Information transmission device and information transmission method
AssigneeKYOCERA Corporation
InventorMasaki Izawa
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Abstract
An information transmission device includes an information transmission unit configured to tactilely transmit text information, and at least one processor configured to control the information transmission unit. The information transmission unit includes a plurality of stimulation applying units configured to apply tactile stimulation to a touched part of a human body. The at least one processor is configured to control the information transmission unit such that stimulation applying units selected for forming a letter from among the plurality of stimulation applying units produce the tactile stimulation and the tactile stimulation produced by each of the selected stimulation applying units varies in a predetermined order.
Claims8
An information transmission device comprising:
- an information transmission unit configured to tactilely transmit information;
- at least one processor configured to control the information transmission unit,
- the information transmission unit including a plurality of electrode units each configured to provide electrical stimulation to a portion of a user's body in contact with the plurality of electrode units, the at least one processor being configured to control the information transmission unit so as to cause the plurality of electrode units to be activated in a predetermined order to provide the electrical stimulation;
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- a touch panel configured to detect a touch in an area where the plurality of electrode units are located, wherein the plurality of electrode units are transparent and overlay the touch panel, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to control the information transmission unit such that a letter is traced by the activation of the plurality of electrode units in the predetermined order.
An information transmission method through use of an information transmission unit including a plurality of electrode units configured to provide electrical stimulation to a portion of a user's body in contact with the plurality of electrode units, the information transmission method comprising:
- selecting electrode units from the plurality of electrode units to provide the electrical stimulation;
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- controlling each of the selected electrode units so as to cause the selected electrode units to be activated in a predetermined order so as to provide the electrical stimulation in a predetermined manner;
- detecting a touch in an area of a touch panel where the plurality of electrode units are located, wherein the plurality of electrode units are transparent and overlay the touch panel;
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- controlling the plurality of electrode units such that a letter is traced by the activation of the plurality of electrode units in the predetermined order.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.