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 plurality of vibrating bodies, each of which is configured to generate a vibration in an arbitrary axis direction by being individually driven, 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.
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Abstract
[Object] To provide a pointing system capable of presenting an intuitive operational feeling to a user.
[Solving Means] 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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19 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 plurality of vibrating bodies, each of which is configured to generate a vibration in an arbitrary axis direction by being individually driven, 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. - 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 including a plurality of vibrating bodies each of which is configured to generate a vibration in an arbitrary axis direction by being individually driven, 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; 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.
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13. A pointing control method, comprising:
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setting a first area that belongs to an inside of a display area of an object on a 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; calculating a position of a pointer on the screen based on an operation signal output from a pointing device that moves the pointer on the screen; presenting, in response to determining that the pointer has entered the first area, a first tactile sense having tactile characteristics to the pointing device in a first drive mode; presenting, when the pointer is located in the third area, a second tactile sense having tactile characteristics to the pointing device in a second drive mode, wherein the tactile characteristics of the first tactile sense in the first drive mode are different than the tactile characteristics of the second tactile sense in the second drive mode; determining that the pointer is moving toward the object by an operation of the casing of the pointing device; and presenting, in response to determining that the pointer is moving toward object, a third tactile sense having tactile characteristics toward a moving direction of the casing to the pointing device in a third drive mode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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