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：US11511185B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US16756749

申请日：2017-10-27

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Ikuo Yamano

IPC: G05G9/047 ,  A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/285 ,  F16M13/00 ,  F16M13/04 ,  A44B11/06 ,  G05G5/03

Abstract: An operation device includes a movable member that is movable within a predetermined range, and a restriction member that is disposed in a state of being movable in a movable direction of the movable member, that restricts the movable range of the movable member by coming into contact with a contact surface of the movable member in the movable direction, and that can be switched between a state of being in contact with a first range of the contact surface and restricting the movable range of the movable member and a state of being in contact with a second range, the second range being different from the first range, of the contact surface and restricting the movable range of the movable member.

公开(公告)号：US11173393B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

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 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/92 ,  G06F3/01

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：US10981053B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US16500655

申请日：2017-09-20

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Ikuo Yamano

IPC: A63F13/00 ,  A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/215 ,  A63F13/424 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/16

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：US20200051407A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16500651

申请日：2017-04-18

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Ikuo Yamano

IPC: 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：US20190224565A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

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: A63F13/285

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：US11980810B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

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: G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/20 ,  A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/285

CPC classification number: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/24 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/016

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.