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Tactile presentation control apparatus, tactile presentation panel, tactile presentation touch panel, and tactile presentation touch display

US11789538B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 26, 2019
Grant dateOct 17, 2023
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Expiry dateDec 26, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/04111
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a tactile presentation control apparatus that can provide an operation feeling of a dial knob that allows intuitive operation by a tactile sense of the user, and is user-friendly. A tactile presentation control apparatus according to the present disclosure that has a tactile presentation knob placed on an operation surface and presents a tactile sense to a user via the tactile presentation knob. The tactile presentation control apparatus includes a tactile determination unit that determines the tactile sense according to a state of an apparatus operated with the tactile presentation knob, and a tactile control unit that performs control to present, as the tactile sense determined by the tactile determination unit, a frictional force between the tactile presentation knob and the operation surface in a state where the tactile presentation knob and the operation surface have contact with each other.

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