Patent ID: 9697705
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G06F,G08B,G09G,Y02D

Claim:
1. A tactile sensation providing apparatus comprising: a touch sensor; a tactile sensation providing unit configured to vibrate a touch face of the touch sensor; a tactile sensation provision controller configured to control drive of the tactile sensation providing unit; and a main controller configured to control an operation of the tactile sensation provision controller based on an output of the touch sensor, wherein the main controller determines whether an object is touching a predetermined area of the touch face based on the output of the touch sensor, and activates the tactile sensation provision controller from a non-active state when determining that the object is touching the predetermined area, or inactivates the tactile sensation provision controller from an active state when determining that the object is not touching the predetermined area, in the non-active state, the tactile sensation provision controller stops controlling detection of a pressing load and drive of a piezoelectric element, and in the active state, the tactile sensation provision controller drives the piezoelectric element and transmits a vibration notification to the main control unit.