Patents Assigned to Bandai Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20240087271
    Abstract: An image processing method of reconstructing a video image includes: causing a processor to generate, from a plurality of images captured of an exterior of a model in a plurality of directions and generated by an imaging device, first three-dimensional model data of the model included in the images; causing the processor to reconstruct the video image by replacing second three-dimensional model data with the first three-dimensional model data in template data of a video image constructed in advance to include the second three-dimensional model data; and causing an output device to output information indicating a destination from which the reconstructed video image is acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryota KIYOMIYA
  • Patent number: 11819766
    Abstract: A game of a type progressing through presentation of physical game items is enabled to be held or watched online. A game watching system enables watching of a competitive game progressing through presentation of physical game items between players.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuya Watanabe, Yusaku Kubota
  • Patent number: 11717754
    Abstract: A game assisting system assists execution of a competitive game progressing through presentation of physical game items executed between players. The game assisting system includes: an information communication terminal associated with a player, the information communication terminal including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a physical game item presented by the player; a display control unit configured to control displaying of information on a display unit; and an information communication unit; and a connection device including a connection unit configured to establish communicable connection between a plurality of the information communication terminals associated with players participating in the competitive game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuya Watanabe, Yusaku Kubota
  • Patent number: 11517809
    Abstract: A game device includes a board surface configured to allow articles of a first type and a second type to be placed, and for the articles of the first type and the second type placed on the board surface, acquires first game information associated with the article of the first type or second game information associated with the article of the second type. The device executes a game based on the acquired first game information, and changes a state of acquisition of information from an article on the board surface to one of a first state and a second state according to the progress of the game, the first state in which the first game information is acquired from the article of the first type, the second state in which the second game information is acquired from the article of the second type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wataru Higuchi, Reina Fukuoka, Satoshi Takeda, Yuki Kadota, Kenichiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11478705
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a program causing a computer to function as: a display control unit configured to display a first game element possessed by a player in a first display mode, and display a first game element not possessed by the player in a second display mode different from the first display mode; and a transition unit configured to cause transition to a provision screen on which a procedure for providing the first game element is performed, when a predetermined operation is performed on the first game element displayed in the second display mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Nagura, Hideto Kotani, Nao Yamaguchi, Masahiko Saito, Hyunsoo Lee
  • Publication number: 20220305367
    Abstract: One objective is to provide a trading card game that prevents the game progress from becoming monotonous. A game toy played with a first player and a second player includes a play field configured such that a first placement region that is provided for each of the players and that allows a physical game component associated with a game element to be placed thereon is visually identifiable and an indicator configured to indicate which one of the players currently takes their action turn during game progress. The indicator includes a marker movable in accordance with at least one of placement of the physical game component in the first placement region and use of the physical game component during game play, and the indicator indicates which one of the players currently takes their action turn by using a position at which the marker is placed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshito MOTEKI, Hideto KOTANI, Tatsuro KAWASHIMA, Ryan MILLER
  • Publication number: 20220212115
    Abstract: A novel optically readable identification code and a toy with identification code with which a toy main body can be prevented from having the appearance compromised as much as possible are provided. A toy with identification code 10 includes a toy main body 11 with a surface provided with an identification code portion 12 including an optically readable identification code 13. The identification code 13 includes a plurality of dark color portions and a plurality of light color portions, and a chromatic color having an intensity lower than an intensity of a chromatic color used for the dark color portions is used for the light color portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shotaro MATSUNO, Satoshi KITAGAWA, Kazuki OGIYA, Hirotaka HATAYAMA, Yuta ABE
  • Patent number: 11367328
    Abstract: Provided is a game with enhanced entertainment properties to users. A program that causes a computer to execute the game using a first game element causes the computer to function as selecting means and output control means. The selecting means selects the first game element associated with a player. The first game element is converted from a first expression mode to a second expression mode when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The output control means outputs the selected first game element in accordance with the second expression mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideto Kotani, Nao Yamaguchi, Masahiko Saito, Hyunsoo Lee
  • Publication number: 20220176263
    Abstract: Provided is a model part including: a plurality of parts that constitute a model; a runner connected to the plurality of parts; and a display section provided on a part of the runner and configured to display identification information associated with at least one of the plurality of parts, wherein the display section includes a base plate portion and a shape structure indicating the identification information and protruding from the base plate portion, and a height of the shape structure with respect to the base plate portion has a size of at least 8% of a length of the shape structure indicating the identification information in a vertical direction of the base plate portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Kishiyama, Toshiyuki Wakita
  • Patent number: 11340454
    Abstract: An image display device includes an inclined transparent plate, a supporting member configured to support a display device with a display to be capable of projecting the image toward the transparent plate, thereby overlapping the image with a frontal view of the object, side walls each extending along one of side faces of the transparent plate. An outline of the frontal view of the object overlaps at least a part of an outline of the image, a perspective view of the object seen through the transparent plate overlaps the image reflected by the transparent plate, and the walls sandwich the transparent plate so that two spaces at upper side and a rear side of the transparent plate are defined, the object being positioned in the rear side space, the upper side space having a brightness different from that of the rear side space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyuma Mihara
  • Publication number: 20220062777
    Abstract: A game of a type progressing through presentation of physical game items is enabled to be held or watched online. A game watching system enables watching of a competitive game progressing through presentation of physical game items between players.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuya Watanabe, Yusaku Kubota
  • Publication number: 20220062765
    Abstract: A game assisting system assists execution of a competitive game progressing through presentation of physical game items executed between players. The game assisting system includes: an information communication terminal associated with a player, the information communication terminal including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a physical game item presented by the player; a display control unit configured to control displaying of information on a display unit; and an information communication unit; and a connection device including a connection unit configured to establish communicable connection between a plurality of the information communication terminals associated with players participating in the competitive game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuya Watanabe, Yusaku Kubota
  • Patent number: 11250223
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an information bearing medium and an information reading unit. The information bearing medium has a two-dimensional array of unit data zones. Marks are provided on some of the unit data zones so as to form a digital code. Mark patterns of any two Y-directional adjacent unit data zone strings based on the arrangement of marks in an X-direction differ from each other. The information reading unit generates a data string on the basis of a unit signal formed from a plurality of signals output from a group of detection units that detect the marks in synchronization and recognizes the digital code of the information bearing medium on the basis of a group of the data strings sequentially obtained from the array of the unit data zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Matsui, Shinnosuke Terai, Hirotaka Hatayama, Haruhisa Saito
  • Patent number: 11173395
    Abstract: A game device for playing a game includes a first display, a computing device, and a storage medium containing program instructions stored therein, execution of which by the computing device causes the game device to provide the functions of: obtaining item information including a game character which is used by the user in the video game, from a user item, receiving an input of an operation for the video game from the user, displaying a notification image for notifying the user of a timing of a first operation on the first display, while displaying a first animation that includes a plurality of frames, and in response to the reception of a first operation by the operation input unit during the displaying of the first animation, stopping displaying the rest of frames of the first animation after a timing at which the first operation is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Miyazaki, Wataru Higuchi, Takashi Iida
  • Publication number: 20210236912
    Abstract: Provided are a game system, a game toy, and a program enabling a player to play the game easily. The game system is a game system implementing a match game played by players. The game system includes, for each of the players: a game toy, and an information communication terminal. The match game progresses through communications between the information communication terminals of the players. The game toy includes: a game item provided with game element information, a play field on which the game item is able to be arranged, and an acquisition item that is configured to be capable of acquiring the game element information provided to the game item, and transmits the acquired game element information to the information communication terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichi ENDO, Risako HAYASHIDA
  • Patent number: D952745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriko Urabe, Shimpei Naito, Chisato Oshikiri
  • Patent number: D955487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: BANDAI CO., LTD., WiZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaori Kitsugi, Ayaka Tabata, Yuri Okamoto
  • Patent number: D985053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Erika Yasuda, Yuri Okamoto, Tadanori Kanemura, Megumi Shiina
  • Patent number: D995637
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirohiko Sekido, Megumi Shiina, Fumiya Kobayashi
  • Patent number: D996437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirohiko Sekido, Megumi Shiina, Fumiya Kobayashi