Content presentation system, content presentation device, and wind presenting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11148048-B2
Application number	US-201816483499-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 8, 2018
Priority date	Mar 7, 2017
Publication date	Oct 19, 2021
Grant date	Oct 19, 2021

Abstract

There is provided a content presentation system, a content presentation device, and a wind presenting device which are suitable for content presentation by air blast. The content presentation system includes a control unit and a wind presenting device. The control unit generates a wind presentation drive signal on the basis of a predetermined trigger included in content. The wind presenting device includes a housing including an opening formed therein, a diaphragm supported by the housing, and a diaphragm drive mechanism that drives the diaphragm on the basis of the wind presentation drive signal, reduces a volume of a space formed by the housing and the diaphragm, and causes air in the space to blast from the opening.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A content presentation system, comprising:
a signal generating unit configured to generate a wind presentation drive signal based on a predetermined trigger included in a content; and
a wind presenting device including
a housing including an opening formed therein,
a diaphragm supported by the housing, and
a diaphragm drive mechanism configured to drive the diaphragm based on the wind presentation drive signal, reduce a volume of a space formed by the housing and the diaphragm, and cause air in the space to blast from the opening,

wherein the opening includes a first opening and a second opening, and
wherein the wind presenting device further includes a first propeller for passing air flowing into the housing from the first opening, a second propeller for passing air to blast from the second opening, and a common shaft of the first propeller and the second propeller.

2. The content presentation system according to claim 1 , wherein
the signal generating unit includes
a presentation data generating unit configured to generate wind data from the content,
a wind data processing unit configured to modulate the wind data in tune with the wind presenting device, and
a wind presenting unit configured to generate the wind presentation drive signal based on the wind data modulated by the wind data processing unit.

3. The content presentation system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a tactile sense presenting device configured to present a tactile sense to a user, wherein
the signal generating unit is further configured to generate a tactile sense presentation drive signal based on a predetermined tactile sense trigger included in the content, and
the tactile sense presenting device presents the tactile sense to the user in accordance with the tactile sense presentation drive signal.

4. The content presentation system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a sound presenting device configured to present a sound to the user, wherein
the signal generating unit is further configured to generate a sound presentation drive signal based on a predetermined sound trigger included in the content, and
the sound presenting device presents the sound to the user in accordance with the sound presentation drive signal.

5. The content presentation system according to claim 1 , wherein
the wind presenting device further includes a first check valve for passing air flowing into the housing from the first opening and a second check valve for passing air to blast from the second opening.

6. The content presentation system according to claim 1 , wherein
the wind presenting device is configured to generate a sound by vibration of the diaphragm.

7. The content presentation system according to claim 1 , wherein
the wind presenting device further includes a temperature changing element which is installed in the housing and is configured to change a temperature of the air in the space.

8. The content presentation system according to claim 7 , wherein
the signal generating unit is further configured to generate a temperature change signal to control the temperature of the temperature changing element based on the content.

9. The content presentation system according to claim 1 , wherein
the wind presenting device further includes a barometric pressure sensor which is installed in the housing and is configured to measure barometric pressure in the space, and
the signal generating unit generates the wind presentation drive signal based on an output of the barometric pressure sensor.

10. The content presentation system according to claim 9 , wherein
the wind presenting device includes a valve configured to open and close the opening, and
the signal generating unit controls the diaphragm drive mechanism such that the barometric pressure in the space is increased, and the valve is opened based on the predetermined trigger included in the content.

11. The content presentation system according to claim 1 , wherein
the wind presenting device further includes a temperature sensor which is installed in the housing and is configured to measure a temperature in the space, and
the signal generating unit generates the wind presentation drive signal based on
the output of the temperature sensor.

12. A content presentation device, comprising:
a wind presenting device including
a housing including an opening formed therein,
a diaphragm supported by the housing, and
a diaphragm drive mechanism configured to drive the diaphragm, reduce a volume of a space formed by the housing and the diaphragm, and cause air in the space to blast from the opening;

a tactile sense presenting device configured to present a tactile sense to a user; and
a sound presenting device configured to present a sound to the user,
wherein the opening includes a first opening and a second opening, and
wherein the wind presenting device further includes a first propeller for passing air flowing into the housing from the first opening, a second propeller for passing air to blast from the second opening, and a common shaft of the first propeller and the second propeller.

13. A wind presenting device, comprising:
a housing including an opening formed therein;
a diaphragm supported by the housing; and
a diaphragm drive mechanism configured to drive the diaphragm, reduce a volume of a space formed by the housing and the diaphragm, and cause air in the space to blast from the opening;
wherein the opening includes a first opening and a second opening, and
wherein the wind presenting device further includes a first propeller for passing air flowing into the housing from the first opening, a second propeller for passing air to blast from the second opening, and a common shaft of the first propeller and the second propeller.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Yokoyama Ryo
• Ito Osamu
• Miyamoto Naohide

Classifications

• H04R2209/00

  Details of transducers of the moving-coil, moving-strip, or moving-wire type covered by H04R9/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups · CPC title

• A63F13/28

  responding to control signals received from the game device for affecting ambient conditions, e.g. for vibrating players' seats, activating scent dispensers or affecting temperature or light · CPC title

• G06F3/016

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

• H04R9/00

  Transducers of moving-coil, moving-strip, or moving-wire type · CPC title

• G09F19/02

  incorporating moving display members · CPC title