Patents Examined by Mark A Sagar
  • Patent number: 6171191
    Abstract: A system having a machine having the function of reproducing an information recording medium, in which the system executes a program recorded on the recording medium by sending a machine actuating command signal to the machine by user actuation and by receiving signals from the machine. The system includes a main body portion of a machine, and a control unit for controlling the machine connected to the main body portion of the machine. The control unit has a housing, a plurality of control sections mounted on the housing actuated by the user with fingers, and a vibration motor mounted via a vibration motor mounting portion provided in the housing. The vibration motor includes a motor casing, a shaft rotatably supported by the motor casing, and an eccentric member mounted on the shaft. The eccentric member has a rotor and a plurality of coils mounted on the rotor which is mounted on the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroki Ogata, Toru Akazawa, Akihisa Ono