公开(公告)号：US20190278371A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-12

申请号：US16344601

申请日：2017-12-07

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yusuke Nakagawa

IPC: G06F3/01

Abstract: Provided is a control system that includes a vibration mechanism that generates a vibration and presents the vibration to a user and a control apparatus that controls the vibration mechanism. The control apparatus acquires vibration data representative of a waveform of a vibration that is to be generated by the vibration mechanism and causes the vibration mechanism to generate a vibration in accordance with corrected vibration data obtained by executing processing for reducing part of frequency components, included in the waveform represented by the acquired vibration data, other than a resonant frequency of the vibration mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US11344797B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US16311778

申请日：2017-05-11

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

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

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/20 ,  A63F13/285 ,  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：US11013990B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16500659

申请日：2017-04-19

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Ikuo Yamano

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

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：US10967253B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-06

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 ,  A63F13/285 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G05G5/03 ,  G05G9/047 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/235 ,  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：US20200282310A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-10

申请号：US16648222

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Yukari Konishi ,  Ikuo Yamano

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/92

Abstract: A control apparatus for an operation device, the control apparatus being connected to the operation device including an operation member and a tactile presentation mechanism, the control apparatus receives an operational input by a user to the operation member, presents a tactile sensation that corresponds to the operational input to the user by causing the tactile presentation mechanism to operate when the operational input is received, and varies contents of the tactile sensation to be presented to the user in accordance with contents of the received operational input.

公开(公告)号：US12274934B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-15

申请号：US17908074

申请日：2020-03-25

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yukari Konishi ,  Hitoshi Nakamura ,  Yusuke Nakagawa

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/24

Abstract: A controller includes a sensor that uses an elastically deformable elastic member, detects user's contact with or deforming action of the elastic member, and outputs an electric signal based on the detected contact or deforming action in question.

公开(公告)号：US12109487B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US18053900

申请日：2022-11-09

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

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

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/285 ,  G05G5/03 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/235 ,  G05G9/047 ,  G06F3/0346

CPC classification number: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/285 ,  G05G5/03 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/235 ,  G05G9/047 ,  G05G2009/04774 ,  G05G9/04788 ,  G06F3/0346

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：US20230099023A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17908074

申请日：2020-03-25

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yukari Konishi ,  Hitoshi Nakamura ,  Yusuke Nakagawa

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/24

Abstract: A controller includes a sensor that uses an elastically deformable elastic member, detects user's contact with or deforming action of the elastic member, and outputs an electric signal based on the detected contact or deforming action in question.

公开(公告)号：US11596858B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US17096015

申请日：2020-11-12

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

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

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/23 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G06F3/0346

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for a control unit; and an operating device including: (i) operation button to be activated by touch of a user, (ii) a first vibration mechanism for vibrating the operation button, and (iii) a second vibration mechanism for vibrating a main body of the operating device, where the control unit controls the first vibration mechanism and the second vibration mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US11524226B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-13

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 ,  G05G9/047 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/235 ,  G06F3/0346

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.