Patent ID: 11900793
Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A thermal stimulus presentation device comprising:
a presentation unit, implemented using one or more computing devices, configured to present a thermal stimulus within a mouth of a user;
a receiving unit including a circuit and configured to receive notification information that notified the user; and
a control unit, implemented using one or more computing devices, configured to, based on the notification information being received, control the thermal stimulus of the presentation unit,
wherein the presentation unit is configured to present the thermal stimulus within the mouth in accordance with the control of the control unit,
wherein the presentation unit includes a plurality of thermoelectric elements arranged along an axis, and
wherein controlling the thermal stimulus of the presentation unit comprises sequentially applying an electrical current to the plurality of thermoelectric elements along the axis, to thereby guide the user in a direction in which the electrical current is applied.