TACTILE SENSATION PROVIDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TACTILE SENSATION
First Claim
1. A tactile sensation providing apparatus comprising:
- a touch sensor;
a tactile sensation providing unit configured to vibrate a touch face of the touch sensor;
a display unit;
a memory unit configured to store a definition file of a user interface displayed on the display unit including information about a tactile sensation to be provided by the tactile sensation providing unit correspondingly to user interface objects included in the user interface; and
a control unit configured to set the user interface defined in the definition file by analyzing the definition file and, when an input to the user interface object for executing a predetermined operation is detected, to control the tactile sensation providing unit such that the tactile sensation corresponding to the user interface object is provided to a pressing object pressing the touch face.
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Abstract
A tactile sensation providing apparatus and a method for the same are provided, by utilizing an existing application configuring a user interface, for providing a tactile sensation in response to an input so as to improve an operation feeling.
The tactile sensation providing apparatus 1 includes a touch sensor 40, a tactile sensation providing unit 50 which vibrates a touch face, a display unit 30, a memory unit 70 which stores a definition file of a user interface including information about a tactile sensation to be provided corresponding to an object included in the user interface, and a control unit 10 which sets the user interface defined in the definition file by analyzing the definition file and, when an input to the object for executing a predetermined operation detected, controls the tactile sensation providing unit 50 to provide the tactile sensation corresponding to the object to a pressing object.
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6 Claims
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1. A tactile sensation providing apparatus comprising:
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a touch sensor; a tactile sensation providing unit configured to vibrate a touch face of the touch sensor; a display unit; a memory unit configured to store a definition file of a user interface displayed on the display unit including information about a tactile sensation to be provided by the tactile sensation providing unit correspondingly to user interface objects included in the user interface; and a control unit configured to set the user interface defined in the definition file by analyzing the definition file and, when an input to the user interface object for executing a predetermined operation is detected, to control the tactile sensation providing unit such that the tactile sensation corresponding to the user interface object is provided to a pressing object pressing the touch face. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A tactile sensation providing apparatus comprising:
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application software configured, when activated, to supply identification information of a user interface definition file defining a tactile sensation; and a control unit configured to retrieve the user interface definition file from a memory unit based on the identification information supplied from the application software and to set the tactile sensation for the user interface according to the user interface definition file.
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4. A tactile sensation providing apparatus comprising:
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application software configured, when activated, to supply a user interface definition file defining a tactile sensation; and a control unit configured to store the user interface definition file supplied from the application software in a memory unit and to set the tactile sensation for the user interface according to the user interface definition file retrieved from the memory unit.
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5. A method for providing a tactile sensation comprising steps of:
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receiving identification information of a user interface definition file defining the tactile sensation from activated application software; retrieving the user interface definition file from a memory unit based on the identification information; and setting the tactile sensation for a user interface according to the user interface definition file.
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6. A method for providing a tactile sensation comprising steps of:
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receiving a user interface definition file defining a tactile sensation from activated application software; storing the user interface definition file in a memory unit; and setting the tactile sensation for a user interface according to the user interface definition file retrieved from the memory unit.
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