公开(公告)号：US11714488B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US16851200

申请日：2020-04-17

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Kiyotaka Ishikawa ,  Shin Kimura ,  Masaaki Tonogai ,  Takuro Sawada ,  Kazuyoshi Enomoto

IPC: A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/214 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/014 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/214 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: A controller apparatus attached to a hand of a user and having a plurality of sensors, the controller apparatus includes: a determination section configured to determine whether or not each of the sensors meets a predetermined condition specifying that a finger of the user is not touching the sensor; and a calibration section configured to calibrate the sensor found to meet the predetermined condition as a result of the determination.

公开(公告)号：US12138531B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-12

申请号：US17700681

申请日：2022-03-22

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Isao Okuyama ,  Masaaki Tonogai ,  Kiyotaka Ishikawa

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/20 ,  A63F13/21 ,  A63F13/218 ,  G06F3/02 ,  A63F13/245 ,  A63F13/98

Abstract: Provided is an inputting device including an operation button that is pressed in a first direction, a switch that is located in the first direction with respect to the operation button and is pushed by the operation button, a circuit board including a conductor pad located on an outside with respect to an external shape of the operation button when the operation button is viewed in the first direction, and a detection conductor provided on the operation button, in which the detection conductor includes a movable portion attached to the operation button, an elastic portion extending from the movable portion in a direction intersecting with the first direction, and a fixation portion connected to the elastic portion and attached to the conductor pad, and movement of the movable portion in the first direction is permitted by elastic deformation of the elastic portion.

公开(公告)号：US11429187B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-30

申请号：US17284065

申请日：2018-10-19

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Kiyotaka Ishikawa ,  Shin Kimura ,  Kazuyoshi Enomoto ,  Masaaki Tonogai ,  Takuro Sawada

IPC: G09G5/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/24 ,  G06F3/038

Abstract: Provided is a controller apparatus worn on a user's hand that includes a first sensor disposed at a position on a controller body where a plurality of fingers of the user come into contact with the controller body when the user grips the controller body and detects spatial positional displacement between the plurality of respective fingers of the user and itself and a second sensor disposed in an area on the controller body that comes into contact with the plurality of fingers of the user when the user grips the controller body, the area being different from the area where the first sensor is disposed, and detects spatial positional displacement between the plurality of respective fingers of the user and itself, in which the first sensor has a higher sensitivity setting than the second sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20210405748A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US17284065

申请日：2018-10-19

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Kiyotaka Ishikawa ,  Shin Kimura ,  Kazuyoshi Enomoto ,  Masaaki Tonogai ,  Takuro Sawada

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/038 ,  A63F13/24

Abstract: Provided is a controller apparatus worn on a user's hand that includes a first sensor disposed at a position on a controller body where a plurality of fingers of the user come into contact with the controller body when the user grips the controller body and detects spatial positional displacement between the plurality of respective fingers of the user and itself and a second sensor disposed in an area on the controller body that comes into contact with the plurality of fingers of the user when the user grips the controller body, the area being different from the area where the first sensor is disposed, and detects spatial positional displacement between the plurality of respective fingers of the user and itself, in which the first sensor has a higher sensitivity setting than the second sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20210379486A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-09

申请号：US17284054

申请日：2018-10-19

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Kiyotaka Ishikawa ,  Shin Kimura ,  Kazuyoshi Enomoto ,  Takeshi Igarashi ,  Tsubasa Umeki ,  Masaaki Tonogai ,  Isao Okuyama ,  Takuro Sawada

IPC: A63F13/214 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/22 ,  A63F13/24

Abstract: Provided is a controller apparatus mounted on a hand of a user, the controller apparatus including a controller body, first sensors arranged at positions on the controller body where a plurality of fingers of the user comes into contact when the user grasps the controller body, the first sensors configured to detect displacement in spatial position between the plurality of fingers of the user and the first sensors; buttons that are arranged at positions where fingertips of the user reach and that is operated by corresponding fingers, and a plurality of second sensors arranged between the first sensors and the buttons and on surfaces of the buttons, the second sensors configured to detect displacement in spatial position between the plurality of fingers of the user and the second sensors.

公开(公告)号：US11813518B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US17284054

申请日：2018-10-19

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Kiyotaka Ishikawa ,  Shin Kimura ,  Kazuyoshi Enomoto ,  Takeshi Igarashi ,  Tsubasa Umeki ,  Masaaki Tonogai ,  Isao Okuyama ,  Takuro Sawada

IPC: A63F13/214 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/22 ,  A63F13/24

CPC classification number: A63F13/214 ,  A63F13/22 ,  A63F13/24 ,  G06F3/011

Abstract: Provided is a controller apparatus mounted on a hand of a user, the controller apparatus including a controller body, first sensors arranged at positions on the controller body where a plurality of fingers of the user comes into contact when the user grasps the controller body, the first sensors configured to detect displacement in spatial position between the plurality of fingers of the user and the first sensors; buttons that are arranged at positions where fingertips of the user reach and that is operated by corresponding fingers, and a plurality of second sensors arranged between the first sensors and the buttons and on surfaces of the buttons, the second sensors configured to detect displacement in spatial position between the plurality of fingers of the user and the second sensors.

公开(公告)号：US20220305377A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17700681

申请日：2022-03-22

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Isao Okuyama ,  Masaaki Tonogai ,  Kiyotaka Ishikawa

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  G06F3/02

Abstract: Provided is an inputting device including an operation button that is pressed in a first direction, a switch that is located in the first direction with respect to the operation button and is pushed by the operation button, a circuit board including a conductor pad located on an outside with respect to an external shape of the operation button when the operation button is viewed in the first direction, and a detection conductor provided on the operation button, in which the detection conductor includes a movable portion attached to the operation button, an elastic portion extending from the movable portion in a direction intersecting with the first direction, and a fixation portion connected to the elastic portion and attached to the conductor pad, and movement of the movable portion in the first direction is permitted by elastic deformation of the elastic portion.

公开(公告)号：US20200341549A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-29

申请号：US16851200

申请日：2020-04-17

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Kiyotaka Ishikawa ,  Shin Kimura ,  Masaaki Tonogai ,  Takuro Sawada ,  Kazuyoshi Enomoto

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/214

Abstract: A controller apparatus attached to a hand of a user and having a plurality of sensors, the controller apparatus includes: a determination section configured to determine whether or not each of the sensors meets a predetermined condition specifying that a finger of the user is not touching the sensor; and a calibration section configured to calibrate the sensor found to meet the predetermined condition as a result of the determination.