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

US11972053B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 26, 2019
Grant dateApr 30, 2024
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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 the user via the tactile presentation knob. The tactile presentation control apparatus includes a tactile control unit that performs control to present different tactile senses to each of a plurality of operation regions on the operation surface when the tactile presentation knob is rotationally operated. When the tactile presentation knob is present in one of the operation regions, the tactile control unit performs control to present, as the tactile sense, a frictional force generated in the tactile presentation knob to the operation region.

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