User interface feedback apparatus, user interface feedback method, and program
First Claim
1. A user interface feedback apparatus, comprising:
- an operable element having a two-layer structure made up of a conductor and an insulator;
a sensor configured to detect, in the form of user contact information, at least a user contact position with respect to the insulator of the operable element;
a processing unit configured to acquire the detected information from the sensor, and determine parameters for an electrical signal to be output to the conductor; and
a tactile control module configured to control the frictional force between the insulator and the user by outputting to the conductor an electrical signal regulated by the parameters determined by the processing unit.
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Abstract
A user interface feedback apparatus includes an operable element, a sensor, a processing unit, and a tactile control module. The operable element has a two-layer structure made up of a conductor and an insulator. The sensor detects, in the form of user contact information, at least a user contact position with respect to the insulator of the operable element. The processing unit acquires the detected information from the sensor, and determines parameters for an electrical signal to be output to the conductor. The tactile control module controls the frictional force between the insulator and the user by outputting to the conductor an electrical signal regulated by the parameters determined by the processing unit.
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14 Claims
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1. A user interface feedback apparatus, comprising:
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an operable element having a two-layer structure made up of a conductor and an insulator; a sensor configured to detect, in the form of user contact information, at least a user contact position with respect to the insulator of the operable element; a processing unit configured to acquire the detected information from the sensor, and determine parameters for an electrical signal to be output to the conductor; and a tactile control module configured to control the frictional force between the insulator and the user by outputting to the conductor an electrical signal regulated by the parameters determined by the processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A user interface feedback apparatus, comprising:
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an operable element having a many-layered structure made up of a display module, a transparent conductor, and a transparent insulator; a sensor configured to detect, in the form of user contact information, at least a user contact position with respect to the insulator of the operable element; a processing unit configured acquire user contact position information in the form of the detected information from the sensor, and determine parameters for an electrical signal to be output to the conductor according to relationship between the user contact position and a display position with respect to the display module; and a tactile control module configured to control the frictional force between the insulator and the user by outputting to the conductor an electrical signal regulated by the parameters determined by the processing unit.
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13. A user interface feedback method executed in an information processing apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
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causing a sensor to detect, in the form of user contact information, at least a user contact position with respect to an insulator constituting part of an operable element having a two-layer structure made up of a conductor and an insulator; causing a processing unit to acquire the detected information from the sensor, and determine parameters for an electrical signal to be output to the conductor; and causing a tactile control module to control the frictional force between the insulator and the user by outputting to the conductor an electrical signal regulated by the parameters determined by the processing unit.
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14. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing a program that, when executed by an electronic apparatus, causes the electronic apparatus to perform a method, the method comprising the steps of:
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causing a sensor to detect, in the form of user contact information, at least a user contact position with respect to an insulator constituting part of an operable element having a two-layer structure made up of a conductor and an insulator; causing a processing unit to acquire the detected information from the sensor, and determine parameters for an electrical signal to be output to the conductor; and causing a tactile control module to control the frictional force between the insulator and the user by outputting to the conductor an electrical signal regulated by the parameters determined by the processing unit.
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