Patent ID: 9256287
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A tactile sensation providing apparatus, comprising: a contact detection unit configured to detect a contact by a contacting object; a tactile sensation providing unit configured to provide a tactile sensation to the contacting object in contact with the contact detection unit; a display unit configured to display an input area in which a character is input and a cursor; and a control unit configured to control the display unit so that a position of the cursor is moved based on the contact detected by the contact detection unit and a portion of the input area displayed on the display unit is displaced, wherein the control unit controls the tactile sensation providing unit so that a first tactile sensation is provided when a portion of the input area displayed on the display unit is displaced as the position of the cursor is moved, and a second tactile sensation different from the first tactile sensation is provided when an edge of the input area is displayed on the display unit as the portion of the input area displayed on the display unit is displaced.