Title:
TACTILE AND FORCE FEEDBACK DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/015375
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
There is provided a system having a tactile and force feedback device capable of recognizing force when a user operates a button or the like. The system includes: a main body (10); an operation section (20) to be operated by a user for interfacing with the main body; and a display section (30) for displaying an image according to the current state of the interface and the application program. The operation section has an interface element (22) for receiving the input operation of the user and a piezo-actuator (21) for generating tactile and force feedback to the user applying an input operation to the operation section. The piezo-actuator is mounted on the interface element.
Inventors:
POUPYREV IVAN (JP)
MARUYAMA SHIGEAKI (JP)
DANIEL TYLER (JP)
MARUYAMA SHIGEAKI (JP)
DANIEL TYLER (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2004/009926
Publication Date:
February 17, 2005
Filing Date:
July 12, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SONY CORP (JP)
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC (JP)
POUPYREV IVAN (JP)
MARUYAMA SHIGEAKI (JP)
DANIEL TYLER (JP)
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC (JP)
POUPYREV IVAN (JP)
MARUYAMA SHIGEAKI (JP)
DANIEL TYLER (JP)
International Classes:
A63F13/24; A63F13/285; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; H01H3/12; H01H9/16; H01H25/04; (IPC1-7): G06F3/02; G06F3/033; H01H9/16
Foreign References:
| JP2003177857A | 2003-06-27 | |||
| JP2000222968A | 2000-08-11 | |||
| JPH06125121A | 1994-05-06 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Koike, Akira (Yamato Seimei Bldg. 1-7, Uchisaiwai-cho 1-chom, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 11, JP)
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