# US 11,307,662 B2 · Haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, haptic-feedback presenting system, and haptic-feedback presenting method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,307,662 B2 - Document ID: US11307662B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/914,951 - Filed: 2020-06-29 - Published: 2020-10-22 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2016-08-19 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Corporation - Inventors: Akira Ono; Ryo Yokoyama; Tetsuya Naruse; Mikio Takenaka; Ryosuke Murakami; Hideaki Hayashi; Mioko Ambe; Ryosuke Takeuchi; Kazutoshi Ohno; Seiji Muramatsu; Tetsuya Takahashi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11307662B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/016: {Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user} - G06F 3/041: Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means - G09B 21/00: Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute (audible presentation of material to be studied G09B5/04; devices or methods for replacing direct visual or auditory perception by another kind of perception A61F9/08, A61F11/04; audible indication of meter readings or of colour G01D7/12; watches for blind persons G04B25/02; speech analysis, speech recognition G10L; sound-recording or reproducing, per se G11B) - G09B 21/003: {using tactile presentation of the information, e.g. Braille displays} - G09B 21/006: {using audible presentation of the information} - G09B 29/00: Maps; Plans; Charts; Diagrams, e.g. route diagram (star maps G09B27/04; devices for holding or supporting maps A47B97/02; for computing purposes G06G1/14, G09B1/16; display boards G09F) - G09B 29/007: {using computer methods} - G09B 29/10: Map spot or coordinate position indicators; Map reading aids (optical projection apparatus per se G03B) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B) ## Abstract An object of the present technology is to provide a haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, a haptic-feedback presenting system, and a haptic-feedback presenting method capable of presenting information mapped in space without vision and audition. A haptic-feedback presenting apparatus according to the present technology includes a mapping-information acquisition part, a region detection part, and a haptic-feedback arithmetic part. The mapping-information acquisition part acquires mapping information that is information mapped in space. The region detection part sets a detection-target region, and determines whether or not the mapping information included in the detection-target region satisfies a condition, such as being a threshold or more. The haptic-feedback arithmetic part calculates a haptic feedback to be presented to a user on the basis of a determination result from the region detection part. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A haptic-feedback presenting system, comprising: a mapping-information acquisition part acquiring mapping information in space; a position detection part detecting a position of a user; a region detection part setting a detection-target region and determining whether or not the mapping information included in the detection-target region satisfies a condition that is appointed by the user or a predetermined range; a haptic-feedback arithmetic part calculating a haptic feedback to be presented to the user on a basis of a determination result from the region detection part; and a haptic-feedback presenting part presenting the haptic feedback to the user in a first direction, wherein the haptic-feedback arithmetic part determines the first direction different from a direction towards the mapping information with respect to the user in a case that the mapping information included in the detection-target region satisfies the condition. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The haptic-feedback presenting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the haptic-feedback arithmetic part presents the haptic feedback to the user in a case that the mapping information included in the detection-target region is a threshold or more, and presents no haptic feedback to the user in a case that the mapping information included in the detection-target region is less than the threshold. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The haptic-feedback presenting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the haptic-feedback arithmetic part calculates the haptic feedback to be presented to the user depending on a difference between the mapping information that is included in the detection-target region and is the threshold or more, and the threshold. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The haptic-feedback presenting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the haptic-feedback arithmetic part determines a predetermined region, a center of which is the position of the user, as the detection-target region. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The haptic-feedback presenting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an attitude detection part detecting an attitude of the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, wherein the haptic-feedback arithmetic part calculates the haptic feedback to be presented to the user on a basis of the mapping information that is included in the detection-target region and is in the predetermined range. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The haptic-feedback presenting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the haptic feedback is an oscillation that causes the user to feel that the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus is pulled in the first direction. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The haptic-feedback presenting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mapping information includes first mapping information and second mapping information, and the haptic-feedback arithmetic part calculates a first haptic feedback as the haptic feedback to be presented to the user in a case that the first mapping information included in the detection-target region is a threshold or more, and calculates a second haptic feedback as the haptic feedback to be presented to the user in a case that the second mapping information included in the detection-target region is the threshold or more. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The haptic-feedback presenting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detection-target region satisfies the condition that is appointed by the user. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The haptic-feedback presenting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detection-target region satisfies the predetermined range. ### Claim 10 A haptic-feedback presenting method, comprising: acquiring mapping information in space; detecting a position of a user; setting a detection-target region and determining whether or not the mapping information included in the detection-target region satisfies a condition that is appointed by the user or a predetermined range; calculating a haptic feedback to be presented to the user on a basis of a determination result from the region detection part; and presenting the haptic feedback to the user in a first direction, wherein the first direction different from a direction towards the mapping information with respect to the user in a case that the mapping information included in the detection-target region satisfies the condition. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The haptic-feedback presenting method according to claim 10, further comprising presenting the haptic feedback to the user in a case that the mapping information included in the detection-target region is a threshold or more, and presenting no haptic feedback to the user in a case that the mapping information included in the detection-target region is less than the threshold. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The haptic-feedback presenting method according to claim 11, further comprising calculating the haptic feedback to be presented to the user depending on a difference between the mapping information that is included in the detection-target region and is the threshold or more, and the threshold. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The haptic-feedback presenting method according to claim 10, further comprising determining a predetermined region, a center of which is the position of the user, as the detection-target region. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The haptic-feedback presenting method according to claim 10, further comprising detecting an attitude of the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus; and calculating the haptic feedback to be presented to the user on a basis of the mapping information that is included in the detection-target region and is in the predetermined range. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The haptic-feedback presenting method according to claim 10, wherein the haptic feedback is an oscillation that causes the user to feel that the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus is pulled in the first direction. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The haptic-feedback presenting method according to claim 10, wherein the mapping information includes first mapping information and second mapping information, and further comprising calculating a first haptic feedback as the haptic feedback to be presented to the user in a case that the first mapping information included in the detection-target region is a threshold or more, and calculating a second haptic feedback as the haptic feedback to be presented to the user in a case that the second mapping information included in the detection-target region is the threshold or more.