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`(12) United States Patent
`Fukumoto et a].
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`(10) Patent N0.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 7,292,227 B2
`Nov. 6, 2007
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`(54)
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`ELECTRONIC DEVICE, VIBRATION
`GENERATOR, VIBRATION-TYPE
`REPORTING METHOD, AND REPORT
`CONTROL METHOD
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`(75)
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`Inventors: Masaaki Fukumoto, Yokohama (JP);
`Toshiaki Sugimura, Yokohama (JP)
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`(56)
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`References Cited
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`6/1996 Saito
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Tokyo (JP)
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`CA
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`(*)
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`Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 634 days.
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`Appl. No.:
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`10/110,002
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`PCT Filed:
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`Aug. 3, 2001
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`PCT No.:
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`PCT/JP01/06680
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`§ 371 (0X1)’
`(2), (4) Date:
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`Apr. 5, 2002
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`(87)
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`PCT Pub. No.: WO02/12991
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`PCT Pub. Date: Feb. 14, 2002
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2002/0149561 A1
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`Oct. 17, 2002
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`Foreign Application Priority Data
`(30)
`Aug. 8, 2000
`Jul.
`27, 2001
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`........................... .. 2000240473
`........................... .. 2001-228390
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`(JP)
`(JP)
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`Int. Cl.
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`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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`Of?ce Action corresponding to Japanese application JP2001
`228390 (and translation).
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`(Continued)
`Primary ExamineriRichard Hjerpe
`Assistant ExamineriAbbas Abdulselam
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or FirmiBrinker Hofer Gilson and
`Lione
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`(57)
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`ABSTRACT
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`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 perpen
`dicular 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 con
`nected 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 mag
`netic force or electrostatic force to cause reciprocal move
`ment of the Weight.
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`82 Claims, 53 Drawing Sheets
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`Sheet 1 0f 53
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`FIG. 1
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`CPU
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`102\ TOUCH PANEL
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`1 11 \ KEY INPuT uNIT
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`I12 \ MEMORY
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`DISPLAY UNI T I103
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`DRIVE sIGNAL
`GENERATION GIRGuIT
`I DRIVE SIGNAL
`OSCILLATORY ACTUATOR f1 15
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`FIG. 5
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`VIBRATION CONTROL
`PROCESSING 1
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`DETECT
`OPERATION INPUT?
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`FIG. 6
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`FIG. 1 1
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`FIG. 14
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`PROCESSING 3
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`FIG. 48
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`FIG. 57
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`VIBRATION CONTROL
`PROCESSING 6
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`OF DRIVE SIGNAL
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`$706
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`RESET COUNT
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`FIG. 63
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`VIBRATION CONTROL
`PROCESSING 7
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`OPERAT | ON
`INPUT DETECTED?
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`POSITION
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`FIG. 70
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`962 966
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`973
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`962
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`OSCILLATOR
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`Nov. 6, 2007
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`ELECTRONIC DEVICE, VIBRATION
`GENERATOR, VIBRATION-TYPE
`REPORTING METHOD, AND REPORT
`CONTROL METHOD
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`TECHNICAL FIELD
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`invention relates to a user interface and
`The present
`vibration generation mechanism of an electronic device.
`
`BACKGROUND ART
`
`PDAs(personal digital assistants), personal computers,
`ATMs(automatic teller machines), and other various types
`of electronic devices have, for example, operation buttons or
`keyboards, touch panels, and other user interfaces. Users use
`these user interfaces to perform operation inputs to the
`electronic equipment, such as inputting words andselecting
`a processing to be executed.
`In the case of a portable electronic device provided with
`a keyboard or operation buttons, however, keys or operation
`buttons are of a reduced size, weight, and thickness to
`conform with an overall reduction in size, weight, and
`thickness of the device; and, consequently, a user may not be
`able to feel
`that a button has been fully depressed. To
`confirm if depression of keys or operation buttons has been
`received in a portable electronic device, a user must view
`contents of a display of a screen of the device.
`In the case of an electronic device provided with a touch
`panel, a user uses his or her fingertip or an attached pen to
`operate a touch panel. However,if the fingertip or pen is not
`properly pointed at the touch panel, or the touch panelis not
`pressed with sufficient force, the operation will be invalid.
`To confirm whether a touch operation on a touch panel has
`been received by an electronic device, as in the above case,
`a user must view contents of the display.
`There are other types of electronic devices which report to
`a user, by way of a beep soundandthelike, that an operation
`input has been received, but such an audio report is almost
`completely ineffective in a noisy environment such as in a
`street.
`
`DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
`
`invention is to provide an
`An object of the present
`electronic device, a vibration generator, a vibration-type
`reporting method, and a report control method enabling a
`user to easily confirm without viewing a screen receipt of an
`input operation or a response of the electronic device with
`respect to an operation input.
`To achieve the above object, the present invention pro-
`vides an electronic device having an operating unit for
`receiving an operation input, a vibration generator for
`imparting vibration to a hand-touched portion of the elec-
`tronic device, and vibration control means for causing the
`vibration generator to generate vibration when it is detected
`that an operation input
`in the operating unit has been
`received. Further, the present invention provides a vibration-
`type reporting method for an electronic device whereby a
`vibration generator provided in the electronic device is
`caused to vibrate, which vibration is transmitted to a hand-
`touched portion whenit is detected that an operation input
`to the operating unit is received.
`According to the present invention, the electronic device
`reports to a user that an operation input has been received,
`by causing the hand-touchedportion ofthe electronic device
`to vibrate.
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`invention provides an electronic
`the present
`Further,
`device provided with an operating unit for receiving an
`operation input, a vibration generator for imparting vibration
`to the operating unit, and vibration control meansfor caus-
`ing vibration from the vibration generator in the case of
`detecting that an operation input to the operating unit is
`received,
`the vibration generator being provided with a
`weight, a support member supporting the weight to allow it
`to reciprocate, and connected to the operating unit or a base
`member of the vibration generator in contact with the
`operating unit; and excitation generating means for impart-
`ing excitation to make the weight reciprocate. Further, the
`present
`invention provides
`a vibration-type reporting
`method in an electronic device comprising driving a vibra-
`tion generator provided in the electronic device whenit is
`detected that an operation input to an operating unit
`is
`received, and having the vibration generator cause recipro-
`cation of a weight connected to the operating unit or a base
`member of the vibration generator in contact with the
`operating unit to cause vibration in the operating unit.
`According to the present invention, the electronic device
`reports to a user that an operation input has been received by
`causing vibration at the operating unit.
`Further,
`the present
`invention provides an electronic
`device provided with an operating unit for receiving an
`operation input, a vibration generator for imparting vibration
`to a user, and vibration control means for causing vibration
`from the vibration generator in the case of detecting that
`execution of processing instructed by an operation input to
`the operating unit has ended. Further, the present invention
`provides a vibration-type reporting method in an electronic
`device comprising causing vibration from a vibration gen-
`erator provided in the electronic device to give vibration to
`the userin the case of detecting that execution of processing
`instructed by an operation input to the operating unit has
`ended.
`
`According to the present invention, the electronic device
`reports to a user by vibration that the execution of processing
`instructed by operation input has ended.
`Further,
`the present
`invention provides an electronic
`device provided with an operating unit for receiving an
`operation input, a first vibration generator for imparting
`vibration to the operating unit, a second vibration generator
`for imparting vibration to a hand-touched portion of the
`electronic device, and vibration control means for causing
`vibration from at least one ofthe first vibration generator and
`the secondvibration generator designated in advance by the
`user in the case of detecting that an operation input to the
`operating unit has been received. Further, the present inven-
`tion provides a vibration-type reporting method in an elec-
`tronic device comprising causing vibration from at least one
`of a first vibration generator for imparting vibration to the
`operating unit and a second vibration generator imparting
`vibration to a hand-touched portion of the electronic device
`designated in advance by the user in the case of detecting
`that an operation input
`to the operating unit has been
`received, the first and second vibration generators being
`provided in the electronic device.
`According to the present invention, the electronic device
`reports to the user that an operation input has been received
`by causing vibration at a location designated by the user in
`advance.
`invention provides an electronic
`the present
`Further,
`device provided with an operating unit for receiving an
`operation input, a first vibration generator for imparting
`vibration to the operating unit, a second vibration generator
`for imparting vibration to a hand-touched portion of the
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`electronic device, detecting means for detecting whether the
`electronic device is being held by a user, and vibration
`control means for selecting at least one of the first vibration
`generator and the second vibration generator in accordance
`with the results of detection of the detecting means and
`causing vibration to be generated from the selected vibration
`generator in the case of detecting that an operation input to
`the operating unit has been received. Further, the present
`invention provides a vibration-type reporting method in an
`electronic device comprising selecting at least one ofa first
`vibration generator for imparting vibration to an operating
`unit and a second vibration generator for imparting vibration
`to a hand-touched portion of the electronic device provided
`in the electronic device and causing vibration to be gener-
`ated from the selected vibration generator to give vibration
`to the user in the case of detecting that an operation input to
`the operating unit has been received.
`According to the present invention, the electronic device
`reports to the user that an operation input has been received
`by causing vibration at a different location in accordance
`with whether the electronic device is being held by the user.
`Further,
`the present
`invention provides an electronic
`device provided with a display panel over which a touch
`panel is superposed, a vibration generator set in the display
`panel, an elastic member comprised using an elastic body for
`supporting the display panel
`in a vibratable manner by
`vibration generated from the vibration generator, and vibra-
`tion control means for causing vibration to be generated
`from the vibration generator in the case of detecting that a
`touch operation on the touch panel has been received, the
`vibration generator provided with a weight, a support mem-
`ber supporting the weight soas to allow it to reciprocate, and
`connected to the display panel or a base member of the
`vibration generator in contact with the display panel, and
`excitation generating means for imparting excitation for
`making the weight reciprocate.
`According to the present invention, the electronic device
`reports to the user that a touch operation has been received
`by causing vibration at the touch panel together with the
`display panel.
`invention provides an electronic
`Further,
`the present
`device provided with a display panel over which a touch
`panel is superposed, a vibration generator supporting the
`display panel and imparting vibration to the display panel,
`and vibration control means for causing vibration to be
`generated from the vibration generator in the case of detect-
`ing that a touch operation on the touch panel has been
`received, the vibration generator provided with a weight, a
`support member supporting the weight so as to allow it to
`reciprocate, and connected to the display panel or a base
`member of the vibration generator in contact with the
`display panel, and excitation generating meansfor imparting
`excitation for making the weight reciprocate.
`According to the present invention, the electronic device
`reports to the user that a touch operation has been received
`by causing vibration at the touch panel together with the
`display panel.
`invention provides an electronic
`Further,
`the present
`device provided with a display, a touch panel covering the
`display screen of the display, a vibration generator provided
`between the display and the touch panel, supporting the
`touch panel on the display screen, and imparting vibration to
`the touch panel, and vibration control means for causing
`vibration to be generated from the vibration generator in the
`case of detecting that a touch operation on the touch panel
`has been received.
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`According to the present invention, the electronic device
`reports to the user that a touch operation has been received
`by causing the touch panel to vibrate.
`Further,
`the present
`invention provides an electronic
`device provided with a display, a touch panel covering a
`display screen ofthe display, a vibration generator placed at
`the touch panel and imparting vibration to the touch panel,
`a vibration absorbing memberprovided betweenthe display
`and the touch panel and absorbing a vibration component
`which would be transferred to the display in vibration
`components generated from the vibration generator, and
`vibration control means for causing vibration to be gener-
`ated from the vibration generator in the case of detecting that
`a touch operation on the touch panel has been received.
`According to the present invention, the electronic device
`reports to the user that a touch operation has been received
`by causing only the touch panel on the display screen to
`vibrate.
`invention provides an electronic
`the present
`Further,
`device provided with an operating unit for receiving an
`operation input, a vibration generatorat least a part of which
`is provided exposed to the outside from a housing of the
`electronic device and imparting vibration directly to the
`user, and vibration control means for causing vibration to be
`generated from the vibration generator in the case of detect-
`ing that an operation input to the operating unit has been
`received.
`According to the present invention, the electronic device
`reports that a touch operation has been received by directly
`imparting vibration to the user from the vibration generator.
`Further,
`the present
`invention provides an electronic
`device provided with an operating unit for receiving an
`operation input, a vibration generator for imparting vibration
`to part of a housing of the electronic device different from
`the operating unit, and vibration control means for identi-
`fying a type of operation input and causing vibration to be
`generated from the vibration generator by a vibration mode
`linked with the type of the operation input in the case of
`detecting that an operation input to the operating unit has
`been received. Further,
`the present invention provides a
`vibration-type reporting method in an electronic device
`comprising identifying the type of operation input, causing
`vibration to be generated from a vibration generator pro-
`vided in the electronic device by a vibration mode linked
`with the type of the operation input, and causing part of a
`housing ofthe electronic device different from the operating
`unit to vibrate.
`
`According to the present invention, the electronic device
`reports to the user that an operation input has been received
`by causing part of the housing different from the operating
`unit to vibrate by a vibration mode in accordance with the
`type of the operation input.
`Further,
`the present
`invention provides an electronic
`device provided with an operating unit for receiving an
`operation input, a vibration generator for imparting vibration
`to part of a housing of the electronic device different from
`the operating unit, changing means for changing a value of
`a parameter for controlling the electronic device in accor-
`dance with operation input to the operating unit, and vibra-
`tion control means for causing vibration to be generated
`from the vibration generator by a vibration modelinked with
`a value of a parameter changed by the changing means by
`the operation input in the case of detecting that an operation
`input on the operating unit changing the value of a parameter
`has been received.
`According to the present invention, the electronic device
`reports to the user that an operation input changing the value
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`of a parameter has been received by causing part of the
`housing different from the operating unit to vibrate by a
`vibration mode in accordance with the changed value of a
`parameter.
`invention provides an electronic
`the present
`Further,
`device provided with an operating unit for receiving an
`operation input, a vibration generator for imparting vibration
`to the operating unit, and vibration control means for iden-
`tifying a type of the operation input and causing vibration to
`be generated from the vibration generator by a vi