公开(公告)号：US20230280848A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US18316008

申请日：2023-05-11

Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.

Inventor： Takafumi AOKI ,  Takanori OKAMURA

IPC: G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G05G9/047

CPC classification number: G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G05G9/047 ,  G05G2009/04766

Abstract: This information processing system includes: a controller including a stick to be displaced from an initial position by a user's operation, restoring force imparting means applying a restoring force for returning a position of the displaced stick to the initial position, a resistance section using a magnetorheological fluid whose viscosity changes in accordance with an intensity of a magnetic field and which serves as a resistance when the stick is displaced from/to the initial position, and a magnetic field generation section which provides the magnetic field to the magnetorheological fluid; and a circuit capable of controlling the magnetic field generation section. The circuit changes the intensity of the magnetic field such that, when a displacement direction of the stick is a direction of approaching the initial position, the viscosity is greater than when the displacement direction is a direction of moving away from the initial position.

公开(公告)号：US20180028911A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15656240

申请日：2017-07-21

Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.

Inventor： Takafumi AOKI ,  Kei YAMASHITA

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/50 ,  A63F13/211

Abstract: A vibration control system includes a first vibration command generation module that generates first vibration data representing a first time waveform, a second vibration command generation module that generates second vibration data representing a second time waveform, a selection module that selects, when the first vibration data generated by the first vibration command generation module and the second vibration data generated by the second vibration command generation module are input, vibration data representing a time waveform greater in amplitude every prescribed period based on an amplitude of the first time waveform represented by the first vibration data and an amplitude of the second time waveform represented by the second vibration data, and a vibration control module that causes a terminal to vibrate based on the vibration data selected by the selection module.

公开(公告)号：US20180200620A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-19

申请号：US15867785

申请日：2018-01-11

Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kei YAMASHITA ,  Takafumi AOKI

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/92 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/50 ,  A63F13/235

CPC classification number: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/50 ,  A63F13/57 ,  A63F13/92

Abstract: A non-limiting example game apparatus comprises a main body apparatus functions as a vibration control apparatus and a first controller and a second controller that are attachable to or detachable from the main body apparatus. For example, the game apparatus is used in a first mode that two controller are attached to the main body apparatus, a second mode that the two controllers are detached from the main body apparatus and used independently, a third mode that the two controllers are detached from the main body apparatus and used with being connected integrally to each other, or a fourth mode that a third controller different from the two controllers is used. A vibration source and a reception portion of the vibration are set in a virtual space, and vibration generated from the vibration source is conveyed to the reception portion with being attenuated according to a situation in the virtual space. Attenuated vibration is generated in a vibration portion of the first or third controller, and attenuated vibration is generated in a vibration portion of the second or third controller.

公开(公告)号：US20170300022A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-19

申请号：US15444786

申请日：2017-02-28

Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kei YAMASHITA ,  Takafumi AOKI

IPC: G05B19/042 ,  A63F13/28 ,  G06F9/30

CPC classification number: G05B19/042 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/28 ,  A63F13/285 ,  G05B2219/39241 ,  G06F9/30032

Abstract: Vibration instruction data transmitted from another apparatus is received, data related to the vibration instruction data is stored in a memory, and a vibration apparatus is vibrated using the data stored in the memory. On the other hand, vibration state data indicating a vibration state of the vibration apparatus is generated, and the vibration state data is transmitted to the other apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US20240399244A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18805511

申请日：2024-08-14

Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Takafumi AOKI

IPC: A63F13/285

Abstract: A vibration control system includes: a reception section configured to receive eccentric motor drive data that is included in a program for an application and is for causing vibration of an eccentric motor vibration device; a vibration device for which a resonance frequency is higher than that of the eccentric motor vibration device and whose amplitude and frequency are controllable; and a vibration data generation section configured to generate vibration data for causing vibration of the vibration device based on the received eccentric motor drive data. The vibration data generation section generates the vibration data, which indicates a second waveform having an envelope with a change trend that correlates to a change trend of an envelope of a first waveform indicated by vibration of the eccentric motor vibration device vibrated by the eccentric motor drive data, the second waveform having a higher frequency than the first waveform.

公开(公告)号：US20230280849A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US18316018

申请日：2023-05-11

Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Takafumi AOKI ,  Takanori OKAMURA ,  Yuki TANIGUCHI ,  Hiroki IKUTA ,  Masaya TAKEI

IPC: G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G05G9/047

CPC classification number: G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G05G9/047 ,  G05G2009/04766

Abstract: This information processing system includes: a controller including an operation element, a restriction member, a resistance section using a magnetorheological fluid whose viscosity changes with an applied-magnetic-field intensity and which serves as a resistance corresponding to the viscosity when the position of the operation element is displaced, and a magnetic field generation section to provide the magnetic field; and a circuit capable of controlling the magnetic field generation section. In a first state, a movable area of a position of the operation element is restricted to a basic movable area. In a second state, the magnetic field generation section is controlled so that the viscosity becomes a first viscosity, when the operation element is in a first area, and so that the viscosity becomes a second viscosity when the operation element is in a second area.

公开(公告)号：US20180028910A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15656222

申请日：2017-07-21

Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.

Inventor： Takafumi AOKI ,  Kei YAMASHITA

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/50 ,  A63F13/24

CPC classification number: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/50 ,  A63F13/92

Abstract: A vibration control system includes a first vibration command generation module that generates first vibration data defined by a combination of a first frequency and a first amplitude, a second vibration command generation module that generates second vibration data defined by a combination of a second frequency and a second amplitude, a vibration data synthesis module that outputs third vibration data defined by a combination of a third frequency and a third amplitude, and a vibration control module that causes a terminal to vibrate based on the third vibration data. The vibration data synthesis module includes a first amplitude determination module that determines the third amplitude by adding the first amplitude and the second amplitude to each other and a frequency determination module that determines a frequency within a range from the first frequency to the second frequency as the third frequency.

公开(公告)号：US20250035754A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18913929

申请日：2024-10-11

Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.

Inventor： Tatsuya AJIMIZU ,  Yoshitaka TAMURA ,  Takafumi AOKI ,  Yuki FUKUSHIMA ,  Hiroshi YAMAMOTO

IPC: G01S7/481 ,  G01S7/48 ,  G01S17/08 ,  G01S17/89

Abstract: An information processing system includes: a station; a mobile body able to move with respect to the station; and at least one processor. The station has a first light source and a MEMS mirror driven two-dimensionally, and makes light beam from the first light source be reflected by the MEMS mirror while driving the MEMS mirror to be emitted to a space around the station so as to scan the space two-dimensionally by the light beam. The mobile body has a first photo sensor configured to detect reception of the light beam. At least one of the at least one processor is configured to identify a value of a direction parameter indicating a relative direction of the mobile body with respect to the station, based on a timing at which the first photo sensor detected reception of the light beam during the scan.

公开(公告)号：US20230280850A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US18316068

申请日：2023-05-11

Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.

Inventor： Takafumi AOKI ,  Takanori OKAMURA

IPC: G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G05G9/047

CPC classification number: G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G05G9/047 ,  G05G2009/04766

Abstract: This information processing system includes: a controller including an operation element to be displaced from an initial position by user's operation, a restoring force imparting section applying a restoring force for returning the displaced operation element to the initial position, a resistance section using a magnetorheological fluid whose viscosity changes with a magnetic-field intensity and which becomes resistance when the operation element is displaced from/to the initial position, and a magnetic field generation section which provides the magnetic field to the magnetorheological fluid; and a circuit capable of controlling the magnetic field generation section. The circuit controls a magnetic-field intensity so that the viscosity of the magnetorheological fluid periodically changes at least between a first viscosity state and a second viscosity state in which the viscosity is lower than in the first viscosity state so that the operation element returns to the initial position by the restoring force.

公开(公告)号：US20220274014A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-01

申请号：US17681043

申请日：2022-02-25

Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.

Inventor： Takafumi AOKI

IPC: A63F13/285

Abstract: A vibration control system includes: a reception section configured to receive eccentric motor drive data that is included in a program for an application and is for causing vibration of an eccentric motor vibration device; a vibration device for which a resonance frequency is higher than that of the eccentric motor vibration device and whose amplitude and frequency are controllable; and a vibration data generation section configured to generate vibration data for causing vibration of the vibration device based on the received eccentric motor drive data. The vibration data generation section generates the vibration data, which indicates a second waveform having an envelope with a change trend that correlates to a change trend of an envelope of a first waveform indicated by vibration of the eccentric motor vibration device vibrated by the eccentric motor drive data, the second waveform having a higher frequency than the first waveform.