# US 11,308,772 B2 · Haptic information presentation system

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- Number: US 11,308,772 B2
- Document ID: US11308772B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/534,155
- Filed: 2019-08-07
- Published: 2020-02-27
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2015-10-05
- Assignees: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Norio Nakamura; Natsuo Koda; Yosuke Iizuka
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11308772B2

## CPC

- G08B 6/00: Tactile signalling systems, e.g. tactile personal calling systems
- G06F 3/016: {Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user}
- G06F 3/0346: with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a three-dimensional [3D] space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
- G06F 3/03542: {Light pens for emitting or receiving light}
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A tactile force information presenting system includes: a tactile force presenting device that generates the stimulus; a drive device that drives the tactile force presenting device; and a tactile force non-presenting device that does not generate said stimulus to an operator, and the tactile force presenting device presents the tactile force to the operator.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A vibration stimulus presentation device, comprising:
a stimulus presenting section and a stimulus non-presenting section and a stimulus presentation separating device which prevents a transmission of the physical quantity from the stimulus presenting section to the stimulus non-presenting section, and
a vibration body disposed in a freely moveable manner in the stimulus presenting section or disposed to vibrate independently or dependently from the stimulus presenting section,
wherein the stimulus presenting section is configured to present stimulus by utilizing that a sensory characteristic for the quantity of stimulus applied to at least one of an object operating for human or an object to be operated is at least one of non-linear or sensory illusion, and a sensory quantity may not exist physically, and
wherein the stimulus non-presenting section accommodates a control unit and does not accommodate the vibration body,
wherein the vibration body is disposed in the stimulus presenting section, and
wherein a material with low friction is provided between the vibration body and an inside surface of the stimulus presenting section.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The vibration stimulus presentation device according to claim 1, wherein the sensory illusion of human and object comprises at least one of (1) the sensory illusion of at least one of an object to be operated to human or an object to be operated by human, or (2) the sensory illusion of human presented by at least one of an object to be operated or an object operating for human.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The vibration stimulus presentation device according to claim 1, wherein the vibration body is in friction contact with an inner surface of the stimulus presenting section.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The vibration stimulus presentation device according to claim 1, wherein the quantity of stimulus comprises at least one of a position, a velocity, an acceleration, a shape, a displacement, a deformation, an amplitude, a rotation, a vibration, a force, a toque, a humidity, a temperature, a viscosity, or an elasticity.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The vibration stimulus presentation device according to claim 1, wherein the stimulus presentation separating device comprises a stimulus presentation separating section.

### Claim 6

A vibration stimulus presentation device, comprising:
a stimulus presenting section and a stimulus non-presenting section and a stimulus presentation separating device which prevents a transmission of the physical quantity from the stimulus presenting section to the stimulus non-presenting section, and
a vibration body disposed in a not to be fixed manner in the stimulus presenting section or disposed to vibrate independently or dependently from the stimulus presenting section,
wherein the stimulus presenting section is configured to present stimulus by utilizing that a sensory characteristic for the quantity of stimulus applied to at least one of an object operating for human or an object to be operated is at least one of non-linear or sensory illusion, and a sensory quantity may not exist physically, and
wherein the stimulus non-presenting section accommodates a control unit and does not accommodate the vibration body,
wherein the vibration body is disposed in the stimulus presenting section, and
wherein a material with low friction is provided between the vibration body and an inside surface of the stimulus presenting section.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The vibration stimulus presentation device according to claim 6, wherein the sensory illusion of human and object comprises at least one of (1) the sensory illusion of at least one of an object to be operated to human or an object to be operated by human, or (2) the sensory illusion of human presented by at least one of an object to be operated or an object operating for human.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The vibration stimulus presentation device according to claim 6, wherein the vibration body is in friction contact with an inner surface of the stimulus presenting section.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The vibration stimulus presentation device according to claim 6, wherein the quantity of stimulus comprises at least one of a position, a velocity, an acceleration, a shape, a displacement, a deformation, an amplitude, a rotation, a vibration, a force, a toque, a humidity, a temperature, a viscosity, or an elasticity.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The vibration stimulus presentation device according to claim 6, wherein the stimulus presentation separating device comprises a stimulus presentation separating section.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The vibration stimulus presentation device according to claim 1, comprising:
a contact part configured to transmit physical quantity generated by the vibration body to a user, and
an opening,
wherein the contact part is exposed from the stimulus presenting section through the opening.

### Claim 12 (depends on 6)

The vibration stimulus presentation device according to claim 6, comprising:
a contact part configured to transmit physical quantity generated by the vibration body to a user, and
an opening,
wherein the contact part is exposed from the stimulus presenting section through the opening.
