Controller, input device, input system, display apparatus, and control method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10474285
APP PUB NO 20180059857A1
SERIAL NO

15654825

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A controller includes a position detecting unit, switching unit, vibration controlling unit, and vibration detecting unit. The position detecting unit detecting a contact position with an operation surface. The switching unit switches between vibration and detection modes of at least one vibration element in accordance with temporal change in contact position detected by position detecting unit, the vibration mode being a mode wherein at least one vibration element vibrates, and detection mode being a mode wherein at least one vibration element detects vibration. The vibration controlling unit causes one or more first vibration elements to vibrate so as to vibrate the operation surface, at least one vibration element including one or more first vibration elements. The vibration detecting unit detects an operation surface's vibration based on vibration's detection results detected by one or more second vibration elements, at least one vibration element including the one or more second vibration elements.

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  • FUJITSU TEN LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hirashima, Minoru Kobe, JP 11 36
Kumada, Takahiro Kobe, JP 1 7
Nakao, Yoshihiro Kobe, JP 73 244
Yamaguchi, Tatsuya Kobe, JP 147 3351

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