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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2012
Tomohiro Sudou, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Tsuruta, Yokohama, JP;
Atsuo Chiba, Yokohama, JP;
Motoaki Abe, Yokohama, JP;
Nayu Nomachi, Yokohama, JP;
Hisae Honma, Yokohama, JP;
Tomohiro Sudou, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Tsuruta, Yokohama, JP;
Atsuo Chiba, Yokohama, JP;
Motoaki Abe, Yokohama, JP;
Nayu Nomachi, Yokohama, JP;
Hisae Honma, Yokohama, JP;
KYOCERA Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
The tactile sensation providing device according to the present invention includes a touch sensor () that detects contact, a tactile sensation providing unit () that provides a tactile sensation to a contacting object in contact with the touch sensor (), and a control unit () that controls the tactile sensation providing unit (), when the touch sensor () detects a slide operation by the contacting object, to provide the tactile sensation continuously while varying the tactile sensation provided to the contacting object during the slide operation in accordance with a position of the contacting object during the slide operation, whereby can provide the user's finger, when detecting a slide operation by a user, with a tactile sensation that varies during the slide operation in accordance with the position of the user's finger during the slide operation.