公开(公告)号：US11379043B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-05

申请号：US17090104

申请日：2020-11-05

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Takuro Sawada ,  Takashi Enokihara

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/218 ,  A63F13/285

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a controller apparatus including a vibrating body movable within a predetermined movable range thereof, an operating member operated by a user, the operating member being movably operable within a movable range thereof overlapping partially with the movable range of the vibrating body, a reception section configured to receive a vibration instruction designating generation of vibration, a detection section configured to detect a position of the operating member within the movable range thereof, and a control section configured to give vibration to the operating member by controlling a position and vibration of the vibrating body in accordance with the received vibration instruction and the detected position of the operating member. When predetermined conditions are satisfied, the control section controls the vibration of the vibrating body in a manner correcting the vibration designated by the vibration instruction.