Tactile sensation providing apparatus and control method for tactile sensation providing apparatus

摘要

Dual chips exchange a signal indicating a pressing load detected for providing the tactile sensation such that application processing based on the load is performed. A tactile sensation providing apparatus includes a touch sensor, a load detection unit for detecting the load on the sensor for providing the tactile sensation, a tactile sensation providing unit for vibrating a touch face of the sensor, a tactile sensation provision control unit for controlling drive of the providing unit, and a main control unit for controlling performing an operation corresponding to the load. The main control unit transmits, to the provision control unit, a load detection instruction in activation of the application and a load stop instruction in closing the application. The provision control unit starts detecting the load upon receiving the detection instruction and stops detecting the load upon receiving the stop instruction.

主权项

1. A tactile sensation providing apparatus comprising:
a touch sensor; a load detection unit configured to detect at least one pressing load on the touch sensor for providing a tactile sensation; a tactile sensation providing unit configured to vibrate a touch face of the touch sensor; a tactile sensation provision control unit configured to control drive of the tactile sensation providing unit; and a main control unit configured to control an application for performing an operation corresponding to the at least one pressing load in consideration of the at least one pressing load received from the tactile sensation provision control unit, wherein the main control unit transmits, to the tactile sensation provision control unit, a pressing load detection instruction in activation of the application and a pressing load stop instruction in closing the application, wherein the tactile sensation providing apparatus remains in an operational state after closing the application, and the tactile sensation provision control unit starts detecting the at least one pressing load and notifies the main control unit of the at least one pressing load upon receiving the pressing load detection instruction from the main control unit and stops detecting the at least one pressing load upon receiving the pressing load stop instruction from the main control unit.