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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Takuma Ikeda, Aichi, JP;
Hiroyuki Onitsuka, Gifu, JP;
Takahiro Ono, Aichi, JP;
Masaaki Sumi, Gifu, JP;
Assignee:
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/16 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); H04R 1/02 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operation switch unit attached to a game machine includes a spin button that receives an input operation of an operator, an input detector that detects that the input operation of the operator is performed, and a controller that controls a directional speaker such that the directional speaker emits a directional sound, which does not spread uniformly but has directionality, to the operator as a notification that an operation input is performed based on a detection signal from the input detector.