Terminal apparatus, communication system

1 . A terminal apparatus of a communication system for mutually transmitting visual information and tactile information of an action including contact between a user at an own point and another user at another point, the terminal apparatus comprising:

at least a vibration measurement presentation plate, a camera, a display, a vibration measurement sensor, and a vibration generator,

wherein the vibration measurement presentation plate is a substantially transparent plate and is disposed on a use position side of the user, and the vibration measurement sensor and the vibration generator are mounted on the vibration measurement presentation plate,

wherein the display is disposed on a side opposite to the use position side of the user with respect to the vibration measurement presentation plate, the display is viewable through the vibration measurement presentation plate serving as a display surface to the user, and the display is further positioned outside an image capturing range of the camera,

wherein the camera is disposed on the side opposite to the use position side of the user with respect to the vibration measurement presentation plate, the camera is positioned outside a viewing range of the display surface of the display viewable through the vibration measurement presentation plate from the use position side of the user, and the display surface on the vibration measurement presentation plate is within the image capturing range of the camera,

wherein the vibration measurement sensor is attached to the vibration measurement presentation plate, the vibration measurement sensor is positioned outside of the image capturing range of the camera, and the vibration measurement sensor is further positioned outside of the viewing range of the display surface of the display viewable through the vibration measurement presentation plate from the use position side of the user, and

wherein the vibration generator is mounted on the vibration measurement presentation plate, the vibration measurement presentation plate is positioned outside of the image capturing range of the camera, and the vibration measurement presentation plate is further positioned outside of the viewing range of the display surface of the display viewable through the vibration measurement presentation plate from the use position side of the user.

2 . The terminal apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the camera is disposed at a position at which a distance to the camera from a left end of the display surface of the display is substantially equal to a distance to the camera from a right end of the display surface of the display and which is close to the display surface of the display.

3 . The terminal apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein magnitude of vibration generated by the vibration generator when a vibration signal with certain magnitude is input is greater when the vibration measurement sensor detects vibration than when the vibration measurement sensor does not detect vibration.

4 . A communication system comprising:

a first terminal apparatus representing a type of a terminal apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal apparatus comprises:

at least a vibration measurement presentation plate, a camera, a display, a vibration measurement sensor, and a vibration generator,

wherein the vibration measurement presentation plate is a substantially transparent plate and is disposed on a use position side of the user, and the vibration measurement sensor and the vibration generator are mounted on the vibration measurement presentation plate,

wherein the display is disposed on a side opposite to the use position side of the user with respect to the vibration measurement presentation plate, the display is viewable through the vibration measurement presentation plate serving as a display surface to the user, and the display is further positioned outside an image capturing range of the camera,

wherein the camera is disposed on the side opposite to the use position side of the user with respect to the vibration measurement presentation plate, the camera is positioned outside a viewing range of the display surface of the display viewable through the vibration measurement presentation plate from the use position side of the user, and the display surface on the vibration measurement presentation plate is within the image capturing range of the camera,

wherein the vibration measurement sensor is attached to the vibration measurement presentation plate, the vibration measurement sensor is positioned outside of the image capturing range of the camera, and the vibration measurement sensor is further positioned outside of the viewing range of the display surface of the display viewable through the vibration measurement presentation plate from the use position side of the user,

wherein the vibration generator is mounted on the vibration measurement presentation plate, the vibration measurement presentation plate is positioned outside of the image capturing range of the camera, and the vibration measurement presentation plate is further positioned outside of the viewing range of the display surface of the display viewable through the vibration measurement presentation plate from the use position side of the user, and

wherein the first terminal apparatus is disposed at a first point; and

a second terminal apparatus representing another type of the terminal apparatus,

wherein the second terminal apparatus is disposed at a second point,

wherein the second point is distinct from the first point,

wherein the first terminal apparatus and the second terminal apparatus are in communication with each other,

wherein the first terminal apparatus comprises a first vibration measurement presentation plate, a first camera, a first display, a first vibration measurement sensor, and a first vibration generator,

wherein the second terminal apparatus comprises a second vibration measurement presentation plate, a second camera, a second display, a second vibration measurement sensor, and a second vibration generator,

wherein the first display of the first terminal apparatus displays a video captured by the second camera of the second terminal apparatus,

wherein the second display of the second terminal apparatus displays another video captured by the first camera of the first terminal apparatus,

wherein the first vibration generator of the first terminal apparatus presents vibration acquired by the second vibration measurement sensor of the second terminal apparatus, and

wherein the second vibration generator of the second terminal apparatus presents vibration acquired by the first vibration measurement sensor of the first terminal apparatus.

5 . The terminal apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the vibration measurement presentation plate vibrates according to the tactile information of said another user as the tactile information of the user as measured by the vibration measurement sensor has been removed.