公开(公告)号：US11198060B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US16942092

申请日：2020-07-29

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: Methods and apparatus provide for causing a device to present a sense of force against depressing of a button in response to receiving an input initiated by the user of a sense-of-force presentation start position in said predetermined movable range, and to store the sense-of-force presentation start position in a memory in response to the input initiated by the user; acquiring a depress amount of said button; receiving the sense-of-force presentation start position from the memory; and instructing the presentation of the sense of force against depressing of said button when said depress amount reaches said sense-of-force presentation start position.

公开(公告)号：US10850192B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

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：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：US20190009172A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-10

申请号：US16079421

申请日：2016-12-07

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Kunihito Sawai ,  Yuichi Machida

IPC: A63F13/245 ,  A63F13/211

Abstract: An operation apparatus mountable to one hand of a user includes: a first operation section that is located on a front surface side and that can be operated by the thumb of the one hand; a second operation section that is located on a back surface side and that can be operated by a finger other than the thumb; and a first contact surface with which the palm of the one hand makes contact. At least one of the first contact surface and an extension plane of the first contact surface is inclined relative to a virtual plane in such a direction as to be spaced more therefrom in going in a first direction, the virtual plane being defined by the first direction from the front surface side toward the back surface side and a second direction being orthogonal to the first direction and directed from a bottom surface side toward a top surface side.

公开(公告)号：US20230372571A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18248568

申请日：2020-10-22

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Shinichi Hirata ,  Yuichi Machida ,  Takeshi Asano ,  Yoichi Nishimaki ,  Takao Maruyama ,  Yumi Ueda

IPC: A61L9/12 ,  G01N27/407

CPC classification number: A61L9/125 ,  G01N27/407

Abstract: Provided is a gas sensor device including a plurality of sensitive members and a measuring instrument. The plurality of sensitive members have respective sensitive materials that react to molecules present in the air and targeted for measurement. The measuring instrument independently measures the respective reactions of the plurality of sensitive members to the molecules.

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：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：US20190025916A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US16075267

申请日：2017-02-09

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yasushi Okumura ,  Shinichi Hirata ,  Yoshihisa Takahashi ,  Yoichi Nishimaki ,  Norihiro Nagai ,  Kunihito Sawai ,  Yuichi Machida

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06T13/40

Abstract: A control apparatus is connected to a device for detecting a user's hand motion, controls a motion of a virtual character, and decides, in accordance with a detection result of hand motion by the device, whether the detected motion is a first instruction action or a second instruction action. The first instruction action achieves a match between a hand motion of the character and the user's hand motion. The second instruction action instructs an action different from the user's hand motion. When it is decided, as a result of the decision, that the detected user's hand motion is the first instruction action, the control apparatus achieves a match between the character's hand motion and the detected user's hand motion. When it is decided that the detected user's hand motion is the second instruction action, the control apparatus causes the character to perform an action different from the hand motion.

公开(公告)号：US20230201712A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US18053900

申请日：2022-11-09

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

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

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/285 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G05G5/03

CPC classification number: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/285 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G05G5/03 ,  G05G2009/04774

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：US20220241684A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

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: A63F13/285 ,  G06F3/01 ,  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.