Pointing apparatus and imaging apparatus
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1. A tactile sense providing apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of tactile sense providing units exposed at an exterior unit;
a measuring light source unit;
a light-receiving unit; and
a control unit configured to;
calculate a distance to an object based on a light emitted by the measuring light source unit and received by the light-receiving unit;
determine a tactile stimulus condition based on the distance;
drive one of the plurality of tactile sense providing units based on the tactile stimulus condition; and
drive the one of the plurality of tactile sense providing units corresponding to a direction in which the emitted light is deviated with respect to the object.
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Abstract
A tactile sense providing apparatus comprising a tactile sense providing unit, a measuring light source unit, a light-receiving unit; and a control unit. The control unit is configured to calculate a distance to an object based on a light emitted by the measuring light source unit and received by the light-receiving unit, determine a tactile stimulus condition based on the distance; and drive the tactile sense providing unit according to the tactile stimulus condition.
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1. A tactile sense providing apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of tactile sense providing units exposed at an exterior unit; a measuring light source unit; a light-receiving unit; and a control unit configured to; calculate a distance to an object based on a light emitted by the measuring light source unit and received by the light-receiving unit; determine a tactile stimulus condition based on the distance; drive one of the plurality of tactile sense providing units based on the tactile stimulus condition; and drive the one of the plurality of tactile sense providing units corresponding to a direction in which the emitted light is deviated with respect to the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A tactile sense providing method, comprising:
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calculating a distance to an object based on a light emitted by a measuring light source unit and received by a light-receiving unit; determining a tactile stimulus condition based on the distance; driving one of a plurality of tactile sense providing units exposed at an exterior unit based on the tactile stimulus condition; and driving the one of the plurality of tactile sense providing units corresponding to a direction in which the emitted light is deviated with respect to the object.
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-readable instructions, which when executed by a tactile sense providing apparatus, cause the tactile sense providing apparatus to execute operations, the operations comprising:
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calculate a distance to an object based on a light emitted by a measuring light source unit and received by a light-receiving unit; determine a tactile stimulus condition based on the distance; drive one of a plurality of tactile sense providing units exposed at an exterior unit based on the tactile stimulus condition; and driving the one of the plurality of tactile sense providing units corresponding to a direction in which the emitted light is deviated with respect to the object.
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