Patent ID: 9489041
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. An input device, comprising: an operation portion configured to receive an input operation made by a user; a vibration portion configured to vibrate the operation portion; a detection portion configured to detect the input operation; and a controller configured to change a vibration condition of the vibration portion based on the input operation detected by the detection portion and present an elastic sense to the user by driving the vibration portion under the changing vibration condition; wherein the controller controls a movement of an operation target displayed on a screen based on the input operation, wherein the controller changes the vibration condition when a shape of an object displayed on the screen is changed by the operation target so as to present the elastic sense to the user, and wherein a frequency change of the vibration condition is based on a function f=pv+q, wherein: f is a frequency of the vibration portion, p and q are predetermined constants, v is a movement velocity of the operation target.