Information processing device, method, and computer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10353470-B2
Application number	US-201615743874-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 8, 2016
Priority date	Sep 8, 2015
Publication date	Jul 16, 2019
Grant date	Jul 16, 2019

Abstract

There is provided an information processing device to cause vibration to be generated suitable for a state between an information processing device including a vibrating device and a user, the information processing device including: corrected vibration data configured to generate corrected information for correcting a strength of vibration data for a vibrating device including a vibrator on a basis of information provided from a detecting unit configured to detect a contact state of the vibrating device; and an vibration signal generating unit configured to generate a vibration signal from the corrected vibration data.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An information processing device, comprising:
a corrected vibration data generating unit configured to generate corrected vibration data obtained by correcting a strength of vibration data for a vibrating device including a vibrator on a basis of information provided from a detecting unit configured to detect a contact state of the vibrating device; and
a vibration signal generating unit configured to generate a vibration signal from the corrected vibration data,
wherein the detecting unit further detects a wearing position of the vibrating device on the user on a basis of a distance or a direction from a reference device serving as a reference,
wherein the corrected vibration data generating unit generates the corrected vibration data on a basis of information related to the wearing position detected by the detecting unit in order to maintain a constant vibration experience strength for a user in view of a difference in the contact state of the vibrating device, and
wherein the corrected vibration data generating unit and the vibration signal generating unit are each implemented via at least one processor.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the detecting unit comprises a pressure sensor, and
wherein the corrected vibration data generating unit generates the corrected vibration data on a basis of information related to pressure detected by the pressure sensor.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the corrected vibration data generating unit generates the corrected vibration data to strengthen the strength of the vibration data in a case in which the pressure detected by the pressure sensor is weak.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the detecting unit comprises an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor, and
wherein the corrected vibration data generating unit generates the corrected vibration data on a basis of information related to an acceleration, an angular speed, or an angular acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor or the gyro sensor.

5. The information processing device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the acceleration sensor or the gyro sensor detects secondary vibration caused by the information processing device not being pressed against the user, and
wherein the corrected vibration data generating unit generates the corrected vibration data to strengthen the strength of the vibration data in a case in which a magnitude of an acceleration, an angular speed, or an angular acceleration of the secondary vibration detected by the acceleration sensor or the gyro sensor is large.

6. The information processing device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the pressure sensor is placed between the vibrating device and a contact surface of the information processing device which comes into contact with the user.

7. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the vibrating device includes a case having an elliptical-shaped cross section, and
wherein the vibrator is placed on one or more surfaces having a tangent which is perpendicular to a minor axis of the elliptical-shaped cross section of the case.

8. The information processing device according to claim 7 ,
wherein the vibrating device is configured to be placed so that a surface of the case in which the vibrator is not placed is a contact surface with the user.

9. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the corrected vibration data generating unit corrects the vibration data to correct a frequency for vibrating the vibrator in accordance with the detected wearing position.

10. A method, comprising:
generating, by a processor, corrected vibration data obtained by correcting a strength of vibration data for a vibrating device including a vibrator on a basis of information provided from a detecting unit configured to detect a contact state of the vibrating device; and
generating, by the processor, a vibration signal on a basis of the corrected vibration data,
wherein the detecting unit further detects a wearing position of the vibrating device on the user on a basis of a distance or a direction from a reference device serving as a reference, and
wherein the corrected vibration data is generated on a basis of information related to the wearing position detected by the detecting unit in order to maintain a constant vibration experience strength for a user in view of a difference in the contact state of the vibrating device.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a processor causes the processor to execute a method, the method comprising:
generating corrected vibration data obtained by correcting a strength of vibration data for a vibrating device including a vibrator on a basis of information provided from a detecting unit configured to detect a contact state of the vibrating device; and
generating a vibration signal on a basis of the corrected vibration data,
wherein the detecting unit further detects a wearing position of the vibrating device on the user on a basis of a distance or a direction from a reference device serving as a reference,
wherein the corrected vibration data is generated on a basis of information related to the wearing position detected by the detecting unit in order to maintain a constant vibration experience strength for a user in view of a difference in the contact state of the vibrating device.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Yamano Ikuo
• Ito Osamu
• Matsuzaki Yosuke
• Yokoyama Ryo
• Hirano Shinsaku
• Nakagawa Yusuke

Classifications

• A63F13/212

  using sensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat or leg activity · CPC title

• A63F13/23

  for interfacing with the game device, e.g. specific interfaces between game controller and console · CPC title

• A63F13/235

  using a wireless connection, e.g. infrared or piconet · CPC title

• G06F3/011

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title

• A63F13/24

  Constructional details thereof, e.g. game controllers with detachable joystick handles · CPC title