：2022-04-21

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Ikuo Yamano ,  Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Shinichi Hirata ,  Yuichi Machida ,  Yoichi Nishimaki

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/24

Abstract: An operation device has a movable portion movable between a first position and a second position. The movable portion is operated by a user while the operation device is gripped by the user. The operation device receives information identifying a control mode and control information defined for each control mode as an instruction related to control of a tactile force sense, and controls the tactile force sense presented to the movable portion by using the received control information in the control mode identified by the received information.

公开(公告)号：US11145172B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-12

申请号：US16500651

申请日：2017-04-18

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Ikuo Yamano

IPC: H04B3/36 ,  G08B6/00

Abstract: A vibration control apparatus that is connectable to plural types of vibrating device, that identifies the type of the vibrating device actually connected to the vibration control apparatus, of the plural types of vibrating device, that obtains property information relating to the vibration property of the identified type of vibrating device, that accepts a vibration instruction, and that causes the connected vibrating device to vibrate for the content produced by correcting the content of the accepted vibration instruction in accordance with the obtained property information.

公开(公告)号：US20210178254A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-17

申请号：US17184033

申请日：2021-02-24

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Ikuo Yamano ,  Shinichi Hirata ,  Yuichi Machida ,  Yoichi Nishimaki

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/285 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G05G5/03

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for controlling an operating device, wherein the operating device includes: (i) a grip part to be gripped by a user; and (ii) an operation part for activation by a finger of the user gripping the grip part, where the operation part includes: (i) a movable part capable of moving from a resting position toward another position in response to a force applied by the finger of the user, (ii) a biasing element operating to urge the movable part toward the resting position, (iii) a sensor operating to measure the force applied by the finger of the user to the movable part and produce a sensing signal therefrom, and (iv) a motorized assembly operating to receive a drive signal, and in response, apply an amount of force to the movable part in opposition to the force applied by the finger of the user, and where the drive signal is a variable dependent on variations in the sensing signal, such that the amount of force applied to the movable part in opposition to the force applied by the finger of the user provides the user with haptic feedback.

公开(公告)号：US10969867B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-06

申请号：US16345071

申请日：2017-12-07

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Ikuo Yamano

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/285 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/038 ,  A63F13/22

Abstract: An information processing system includes a controller device to be fastened to a user's hand and an information processing apparatus that is connected to the controller device to exchange information with the controller device. The controller device includes a vibrating element causing a housing of the controller device to vibrate, receives information indicating a vibration intensity of the vibrating element, and acquires information related to a contact area between the controller device and the user's hand so as to cause the vibrating element to vibrate. Also, the controller device or the information processing apparatus corrects information indicating the vibration intensity on a basis of information acquired by acquisition means of the controller device.