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Granted Patent B2
US 12,730,512 · App. 18/595,835 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Tactile sensation generation device, tactile sensation generation method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium

Inventor: Tomoyuki Shishido (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
G06F3/016G06F3/014
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Patent No.
US 12,730,512
App. No.
18/595,835
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one embodiment, a device includes a posture information generation unit configured to generate posture information representing a posture of a wearing part of a wearer of a vibration element, a fluid direction information acquisition unit configured to acquire fluid direction information representing a direction of a flow of a fluid in a virtual space and fluid speed information representing a speed of the fluid flow in the virtual space, a comparison unit configured to compare the posture information with the fluid direction information, and a vibration control unit configured to control vibration of the vibration element based on a result of a comparison by the comparison unit. After the vibration control unit calculates a time difference based on the fluid speed information and vibrates a first vibration element, the vibration control unit vibrates a second vibration element spaced apart from the first vibration element, with the time difference.

Claims (25)

1 . A tactile sensation generation device comprising:

a posture information generation unit configured to generate posture information representing a posture of a wearing part of a wearer of a vibration element;

a fluid direction information acquisition unit configured to acquire fluid direction information representing a direction of a flow of a fluid in a virtual space and fluid speed information representing a speed of the flow of the fluid in the virtual space;

a comparison unit configured to compare the posture information of the wearing part with the fluid direction information; and

a vibration control unit configured to control vibration of the vibration element based on a result of a comparison by the comparison unit,

wherein, after the vibration control unit calculates a time difference based on the fluid speed information and vibrates a first vibration element, the vibration control unit vibrates a second vibration element, which is spaced apart from the first vibration element, with the time difference,

wherein the posture information generation unit acquires a velocity vector of the vibration element, and

wherein the comparison unit compares the fluid direction information and the fluid speed information with the velocity vector of the vibration element.

2 . The tactile sensation generation device according to claim 1 , wherein the vibration control unit calculates the time difference based on a distance between the first vibration element and the second vibration element and the fluid speed information.

3 . A tactile sensation generation method being executed by a tactile sensation generation device, the tactile sensation generation method comprising:

a posture information generation step of generating posture information representing a posture of a wearing part of a wearer of a vibration element;

a fluid direction information acquisition step of acquiring fluid direction information representing a direction of a flow of a fluid in a virtual space and fluid speed information representing a speed of the flow of the fluid in the virtual space;

a comparison step of comparing the posture information of the wearing part with the fluid direction information; and

a vibration control step of controlling vibration of the vibration element based on a result of a comparison,

wherein, in the vibration control step, after a time difference is calculated based on the fluid speed information and a first vibration element is vibrated, a second vibration element, which is spaced apart from the first vibration element, is vibrated with the time difference,

wherein the posture information generation step includes acquiring a velocity vector of the vibration element, and

wherein the comparison step comprises comparing the fluid direction information and the fluid speed information with the velocity vector of the vibration element.

4 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program, the program causing a computer to execute a method, the method including:

a posture information generation step of generating posture information representing a posture of a wearing part of a wearer of a vibration element;

a fluid direction information acquisition step of acquiring fluid direction information representing a direction of a flow of a fluid in a virtual space and fluid speed information representing a speed of the flow of the fluid in the virtual space;

a comparison step of comparing the posture information of the wearing part with the fluid direction information; and

a vibration control step of controlling vibration of the vibration element based on a result of a comparison,

wherein in the vibration control step, after a time difference is calculated based on the fluid speed information and a first vibration element is vibrated, a second vibration element, which is spaced apart from the first vibration element, is vibrated with the time difference,

wherein the posture information generation step includes acquiring a velocity vector of the vibration element, and

wherein the comparison step comprises comparing the fluid direction information and the fluid speed information with the velocity vector of the vibration element.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2024
From: SHISHIDO, TOMOYUKI
To: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066654/0409 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-151790 · Sep 17, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2022021406 · May 25, 2022
Related Publication 20240201786A1 · Jun 20, 2024
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