Electronic device
View Patent ↗An electronic device includes a panel which a user touches, a detector that detects the touch of the user on the panel, a vibrator that vibrates the panel, and a signal generator. The signal generator generates a signal for driving the vibrator, the signal including a drive signal that generates vibration of the panel and a suppression signal that suppresses inertial vibration of the panel. The suppression signal has a degree of suppression the inertial vibration that changes depending on a touch position detected by the detector.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a panel which a user touches;
a detector configured to detect the touch of the user on the panel;
a vibrator configured to vibrate the panel; and
a signal generator configured to generate a signal for driving the vibrator, the signal including a drive signal that generates vibration of the panel and a suppression signal that suppresses inertial vibration of the panel,
wherein the suppression signal has a degree of suppression of the inertial vibration, the degree of suppression changing depending on a touch position detected by the detector.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
the signal generator generates the drive signal that generates the vibration of the panel, and
the drive signal differs from the suppression signal in phase.
3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the degree of suppression is controlled by amplitude of the suppression signal, the amplitude being different depending on the touch position of the user on the panel.
4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
the signal generator generates the drive signal that generates the vibration of the panel, and
the degree of suppression is controlled by an amplitude ratio of the drive signal to the suppression signal, the amplitude ratio being different depending on the touch position of the user on the panel.
5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the degree of suppression is controlled by a number of waves of the suppression signal, the number of waves being different depending on the touch position of the user on the panel.
6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
the signal generator generates the drive signal that generates the vibration of the panel, and
the degree of suppression is controlled by a phase difference between the drive signal and the suppression signal, the phase difference being different depending on the touch position of the user on the panel.
7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the degree of suppression differs depending on magnitude of force by which the user presses the panel.
8. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the degree of suppression, when the panel is pressed by small force is larger than the degree of suppression when the panel, is pressed by large force.
9. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the degree of suppression differs depending on a size of a contact area when the user touches the panel.
10. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the degree of suppression when the contact area is small is larger than the degree of suppression when the contact area is large.
11. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the degree of suppression, when the touch position of the user on the panel is closer to an end than to a center of the panel, is larger than the degree of suppression when the touch position is closer to the center than to the end.
12. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein amplitude of the suppression signal, when the touch position of the user on the panel is closer to the end than to the center, is larger than the amplitude when the touch position is closer to the center than to the end.
13. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein
the signal generator generates the drive signal that generates the vibration of the panel, and
an amplitude ratio of the suppression signal to the drive signal, when the touch position of the user on the panel is closer to the end than to the center, is larger than the amplitude ratio when the touch position is closer to the center than to the end.
14. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein a number of waves of the suppression signal, when the touch position of the user on the panel is closer to the end than to the center, is larger than the number of waves when the touch position is closer to the center than to the end.
15. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the degree of suppression differs depending on which of an antinode of the vibration and a node of the vibration of the panel the touch position of the user on the panel is closer to.
16. The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein amplitude of the suppression signal when the touch position of the user on the panel is closer to the node than to the antinode, is larger than the amplitude when the touch position is closer to the antinode than to the node.
17. The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein
the signal generator generates the drive signal that generates the vibration of the panel, and
an amplitude ratio of the suppression signal to the drive signal, when the touch position of the user on the panel is closer to the node than to the antinode, is larger than the amplitude ratio when the touch position is closer to the antinode than to the node.
18. The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein a number of waves of the suppression signal when the touch position of the user on the panel is closer to the node than to the antinode, is larger than the number of waves when the touch position is closer to the antinode than to the node.
19. The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein
the signal generator generates the drive signal that generates the vibration of the panel, and
a phase difference between the drive signal and the suppression signal, when the touch position of the user on the panel is closer to the node than to the antinode, is closer to 180 degrees than the phase difference when the touch position is closer to the antinode than to the node.
20. A vibration control apparatus comprising:
a drive signal generator configured to generate a drive signal that drives a vibrator for generating vibration of a panel which a user touches; and
a suppression signal generator configured to generate a suppression signal for suppression of inertial vibration of the panel,
wherein the vibration control apparatus outputs the drive signal and the suppression signal to the vibrator, and
the suppression signal has a degree of suppression of the inertial vibration, the degree of suppression changing depending on a touch position of the user on the panel.
21. A method for vibrating a panel of an electronic device, the method comprising:
detecting a touch of a user on the panel;
generating a signal for vibrating the panel; and
vibrating the panel,
wherein the generated signal includes a suppression signal for suppression of inertial vibration of the panel, and
the suppression signal has a degree of suppression of the inertial vibration, the degree of suppression changing depending on a touch position of the user on the panel.
22. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a computer program for causing an electronic device to execute a vibration operation, the computer program being configured to cause a computer of the electronic device to execute:
detecting a touch of a user on a panel of the electronic device;
generating a signal for vibrating the panel; and
vibrating the panel,
wherein the generated signal includes a suppression signal for suppression of inertial vibration of the panel, and
the suppression signal has a degree of suppression of the inertial vibration, the degree of suppression changing depending on a touch position of the user on the panel.