Abstract: A control device that controls an electronic device including a top panel having an operation surface, a position detector that detects a position of operational input performed on the operation surface, and a first vibrating element that generates vibration in the top panel, the control device includes a first processor that outputs a first drive signal to the first vibrating element to drive the first vibrating element; a first capacitor inserted in series between the first vibrating element and the first processor; and a first differential amplifier that detects a first voltage of the first capacitor or the first vibrating element, wherein the first processor is configured to determine whether pressing operation to the top panel has been performed based on the first voltage detected by the first differential amplifier.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a top panel with an operation surface; a coordinate detector that detects coordinates of operational input performed on the operation surface; a vibrating element that generates vibration on the operation surface; a drive controller that drives the vibrating element with a drive signal that generates natural vibration in an ultrasonic band on the operation surface, the drive controller driving the vibrating element so that intensity of the natural vibration changes depending on a position of the operational input on the operation surface and a degree of temporal change in the position; and a reflector disposed on the operation surface side of the top panel and having a reflective surface that reflects ultrasonic waves radiated from the top panel.

Abstract: A drive control device being configured to provide a signal to an electronic device, the electronic device including a top panel having an operation surface, and a position detection circuit configured to detect a position of an operational input performed on the operation surface, and a vibrating element configured to generate vibration in the operation surface, the drive control device comprising: processor circuitry configured to execute a drive control processing that includes driving the vibrating element of the electronic device with a drive signal, the drive signal being configured to cause the vibrating element to generate natural vibration in the operation surface and being obtained by modulating a waveform signal of a first frequency in an ultrasonic band with a modulation signal of a second frequency having a difference from the first frequency, the difference being able to be sensed by a tactile receptor of a human.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a top panel with an operation surface; a coordinate detector that detects coordinates of operational input performed on the operation surface; a vibrating element that generates vibration on the operation surface; a drive controller that drives the vibrating element with a drive signal that generates natural vibration in an ultrasonic band on the operation surface, the drive controller driving the vibrating element so that intensity of the natural vibration changes depending on a position of the operational input on the operation surface and a degree of temporal change in the position; and a reflector disposed on the operation surface side of the top panel and having a reflective surface that reflects ultrasonic waves radiated from the top panel.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a top panel configured to have an operation surface; a detection circuit configured to detect a position of an operation input on the operation surface; a vibrating circuit configured to be attached to the top panel to generate vibration on the operation surface; a control circuit configured to drive the vibrating circuit by a driving signal for generating natural vibration of an ultrasonic wave band on the operation surface, in which the driving of the vibrating circuit is performed such that an intensity of the natural vibration changes in accordance with the position of the operation input to the operation surface and a temporal change degree of the position; and a damping member configured to abut against a position that corresponds to a node of a standing wave generated by the natural vibration on a surface opposite to the operation surface of the top panel.

Abstract: A drive controller includes a pulse generator configured to generate a pulse width modulation signal by modifying a period of at least one cycle of a plurality of cycles of the pulse width modulation signal for synchronizing the plurality of cycles of the pulse width modulation signal with one cycle of a drive signal, and a drive circuit configured to generate the drive signal based on the pulse width modulation signal generated by the pulse generator, and drive a vibration element coupled to a panel of an electronic device on a basis of the generated drive signal for generating vibration in an ultrasonic band on the panel.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: drive a vibrating element of an electronic device, which includes a top panel that has an operation surface, a position detection circuit that detects a position of an operational input performed on the operation surface, and the vibrating element that generates vibration on the operation surface, with a first drive signal that generates a first natural vibration in an ultrasonic band on the operation surface when the operational input is performed on the operation surface; and drive the vibrating element with a second drive signal that generates vibration in a frequency band perceivable by a human sensory organ on the operation surface when the vibrating element is driven for a predetermined time.

Abstract: A control device that controls an electronic device including a top panel having an operation surface, a position detector that detects a position of operational input performed on the operation surface, and a first vibrating element that generates vibration in the top panel, the control device includes a first processor that outputs a first drive signal to the first vibrating element to drive the first vibrating element; a first capacitor inserted in series between the first vibrating element and the first processor; and a first differential amplifier that detects a first voltage of the first capacitor or the first vibrating element, wherein the first processor is configured to determine whether pressing operation to the top panel has been performed based on the first voltage detected by the first differential amplifier.

Abstract: A drive control device being configured to provide a signal to an electronic device, the electronic device including a top panel having an operation surface, and a position detection circuit configured to detect a position of an operational input performed on the operation surface, and a vibrating element configured to generate vibration in the operation surface, the drive control device comprising: processor circuitry configured to execute a drive control processing that includes driving the vibrating element of the electronic device with a drive signal, the drive signal being configured to cause the vibrating element to generate natural vibration in the operation surface and being obtained by modulating a waveform signal of a first frequency in an ultrasonic band with a modulation signal of a second frequency having a difference from the first frequency, the difference being able to be sensed by a tactile receptor of a human.

Abstract: A drive controller includes a pulse generator configured to generate a pulse width modulation signal by modifying a period of at least one cycle of a plurality of cycles of the pulse width modulation signal for synchronizing the plurality of cycles of the pulse width modulation signal with one cycle of a drive signal, and a drive circuit configured to generate the drive signal based on the pulse width modulation signal generated by the pulse generator, and drive a vibration element coupled to a panel of an electronic device on a basis of the generated drive signal for generating vibration in an ultrasonic band on the panel.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a top panel having a manipulation surface; a position detector configured to detect a position of a manipulation input performed on the manipulation surface; a vibrating element; and a drive controlling part configured to drive the vibrating element for generating a natural vibration in an ultrasound frequency band at the manipulation surface such that an intensity of the natural vibration is changed in accordance with the position of the manipulation input performed on the manipulation surface and a time change degree of the position, wherein a width of the vibrating element in a direction in which an amplitude of the natural vibration changes is set based on a ratio between a flexural rigidity of the top panel and a flexural rigidity of the top panel and the vibrating element at a portion where the vibrating element is attached to the top panel.

Abstract: A game controller includes a housing; a top panel disposed on an opening portion of the housing and having a manipulation input surface; a position detector configured to detect a position of a manipulation input performed on the manipulation input surface; a vibrating element configured to generate a vibration in the manipulation input surface of the top panel; and a drive controlling part configured to drive the vibrating element by using a driving signal causing the vibrating element to generate a natural vibration in an ultrasound-frequency-band in the manipulation input surface.

Abstract: An electronic device can provide a satisfactory tactile sensation by Fourier-transforming a first image including brightness information, to obtain a first spatial-frequency distribution of the brightness, obtaining a second spatial-frequency distribution by multiplying the first spatial-frequency distribution by a coefficient depending on the first image size, obtaining a first time-frequency distribution based on the second spatial-frequency distribution and an input operation speed, filtering the first time-frequency distribution through a filter in which the transmittance for a frequency band detectable by Pacini's corpuscles is reduced, to obtain a second time-frequency distribution, converting the second time-frequency distribution into a third spatial-frequency distribution, based on the coefficient and the predetermined speed, inverse-Fourier-transforming the third spatial-frequency distribution, to obtain a second image, and driving a vibration element by a drive signal that has an amplitude accordin

Abstract: A tactile sensation providing apparatus includes: a housing; N (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2) vibrators attached to the housing, having resonance frequencies different from each other and configured to vibrate the housing; and a drive controller configured to simultaneously drive the N vibrators with N drive signals that vibrate the N respective vibrators in a resonance state, wherein the N drive signals cause the housing to generate reciprocating vibration by simultaneously driving the N respective vibrators, the reciprocating vibration having different speeds in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a top panel configured to have an operation surface; a detection circuit configured to detect a position of an operation input on the operation surface; a vibrating circuit configured to be attached to the top panel to generate vibration on the operation surface; a control circuit configured to drive the vibrating circuit by a driving signal for generating natural vibration of an ultrasonic wave band on the operation surface, in which the driving of the vibrating circuit is performed such that an intensity of the natural vibration changes in accordance with the position of the operation input to the operation surface and a temporal change degree of the position; and a damping member configured to abut against a position that corresponds to a node of a standing wave generated by the natural vibration on a surface opposite to the operation surface of the top panel.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a top panel having a manipulation surface; a coordinate detector configured to detect coordinates of a manipulation input performed on the manipulation surface; a first vibrating element; and a drive controlling part configured to drive the first vibrating element by using a driving signal for generating a natural vibration in an ultrasound frequency band of the manipulation surface, the drive controlling part being configured to drive the vibrating element such that an intensity of the natural vibration changes in accordance with a position of the manipulation input and in accordance with a degree of time change of the position, wherein the top panel has a periodic structure whose thickness changes in a periodic manner in accordance with a period of a standing wave in a direction in which antinodes and nodes of the standing wave generated by the natural vibration are arrayed.

Abstract: An electronic device can provide a satisfactory tactile sensation by Fourier-transforming a first image including brightness information, to obtain a first spatial-frequency distribution of the brightness, obtaining a second spatial-frequency distribution by multiplying the first spatial-frequency distribution by a coefficient depending on the first image size, obtaining a first time-frequency distribution based on the second spatial-frequency distribution and an input operation speed, filtering the first time-frequency distribution through a filter in which the transmittance for a frequency band detectable by Pacini's corpuscles is reduced, to obtain a second time-frequency distribution, converting the second time-frequency distribution into a third spatial-frequency distribution, based on the coefficient and the predetermined speed, inverse-Fourier-transforming the third spatial-frequency distribution, to obtain a second image, and driving a vibration element by a drive signal that has an amplitude accordin

Abstract: A drive control apparatus that drives a vibrating element of an electronic device including a touch panel and the vibrating element generating a vibration in a manipulation input surface of the touch panel, including, a drive controller being configured to drive the vibrating element by using a drive signal causing the vibrating element to generate a natural vibration in an ultrasound-frequency-band in the manipulation input surface, the drive controller being configured to drive the vibrating element so as to switch the natural vibration between a strong level and a weak level in accordance with a travel distance of a position of a manipulation input performed onto the manipulation input surface.

Abstract: An electronic device include a top panel including an operation surface; a position detector to detect the position of an input operation; first and second vibration elements placed in first and second areas of an operation surface to generate a natural vibration selectively in the first and second areas, respectively; a memory to store first data in which coordinates of the first area, the first vibration element, the first drive signal, and a first voice guidance are associated, and coordinates of the second area, the second vibration element, the second drive signal, and a second voice guidance are associated; and a controller, in response to multiple input operations, to drive the first vibration element by the first drive signal such that a strength of the natural vibration varies depending on a change rate of a position of the input operation, and to output the first voice guidance.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a top panel having a manipulation surface; a position detector configured to detect a position of a manipulation input performed on the manipulation surface; a vibrating element; and a drive controlling part configured to drive the vibrating element for generating a natural vibration in an ultrasound frequency band at the manipulation surface such that an intensity of the natural vibration is changed in accordance with the position of the manipulation input performed on the manipulation surface and a time change degree of the position, wherein a width of the vibrating element in a direction in which an amplitude of the natural vibration changes is set based on a ratio between a flexural rigidity of the top panel and a flexural rigidity of the top panel and the vibrating element at a portion where the vibrating element is attached to the top panel.