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.

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：US20210060422A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

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：US10881953B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-05

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 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G06F3/0346

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：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：US20200246692A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16753822

申请日：2017-10-16

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Yoichi Nishimaki ,  Yasushi Okumura ,  Shinichi Hirata ,  Takuya Kuji

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/218 ,  A63F13/23 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: A controller device which is connected to an information processing apparatus and is to be worn on a user's hand. The controller device includes a device body to be gripped by the user, in which a sensor outputting a sensor output based on a change in a shape of a base part of the finger is disposed on the device body in a position so as to come into contact with the bases of at least some fingers of the user when the user grips the device body. The controller device receives information output from the sensor and related to the change in the shape of the base parts of the fingers of the user, and sends out the information to the connected information processing apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US10532278B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-14

申请号：US15773706

申请日：2016-07-15

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Yoichi Nishimaki ,  Shinichi Hirata ,  Yuichi Machida

IPC: A63F13/28 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06F3/00

Abstract: Provided is an information processing device to be connected to an odor presentation device that presents an odor to a user. The information processing device acquires spatial odor information indicative of an odor in a reproduction target space, and instructs, by using the acquired spatial odor information, the odor presentation device to present to the user an odor assumably perceivable in the reproduction target space.

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：US10130883B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-20

申请号：US15110876

申请日：2014-10-20

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Shinichi Hirata ,  Naoki Numaguchi ,  Takeshi Yamagishi ,  Hiroshi Osawa ,  Keiji Togawa

IPC: A63F13/22 ,  A63F13/428 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A61B5/025

Abstract: An information processing device communicates with a block set assembled by a user, and thereby obtains information on the structure of the block set. In addition, a corresponding position setting screen including an image of an object corresponding to the block set is displayed on a display device. The user moves a joint of the block set which joint is desired to be associated, by for example bending and stretching the joint. Next, the user indicates a joint to be associated on a 3D object side in the image of the 3D object by a cursor, and performs a determination input. The joint of the block set and the joint of the 3D object are thereby associated with each other. The block set and the object are interlocked with each other bidirectionally by thus setting the corresponding positions of the block set and the object.

公开(公告)号：US20180140950A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-24

申请号：US15570513

申请日：2016-02-12

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yoichi Nishimaki ,  Shinichi Hirata ,  Hiroshi Osawa

IPC: A63F13/50 ,  A63F13/25 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/70

CPC classification number: A63F13/50 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/28 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06K9/00255 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T2207/30201

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that can present smell to a user in an appropriate mode utilizing a smell presentation device is provided. The information processing apparatus acquires content information relating to the substance of a content that includes at least one of video and audio to be presented to the user, and controls the smell presentation device to present smell in a mode according to the acquired content information.