Pointing system, pointing device, and pointing control method
First Claim
1. A pointing system, comprising:
- a pointing device, wherein the pointing device is a spatial operation type input apparatus, the pointing device including;
a casing,a tactile sense presentation section including a vibrating body configured to generate a vibration in an arbitrary axis direction, wherein the tactile sense presentation section is configured to present a tactile sense having tactile characteristics to the casing, anda sensor section configured to detect an operation for the casing and output an operation signal for controlling a movement of a pointer on a screen; and
at least one processor programmed to;
set a first area that belongs to an inside of a display area of an object on the screen, a second area that belongs to an outside of the display area of the object, and a third area that belongs to a boundary portion between the first area and the second area;
calculate a position of the pointer on the screen based on the operation signal;
generate, in response to determining that the pointer has entered the first area, a first control signal by which the tactile sense presentation section is driven in a first drive mode;
generate, when the pointer is located in the third area, a second control signal by which the tactile sense presentation section is driven in a second drive mode, wherein the tactile characteristics of a first tactile sense presented by the tactile sense presentation section to the casing when driven in the first drive mode are different than the tactile characteristics of a second tactile sense presented by the tactile sense presentation section to the casing when driven in the second drive mode;
determine that the pointer is moving toward the object by an operation of the casing; and
generate, in response to determining that the pointer is moving toward the object, a third control signal by which the tactile sense presentation section is driven toward a moving direction of the casing;
generate, in response to determining that the pointer is moving away from the object by the operation of the casing, a fourth control signal by which the tactile sense presentation section is driven toward a direction opposite to the moving direction of the casing.
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Abstract
A pointing device includes a casing, a tactile sense presentation section, and a sensor section. The sensor section detects an operation for the casing and outputs an operation signal for controlling a movement of a pointer on a screen. The control apparatus includes an area setting section and a signal generation section. The area setting section sets a first area that belongs to an inside of a display area of an object on the screen, a second area that belongs to an outside of the display area of the object, and a third area that belongs to a boundary portion between the first area and the second area. The signal generation section calculates a position of the pointer based on the operation signal to generate, when the pointer is located in the first area, a control signal by which the tactile sense presentation section is driven in a first drive mode and generates, when the pointer is located in the third area, a control signal by which the tactile sense presentation section is driven in a second drive mode.
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12 Claims
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1. A pointing system, comprising:
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a pointing device, wherein the pointing device is a spatial operation type input apparatus, the pointing device including; a casing, a tactile sense presentation section including a vibrating body configured to generate a vibration in an arbitrary axis direction, wherein the tactile sense presentation section is configured to present a tactile sense having tactile characteristics to the casing, and a sensor section configured to detect an operation for the casing and output an operation signal for controlling a movement of a pointer on a screen; and at least one processor programmed to; set a first area that belongs to an inside of a display area of an object on the screen, a second area that belongs to an outside of the display area of the object, and a third area that belongs to a boundary portion between the first area and the second area; calculate a position of the pointer on the screen based on the operation signal; generate, in response to determining that the pointer has entered the first area, a first control signal by which the tactile sense presentation section is driven in a first drive mode; generate, when the pointer is located in the third area, a second control signal by which the tactile sense presentation section is driven in a second drive mode, wherein the tactile characteristics of a first tactile sense presented by the tactile sense presentation section to the casing when driven in the first drive mode are different than the tactile characteristics of a second tactile sense presented by the tactile sense presentation section to the casing when driven in the second drive mode; determine that the pointer is moving toward the object by an operation of the casing; and generate, in response to determining that the pointer is moving toward the object, a third control signal by which the tactile sense presentation section is driven toward a moving direction of the casing; generate, in response to determining that the pointer is moving away from the object by the operation of the casing, a fourth control signal by which the tactile sense presentation section is driven toward a direction opposite to the moving direction of the casing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A pointing device, wherein the pointing device is a spatial operation type input apparatus, the pointing device comprising:
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a casing; a tactile sense presentation section comprising a vibrating body configured to generate a vibration in an arbitrary axis direction, wherein the tactile sense presentation section is configured to present a tactile sense having tactile characteristics to the casing; a sensor section configured to detect a movement of the casing within a space and output an operation signal for controlling a movement of a pointer on a screen; and at least one processor programmed to; generate, in response to determining that the pointer has entered an inside of a display area of an object on the screen, a first control signal by which the tactile sense presentation section is driven in a first drive mode; generate, when the pointer is located in a predetermined area around the object, a second control signal by which the tactile sense presentation section is driven in a second drive mode, wherein the tactile characteristics of a first tactile sense presented by the tactile sense presentation section to the casing when driven in the first drive mode are different than the tactile characteristics of a second tactile sense presented by the tactile sense presentation section to the casing when driven in the second drive mode; determine that the pointer is moving toward the object by an operation of the casing; generate, in response to determining that the pointer is moving toward the object, a third control signal by which the tactile sense presentation section is driven toward a moving direction of the casing; and generate, in response to determining that the pointer is moving away from the object by the operation of the casing, a fourth control signal by which the tactile sense presentation section is driven toward a direction opposite to the moving direction of the casing.
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