WO2019220495A1 - Information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

An information processing device (10) is configured as follows: when an audio playback instruction that indicates the content of audio to be played back is received from an audio playback device (22), the information processing device causes a vibration device (23) to generate notification vibrations corresponding to the audio, such vibrations generated instead of generating the audio, or in addition to generating the audio. For each type of audio, the information processing device (10) receives beforehand, from a user, setting information that indicates whether to generate the notification vibrations, and in accordance with the setting information, determines whether to generate the notification vibrations.

Description

Information processing device

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for presenting voice and vibration to a user.

Generally, an information processing apparatus such as a home game machine is connected to an audio reproduction apparatus, and is presented to the user by reproducing audio such as various BGMs and sound effects from the audio reproduction apparatus. In addition, vibration may be presented to the user by operating a vibrating device that is used by being worn on or held by the user's body.

These sounds and vibrations may be difficult to detect by humans. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and one of its purposes is to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that are easy to use for those who are difficult to detect voice. .

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus connected to a sound reproduction apparatus and a vibration device, and a sound reception unit that receives a sound reproduction instruction that specifies the content of sound to be reproduced from the sound reproduction apparatus; A vibration control unit that causes the vibration device to generate a notification vibration corresponding to the sound instead of or in addition to the sound reproduction when the sound reproduction instruction is received; and the sound A setting reception unit that receives in advance setting information for designating whether to generate the notification vibration for each type, and the voice reception unit generates the notification vibration according to the setting information It is an information processing apparatus characterized by determining whether or not to perform.

An information processing method according to the present invention includes a step of receiving a sound reproduction instruction that specifies the content of sound to be reproduced from a sound reproduction device, and, when the sound reproduction instruction is received, instead of reproducing the sound, or In addition to the reproduction of the sound, a step of outputting a control signal for causing the vibration device to generate a notification vibration corresponding to the sound, and setting information for designating whether to generate the notification vibration for each type of the sound Is received from a user in advance, and a step of determining whether or not to generate the notification vibration is determined according to the setting information.

The program according to the present invention includes a step of accepting an audio reproduction instruction that specifies the content of audio to be reproduced from an audio reproduction device, and, when the audio reproduction instruction is accepted, instead of reproducing the audio or the audio In addition to the reproduction of the above, a step of outputting a control signal for causing the vibration device to generate a notification vibration corresponding to the sound, and setting information for designating whether to generate the notification vibration for each type of the sound And a step for determining whether to generate the notification vibration in accordance with the setting information. This program may be provided by being stored in a computer-readable non-transitory information storage medium.

It is a block diagram showing the example of a structure of the information processing system containing the information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram showing the function of the information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the flow of the process which the information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention performs. It is a figure which shows an example of the left vibration and right vibration before a synthesis | combination. It is a figure which shows an example of the vibration waveform of the synthetic | combination vibration which synthesize | combined the vibration shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows another example of the vibration waveform of the synthetic | combination vibration which synthesize | combined the vibration shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting screen which the information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention displays.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The information processing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an information processing device 10, a display device 21, a sound reproduction device 22, and a vibration device 23.

The information processing apparatus 10 is a home game machine, a portable game machine, a personal computer, or the like, and includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, and an interface unit 13, as shown in FIG. ing.

The control unit 11 includes a program control device such as a CPU, and executes various types of information processing according to programs stored in the storage unit 12. A specific example of processing executed by the control unit 11 will be described in detail later.

The storage unit 12 is a memory device or the like and holds a program executed by the control unit 11. This program may be provided by being stored in a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium and copied to the storage unit 12. The storage unit 12 also operates as a work memory for the control unit 11.

The interface unit 13 is an interface for transmitting and receiving data to and from the display device 21, the sound reproduction device 22, and the vibration device 23. The interface unit 13 may include a wired communication interface such as USB (Universal Serial Bus) or a wireless communication interface such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).

The display device 21 is a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like, and displays an image based on the video signal received from the information processing device 10 via the interface unit 13 on the screen. The display device 21 may be a head-mounted display device that is used by the user wearing the head. The audio reproduction device 22 is a speaker, headphones, or the like, and sounds a sound based on the audio signal received from the information processing device 10.

The vibration device 23 is a device that is used by being held by the user's hand or worn on the user's body. In the present embodiment, the vibration device 23 includes two vibration mechanisms 24. Specifically, the housing of the vibration device 23 includes a grip portion 25L for a user to hold with a left hand and a grip portion 25R for a user to hold with a right hand. Each of the vibration mechanisms 24R is built in the grip portion 25R. The vibration device 23 operates the vibration mechanism 24 based on the control signal received from the information processing apparatus 10, thereby presenting vibration to the left and right hands of the user. The vibration mechanism 24 may be various types of vibration generating elements such as a linear resonance actuator, a voice coil motor, and an eccentric motor. Further, the vibration device 23 may include various operation members such as operation buttons and levers to be operated by the user.

Hereinafter, functions realized by the information processing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The information processing apparatus 10 is functionally configured to include a voice / vibration instruction unit 31, a voice reproduction unit 32, a vibration control unit 33, and a setting reception unit 34. These functions are realized by the control unit 11 executing a program stored in the storage unit 12. This program may be provided to the information processing apparatus 10 via a communication network such as the Internet, or may be provided by being stored in a computer-readable non-transitory information storage medium such as an optical disk.

The voice / vibration instruction unit 31 may be realized, for example, when the control unit 11 executes an application program such as a game. Further, the present invention may be realized by a system program that performs various notifications to the user. The voice / vibration instruction unit 31 executes various processes according to user operation inputs and the like, and displays the processing results on the screen of the display device 21.

Further, the voice / vibration instruction unit 31 outputs a voice reproduction instruction for causing the voice reproduction device 22 to reproduce the voice according to the processing content. This audio reproduction instruction includes data for specifying the content of the reproduced audio (for example, data obtained by encoding an audio waveform of music, etc., data indicating the type of sound effect prepared in advance).

Further, the voice / vibration instruction unit 31 may output a vibration instruction for causing the vibration device 23 to generate vibration according to the processing content. This vibration instruction includes contents for designating what kind of waveform vibration is generated. The vibration instruction may be an instruction for generating vibrations having different contents for each of the two vibration mechanisms 24 included in the vibration device 23.

The voice reproduction unit 32 receives a voice reproduction instruction output from the voice / vibration instruction unit 31. Then, an audio signal for reproducing the audio corresponding to the content of the received audio reproduction instruction from the audio reproduction device 22 is generated and output to the audio reproduction device 22. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the sound reproducing unit 32 may output a vibration instruction for causing the vibration device 23 to generate vibrations according to the content of the sound reproduction instruction. A specific example of the process in which the sound reproduction unit 32 outputs a vibration instruction will be described later.

The vibration control unit 33 outputs a control signal for operating each vibration mechanism 24 built in the vibration device 23 according to the contents of the vibration instruction output from the sound / vibration instruction unit 31 and the sound reproduction unit 32. Output to 23. The vibration control unit 33 may output a sound reproduction instruction for causing the sound reproduction device 22 to reproduce sound according to the content of the vibration instruction. A specific example of the process in which the vibration control unit 33 outputs an audio reproduction instruction will be described later.

The setting receiving unit 34 receives setting information for designating operation contents of the sound reproducing unit 32 and the vibration control unit 33 from the user. The setting reception unit 34 stores the specified setting information in the storage unit 12 and holds it. The sound reproduction unit 32 and the vibration control unit 33 refer to the setting information held in the storage unit 12 and determine the operation content of itself.

Hereinafter, a specific example of the control content realized by the sound reproduction unit 32 and the vibration control unit 33 according to the setting information received by the setting receiving unit 34 will be described.

First, the control for generating the vibration corresponding to the content of the voice reproduction instruction when the voice reproduction unit 32 receives the voice reproduction instruction will be described.

When a user who is difficult to hear sound uses the information processing apparatus 10 or does not want to generate sound such as at night, the user can input a setting for generating vibration corresponding to sound. When the setting accepting unit 34 accepts such a setting, the audio reproducing unit 32 sends a vibration instruction for generating vibration corresponding to the audio reproducing instruction received from the audio / vibration instructing unit 31 to the vibration control unit 33. Output. Hereinafter, the vibration corresponding to the voice reproduction instruction is referred to as notification vibration. When the vibration control unit 33 generates the notification vibration, the information processing apparatus 10 can present vibration corresponding to the sound to the user instead of the sound reproduced from the sound reproducing device 22.

Note that, here, when the notification vibration is generated, the audio reproduction unit 32 does not perform audio reproduction control according to the audio reproduction instruction. As a result, when a sound reproduction instruction is accepted, only the notification vibration is generated without reproducing the sound. However, the sound reproducing unit 32 may output a vibration instruction for generating a notification vibration at the same time as performing sound reproduction control according to the sound reproduction instruction. In this case, when the voice / vibration instruction unit 31 outputs a voice reproduction instruction, in addition to the reproduction of the voice according to the instruction content, a notification vibration is also generated at the same time.

The sound reproducing unit 32 determines whether to generate the notification vibration according to the type of sound instructed by the sound reproduction instruction, instead of generating the notification vibration for all the sound reproduction instructions. . In order to make such a determination, tag information indicating the type of the sound is added to the sound reproduction instruction. When receiving the sound reproduction instruction, the sound reproduction unit 32 refers to the tag information added to the sound reproduction instruction and reproduces the instructed sound as it is from the sound reproduction device 22 or generates vibration to generate notification vibration. Determine whether to output instructions.

As a specific example, the tag information indicates whether the sound instructed by the sound reproduction instruction is a music such as BGM, a sound effect generated according to the content of the game, or a notification sound that notifies the occurrence of some event. It may be a thing. The setting reception unit 34 receives in advance setting information for designating which type of sound is targeted for notification vibration, and holds the setting information. In response to this setting information, for example, when the tag information indicates that the tag information is a piece of music, the sound reproducing unit 32 does not generate a notification vibration, and in response to the sound reproduction instruction of the sound effect or the notification sound, A notification vibration corresponding to the instruction is generated. In this way, it is possible to exclude the sound of music or the like that continues to ring continuously from the target of notification vibration, and set only the sound that is reproduced in a short time as the target of notification vibration.

The voice reproduction unit 32 may determine the content of the notification vibration (vibration waveform amplitude, waveform shape, etc.) based on the voice waveform included in the voice reproduction instruction. Specifically, the voice reproduction unit 32 generates vibration waveform data by using the voice waveform data indicating the contents of the voice as it is or by performing given conversion on the voice waveform data. In this case, given conversion of the audio waveform data is a process that shifts or compresses the frequency so that the waveform has a frequency that is easy to detect as vibration, and a band-pass filter that cuts a frequency that is difficult to detect as vibration. Etc. may be included. Thus, by determining the vibration waveform of the notification vibration based on the voice waveform data, it is possible to present to the user vibration similar to the voice that would have been played in response to the voice playback instruction.

Alternatively, the voice reproducing unit 32 may generate a vibration instruction for notification vibration using a vibration waveform prepared in advance according to the type of voice. As an example, it is assumed that tag information indicating what the notification sound indicates (notification sound type) is added to the sound reproduction instruction of the notification sound. Examples of the type of notification sound include the arrival of an email, the login of a friend, the achievement of a predetermined target by the progress of a game, and the like. A vibration pattern may be determined in advance for each type of notification sound. In this way, the user can grasp what event has occurred according to the vibration pattern.

Further, when the voice / vibration instruction unit 31 generates a notification sound, the notification content may be displayed on the screen of the display device 21 at the same time. When the voice reproduction unit 32 generates a notification vibration in response to the voice reproduction instruction instead of the voice reproduction, the voice / vibration instruction unit 31 may suppress the screen display of such notification contents. In particular, when a plurality of users each have the vibration device 23 and use the information processing apparatus 10 at the same time, when trying to notify the occurrence of an event relating to only a specific user by screen display and notification sound reproduction, Instead of reproducing the screen display and the notification sound, vibration control for generating a notification vibration for the vibration device 23 possessed by the specific user may be performed. In this way, only the user related to the event can be notified of the occurrence of the event.

When the vibration control unit 33 receives the vibration instruction of the notification vibration from the sound reproduction unit 32, the vibration control unit 33 transmits the vibration corresponding to the vibration instruction to the vibration device in the same manner as when the vibration instruction of the direct vibration is received from the sound / vibration instruction unit 31. A control signal to be generated by the control device 23 is generated and output to the vibration device 23.

Note that when a vibration instruction for notification vibration is received from the voice reproduction unit 32, a vibration instruction from the voice / vibration instruction unit 31 may be received at the same time. In such a case, the vibration control unit 33 generates a control signal for the vibration device 23 by synthesizing both vibration contents. Specifically, the vibration control unit 33 combines the vibration waveforms of both at a given ratio and determines the vibration waveform to be generated. In this case, the composition ratio may be 1: 1, or may be determined according to the user's designation. Further, in order to make it easier for the user to notice the notification vibration, processing such as ducking may be performed when the notification vibration is presented.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of processing executed by the information processing apparatus 10 when the voice playback unit 32 receives a voice playback instruction. When receiving the voice reproduction instruction output from the voice / vibration instruction unit 31 (S1), the voice reproduction unit 32 first acquires tag information added to the received voice reproduction instruction (S2).

Next, the audio reproduction unit 32 refers to the acquired tag information and determines whether or not the audio reproduction instruction is a target for generating notification vibration (S3). If it is determined not to be the target of the notification vibration, the audio reproduction unit 32 executes audio reproduction control for reproducing audio from the audio reproduction device 22 in accordance with the audio reproduction instruction received in S1 (S4), and ends the process. .

On the other hand, if it is determined in S3 that it is a target of the notification vibration, the sound reproducing unit 32 generates vibration waveform data of the notification vibration based on the sound waveform data included in the sound reproduction instruction received in S1 (S5). . And the vibration instruction | indication of the notification vibration containing the produced | generated vibration waveform data is output with respect to the vibration control part 33 (S6).

The vibration control unit 33 that has received the vibration instruction in S6 synthesizes the vibration instruction output in S6 and the vibration instruction that has been separately received if there is a vibration instruction that has been separately received from the voice / vibration instruction unit 31. Then, vibration waveform data of vibration to be actually generated in the vibration mechanism 24 is generated (S7). Then, vibration control for causing the vibration device 23 to generate vibration according to the generated waveform data is executed (S8). Thereby, the vibration device 23 can generate both the notification vibration corresponding to the voice and the vibration based on the direct vibration instruction from the voice / vibration instruction unit 31 at the same time.

Next, when the vibration control unit 33 receives a vibration instruction, the content of the vibration instruction is converted according to the setting information received by the setting reception unit 34, and the vibration of the converted content is generated. ,explain.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the vibration device 23 includes the two vibration mechanisms 24, each of which independently generates vibration. For this reason, the vibration instruction also includes information specifying the content of vibration to be generated by each of the left and right vibration mechanisms 24. As a result, vibration can be transmitted only to one of the user's hands. However, a user who has difficulty in grasping the vibration device 23 with one of the left and right hands or hardly feels vibration may use the information processing apparatus 10. In such a case, even if the left and right vibration mechanisms 24 present different vibrations, it is difficult to transmit to the user. Therefore, the vibration control unit 33 may synthesize the left and right vibration contents according to setting information designated in advance, and output control signals for causing the two vibration mechanisms 24 to generate the same vibrations. .

Specifically, the vibration control unit 33 includes the content of the vibration to be generated by the vibration mechanism 24L (hereinafter referred to as left vibration) and the content of the vibration to be generated by the vibration mechanism 24R (hereinafter referred to as right vibration). Accept vibration instructions. Then, a combined vibration obtained by combining the left vibration and the right vibration according to the setting information is generated, and a control signal for generating the combined vibration in both the vibration mechanisms 24L and 24R is output to the vibration device 23. As a result, the user can sense both left and right vibration contents with only one hand.

The combined vibration in this example may be a combination of left vibration and right vibration 1: 1. 4 and 5 are diagrams for explaining the vibration waveform of the combined vibration in this case. FIG. 4 shows an example of left vibration and right vibration before synthesis. FIG. 5 shows a vibration waveform of a combined vibration obtained by combining the left vibration and the right vibration shown in FIG. In this example, the vibration waveform data of the combined vibration generated by adding each of the left vibration and the right vibration after being halved is output to both the vibration mechanisms 24L and 24R.

Alternatively, the vibration control unit 33 may output control signals for generating different vibrations to the vibration mechanisms 24L and 24R. Also in this case, both the vibration mechanisms 24L and 24R can output the control signals generated based on both the left vibration and the right vibration included in the vibration instruction to the vibration mechanisms 24L and 24R, respectively. Left vibration and right vibration can be presented. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the vibration waveform of the combined vibration in this case. The vibration waveform for the vibration mechanism 24L in FIG. 6 represents a combined vibration generated by adding the left vibration shown in FIG. The vibration waveform for the vibration mechanism 24R represents a combined vibration generated by adding the left vibration shown in FIG. By generating a composite vibration based on such a vibration waveform, the contents of the original vibration instruction are not greatly changed, and each vibration mechanism 24 independently presents vibration including left vibration component and right vibration component. Can do.

Further, the vibration control unit 33 is not limited to such a vibration synthesis process, and may perform various correction processes for the received vibration instruction. As an example, the vibration control unit 33 may correct the vibration waveform so as to increase the vibration of a frequency with good sensitivity of a human hand. Or you may correct | amend so that the amplitude of such a frequency may become large by a pitch shift process.

Further, the vibration control unit 33 may perform correction to change the vibration pattern. As an example, the vibration control unit 33 may perform a correction for increasing a waveform having a large amplitude or a correction for extending the duration of vibration in order to sharpen the vibration. Alternatively, an envelope of a vibration waveform may be specified, and a simple waveform such as a sine wave whose amplitude changes according to the envelope may be generated as a corrected vibration waveform.

Also, the vibration control unit 33 may output a sound reproduction instruction for reproducing the vibration content corresponding to the received vibration instruction as a notification sound, contrary to the above-described notification vibration example. The audio reproduction unit 32 that has received the audio reproduction instruction causes the audio reproduction device 22 to reproduce the audio corresponding to the accepted audio reproduction instruction, as in the case where the normal audio reproduction instruction is accepted. As a result, it is possible to hear the vibration content as a sound instead of feeling it by hand.

When the notification sound is reproduced in this way, correction processing that makes it easy to hear as sound, such as shift pitch processing for shifting to a frequency in the audible range, may be executed on the vibration waveform representing the vibration content.

Further, the vibration control unit 33 may display an effect having a content corresponding to the vibration instruction on the screen of the display device 21. Specifically, when a vibration instruction is received, the vibration control unit 33 performs an effect of shaking the image displayed on the screen instead of generating vibration according to the vibration instruction or in addition to generating vibration. Add effects or display effects that change the color of the screen at the timing of vibration. Thereby, the user can visually sense that vibration is presented.

The audio reproduction unit 32 and the vibration control unit 33 may execute various controls for the audio reproduction instruction and the vibration instruction as described above in an arbitrary combination according to the setting information. FIG. 7 shows an example of a setting screen for receiving setting information for designating various control contents described so far from the user.

The first input item “vibration emphasis output setting” is setting information for selecting the correction contents to be performed for the vibration instruction. “Off”, “Mono”, “Longer output”, “Easy to understand” The value such as can be entered. When “OFF” is designated for this item, the vibration control unit 33 does not correct the vibration instruction, and operates the vibration mechanism 24 according to the instructed contents. When “monaural” is specified, as described above, control is performed to synthesize left and right vibrations and convert them to monaural vibration (vibration common to both left and right). When “output longer” is designated, correction is performed to increase the duration of the instructed vibration. When “easy to understand” is designated, a correction is made to make it easier for the user to feel the vibration by increasing a predetermined frequency of the vibration waveform or changing the vibration pattern.

The second input item “notify vibration with sound or video” is setting information for executing control to reproduce sound or add an effect to the video in response to the vibration instruction. Values such as “sound”, “video”, “sound and video” can be input. When “sound” is designated for this item, the vibration control unit 33 generates and outputs a sound reproduction instruction for reproducing the notification sound in response to the vibration instruction. When “video” is designated, an effect indicating that there has been a vibration instruction is displayed on the screen of the display device 21. When “sound and video” is designated, both notification sound reproduction and effect display are executed.

The third input item “output sound by vibration” is setting information for generating a notification vibration in response to the voice playback instruction, and is “off”, “all”, “notification only”, “sound effect and Values such as “notification” and “other than music” can be input. The audio reproduction unit 32 compares the value specified as the setting information with the tag information added to the audio reproduction instruction, and determines whether to generate a notification vibration corresponding to each audio reproduction instruction. Specifically, when “off” is designated, notification vibration is not generated for all audio playback instructions, and when “all” is specified, notification vibration is generated for all audio playback instructions. generate. When “notification only” is specified, a notification vibration is generated in response to an audio playback instruction with a “notification sound” tag, and when “sound effect and notification” is specified, “notification sound” Alternatively, a notification vibration is generated in response to an audio reproduction instruction to which a tag indicating “sound effect” is added. When “other than music” is designated, a notification vibration is generated in response to an audio reproduction instruction other than the audio reproduction instruction to which a tag indicating “music” is added.

The fourth input item “priority when sound is output by vibration” is setting information for designating the control content when the vibration instruction of the notification vibration and the vibration instruction from the voice / vibration instruction unit 31 are combined. , “Default”, “Notification priority”, and other values can be entered. When the vibration control unit 33 synthesizes the vibration instruction of the notification vibration received from the sound reproduction unit 32 and the vibration instruction received from the sound / vibration instruction unit 31, the vibration control unit 33 refers to the value of the setting information and sets the composition ratio. decide. Specifically, when notification priority is designated, the proportion of notification vibration is made larger than when default is designated. Instead of this input item, setting information that specifies the value of the composition ratio as a numerical value may be received.

The fifth input item “vibration intensity” is setting information for designating the vibration intensity itself generated according to the vibration instruction. The input items and their setting values shown here are only examples, and other various items may be specified independently, or an input item that specifies a plurality of setting values collectively. There may be. For example, instead of the third input item, the setting reception unit 34 may receive designation of whether to generate notification vibration individually for each of “sound effect”, “notification sound”, and the like. You may receive designation | designated of whether a notification vibration is generated for every kind of sound effect or a notification sound (for example, the content of the event to notify).

According to the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment described above, the user can perceive the reproduction of the sound by the vibration by generating the notification vibration corresponding to the sound reproduction instruction. Further, by correcting the vibration instruction, it is possible to present vibration that is easily perceived by a user who does not feel vibration.

Note that the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to those described above. For example, in the above description, the vibration device 23 is an operation device that receives a user's operation input. However, the vibration device 23 is not limited to such a device, and is used only to present a tactile sensation to the user. It may be a device used for other purposes.

In the above description, the audio reproduction device 22 is a separate device from the vibration device 23, but the audio reproduction device 22 may be incorporated in the vibration device 23.

1 Information processing system, 10 Information processing device, 11 Control unit, 12 Storage unit, 13 Interface unit, 21 Display device, 22 Audio playback device, 23 Vibration device, 24L, 24R vibration mechanism, 25L, 25R gripping unit, 31 Audio / Vibration instruction unit, 32 voice playback unit, 33 vibration control unit, 34 setting reception unit.

Claims (8)

An information processing apparatus connected to an audio reproduction device and a vibration device,
A voice receiving unit that receives a voice playback instruction that specifies the content of the voice to be played back from the voice playback device;
A vibration control unit that causes the vibration device to generate a notification vibration corresponding to the sound instead of the sound reproduction or in addition to the sound reproduction when the sound reproduction instruction is received;
A setting accepting unit that accepts in advance from a user setting information for designating whether to generate the notification vibration for each type of sound;
Including
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the voice reception unit determines whether to generate the notification vibration according to the setting information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The voice receiving unit receives tag information indicating a type of voice specified by the voice playback instruction together with the voice playback instruction, and generates the notification vibration according to the tag information and the setting information. An information processing apparatus characterized by determining whether or not. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
When the vibration control unit receives a vibration instruction for the notification vibration and a vibration instruction for causing the vibration device to generate a vibration different from the notification vibration, the notification vibration and the separate vibration are received. An information processing apparatus characterized by causing the vibration device to generate a combined vibration. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3.
The setting accepting unit accepts setting information related to a composition ratio when generating the composite vibration from the user,
The vibration control unit synthesizes the notification vibration and the another vibration in accordance with setting information related to the combination ratio. In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The vibration device includes a plurality of vibration mechanisms,
The setting receiving unit receives in advance setting information for specifying whether to synthesize vibrations for the plurality of vibration mechanisms from a user,
When the vibration control unit receives a vibration instruction for generating different vibrations for each of the plurality of vibration mechanisms, the combined vibration is obtained by combining the plurality of vibrations included in the vibration instruction according to the setting information. Is generated in each of the plurality of vibration mechanisms. In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The vibration control unit receives a vibration instruction that specifies a content of vibration to be generated in the vibration device,
The setting reception unit receives in advance setting information for designating whether or not to reproduce the notification sound corresponding to the vibration specified by the vibration instruction from the sound reproduction device,
The said vibration control part determines whether the said notification sound is reproduced | regenerated according to the said setting information, when the said vibration instruction | indication is received. The information processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. Receiving a voice playback instruction for designating the content of the voice to be played from the voice playback device;
Outputting a control signal for causing the vibration device to generate a notification vibration corresponding to the sound instead of or in addition to the sound reproduction when the sound reproduction instruction is received; and
For each type of audio, receiving in advance from a user setting information that specifies whether to generate the notification vibration;
Determining whether to generate the notification vibration in accordance with the setting information;
An information processing method comprising: Receiving a voice playback instruction for designating the content of the voice to be played from the voice playback device;
Outputting a control signal for causing the vibration device to generate a notification vibration corresponding to the sound instead of or in addition to the sound reproduction when the sound reproduction instruction is received; and
For each type of audio, receiving in advance from a user setting information that specifies whether to generate the notification vibration;
Determining whether to generate the notification vibration in accordance with the setting information;
A program that causes a computer to execute.

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