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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2022
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Nakagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Ikuo Yamano, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Hirata, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuichi Machida, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoichi Nishimaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus provide for controlling an operating device, where the operating device includes: (i) a grip part to be gripped by a user; and (ii) an operation part for activation by a finger of the user gripping the grip part, and where the operation part includes: (i) a movable part capable of moving from a resting position toward another position in response to a force applied by the finger of the user, (ii) a biasing element operating to urge the movable part toward the resting position, and (iii) a motorized assembly operating to receive a drive signal and apply a force to the movable part in an opposite direction of the force applied by the finger of the user.