Electronic device, vibration generator, vibration-type reporting method, and report control method
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a first casing, a surface of which comprises a hand-touched portion;
at least one first vibration generator for generating vibration, including a second casing mounted to an inner surface of said first casing of said electronic device;
a weight movably supported by an elastic support member extending vertically from an inner surface of said second casing;
first excitation generating means for exciting said weight such as to cause it to move reciprocally in a vertical direction relative to the surface of said first casing of said electronic device; and
brake means to be moved relative to said weight to cause reciprocal movement of said weight caused by said first excitation generating means to stop; and
vibration control means for controlling said first excitation generating means to cause, in said first vibration generator, vibration which is transmitted via said second casing to the hand-touched portion of said first casing of said electronic device.
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Abstract
An electronic device drives an oscillatory actuator to cause generation of vibration when it is detected that an operation input to a touch panel or operation key has been received. The electronic device causes, by this vibration, the touch panel and operation key to vibrate in a direction perpendicular to their respective front surfaces. Alternatively, the housing of the electronic device is made to vibrate. Further, the oscillatory actuator has a weight, a support member for supporting the weight to allow it to reciprocate, and connected to the touch panel or housing or other vibratory member of the electronic device, or vibratory member of the base member of the oscillatory actuator in contact with the vibratory member, and a mechanism for imparting a magnetic force or electrostatic force to cause reciprocal movement of the weight.
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82 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a first casing, a surface of which comprises a hand-touched portion; at least one first vibration generator for generating vibration, including a second casing mounted to an inner surface of said first casing of said electronic device; a weight movably supported by an elastic support member extending vertically from an inner surface of said second casing; first excitation generating means for exciting said weight such as to cause it to move reciprocally in a vertical direction relative to the surface of said first casing of said electronic device; and brake means to be moved relative to said weight to cause reciprocal movement of said weight caused by said first excitation generating means to stop; and vibration control means for controlling said first excitation generating means to cause, in said first vibration generator, vibration which is transmitted via said second casing to the hand-touched portion of said first casing of said electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A vibration-type reporting method in an electronic device, said electronic device comprising:
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a first casing, a surface of which comprises a hand-touched portion; at least one vibration generator for generating vibration, including; a second casing mounted to an inner surface of said first casing of said electronic device; a weight movably supported by an elastic support member extending vertically from an inner surface of said second casing; excitation generating means for exciting said weight such as to cause it to move reciprocally in a vertical direction relative to the surface of said first casing of said electronic device; brake means to be brought into contact with moved relative to said weight to cause reciprocal movement of said weight caused by said excitation generating means to stop; and vibration control means for controlling said excitation generating means to cause, in said vibration generator, vibration which is transmitted via said second casing to the hand-touched portion of said first casing of said electronic device, the method comprising; causing said vibration generator to vibrate by causing said weight to reciprocate by said excitation generating means in a case of detecting that an operation input to an operating unit is received, thereby causing the hand-touched portion of said first casing to vibrate by vibration transmitted via said second casing; and causing said brake means to stop said weight when said excitation generating means is stopped by said vibration control means. - View Dependent Claims (82)
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