Vibration data generation program and vibration data generation device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10603687-B2
Application number	US-201514944654-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 18, 2015
Priority date	Jun 21, 2013
Publication date	Mar 31, 2020
Grant date	Mar 31, 2020

Abstract

A vibration data generation device that generates vibration data for a vibration reproduction device, which has a plurality of vibrators, in order to control each vibrators, includes an acquisition part that acquires information indicating a virtual vibration source which is input to an input part and a generation part that generates vibration data which includes a vibration pattern of each of the plurality of vibrators of the vibration reproduction device for reproducing a position of the acquired virtual vibration source.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vibration data generation device that generates vibration data for a vibration reproduction device, which has a plurality of vibrators, in order to control the plurality of vibrators, the vibration data generation device comprising:
a display;
a user interface;
a memory storing instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to thereby perform operations including:
acquiring information indicating a virtual vibration source, the acquiring including
causing the display to display an input reception screen, the input reception screen displaying a plurality of candidates for a movement path of a position of the virtual vibration source, and
in response to a selection of one among the plurality of candidates based on an input to the user interface, acquiring the movement path corresponding to the selected one among the plurality of candidates for the movement path of the position of the virtual vibration source as the movement path of the position of the virtual vibration source; and

generating the vibration data based on the information indicating the virtual vibration source and the movement path of the position of the virtual vibration source, the vibration data including a vibration pattern of respective vibrators, among the plurality of vibrators of the vibration reproduction device, for reproducing the position of the virtual vibration source.

2. The vibration data generation device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further include selecting amplitudes of the respective vibrators so that the position of the virtual vibration source is a sum of respective amplitudes, of the selected amplitudes, multiplied by corresponding coordinate positions of the respective vibrators.

3. The vibration data generation device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further include
reading a vibration pattern corresponding to the candidate for the movement path of the position of the virtual vibration source, among vibration patterns of the plurality of vibrators stored in the memory, and
generating the vibration data based on the read vibration pattern.

4. The vibration data generation device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the vibration reproduction device has substantially a rectangular shape, and
wherein the respective vibrators are disposed, respectively, in a vicinity of four corners of the rectangular shape.

5. The vibration data generation device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further include causing the display to display the position of the virtual vibration source during reproduction of the vibration pattern of the plurality of vibrators.

6. The vibration data generation device according to claim 5 , wherein the operations further include causing the display to display a visual representation of the acquired vibration pattern associated with the virtual vibration source according to an intensity of vibration at a reproduction time in the vibration pattern.

7. The vibration data generation device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further include:
acquiring a time section designation for a moving image, and
embedding the generated vibration data in the designed time section for the moving image.

8. A vibration data generation device that generates vibration data for a vibration reproduction device, which has a plurality of vibrators, in order to control the plurality of vibrators, the vibration data generation device comprising:
a display;
a user interface;
a memory storing instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to thereby perform operations including:
acquiring information indicating a virtual vibration source, the acquiring including
causing the display to display an input reception screen, the input reception screen displaying a drawing input button and an area permitting a user to manually draw, by selecting the drawing input button and providing an input to the area via the user interface, a path indicating a movement path of a position of the virtual vibration source, and
acquiring the movement path of the position of the virtual vibration source based on the input to the user interface, and

causing the display to display a visual representation of the movement path of the position of the virtual vibration source, and
generating the vibration data based on the information indicating the virtual vibration source and the movement path of the position of the virtual vibration source, the vibration data including a vibration pattern of respective vibrators, among the plurality of vibrators of the vibration reproduction device, for reproducing the position of the acquired virtual vibration source.

9. The vibration data generation device according to claim 8 , wherein the visual representation is a line indicating movement across a plurality of positions of the virtual vibration source included in the movement path.

10. A vibration data generation program for causing a computer to generate vibration data for a vibration reproduction device, which has a plurality of vibrators, in order to control the plurality of vibrators, the computer including a display, a user interface, a memory storing the vibration data generation program, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the vibration data generation program to thereby perform operations including:
acquiring information indicating a virtual vibration source, the acquiring including
causing the display to display an input reception screen, the input reception screen displaying a plurality of candidates for a movement path of a position of the virtual vibration source, and
in response to a selection of one among the plurality of candidates based on an input to the user interface, acquiring the movement path corresponding to the selected one among the plurality of candidates for the movement path of the position of the virtual vibration source as the movement path of the position of the virtual vibration source; and
generating the vibration data based on the information indicating the virtual vibration source and the movement path of the position of the virtual vibration source, the vibration data including a vibration pattern of respective vibrators, among the plurality of vibrators of the vibration reproduction device, for reproducing the position of the virtual vibration source.

Assignees

• Nikon Corp

Inventors

• Tanaka Mikiya
• Yagi Takeshi

Classifications

• G06F3/041

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title

• B06B1/0269 Primary

  for generating multiple frequencies · CPC title

• G06F3/016

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• H04M1/72522

  Electricity · mapped topic