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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Takayuki Shinozaki, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Tomizu, Yokohama, JP;
Takayuki Shinozaki, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Tomizu, Yokohama, JP;
KYOCERA Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
The tactile sensation providing apparatusincludes a contact detection unit, a tactile sensation providing unitfor providing a tactile sensation to the contacting object contacting the contact detection unit, a display unitfor displaying an input area and a cursor, and a control unitfor controlling the display unit. The cursor is moved based on the detected contact and the portion of the displayed input area is displaced based on the movement of the cursor. The control unitcontrols to cause a first tactile sensation to be provided when the portion of the input area is displaced as the cursor is moved, and a second tactile sensation to be provided when the edge of the input area is displayed as the portion of the input area is displaced, thereby notifying the operator of the results of the operation.