Patents Assigned to Square Enix Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20220078567
    Abstract: A system for calculating reverberation, comprising a computer that receives a signal input; stores an impulse response signal; reads out the impulse response signal corresponding to the input signal; converts an input signal and an impulse response signal into an input signal in the frequency domain and an impulse response signal in the frequency domain; samples the input signal and in the frequency domain and the impulse response signal in the frequency domain to an input signal and an impulse response signal after sampling; sets one of values of signals included in the impulse response signal after sampling to zero to obtain an impulse response signal after zero-value processing; performs a convolution operation on the impulse response signal after zero-value processing to obtain a reverberant signal in the frequency domain; and converts the reverberant signal in the frequency domain into a reverberant signal in a time domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sadjad Siddiq
  • Publication number: 20220062754
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game is provided. The functions include: a first specifying function configured to specify at least a part of a virtual space as a first target virtual space; a registering function configured to register the object and the user in a storage unit so as to be associated with each other; a second specifying function configured to specify a second target virtual space as the virtual space in a case where the object associated with the user is selected; and a generating function configured to generate an event corresponding to the object in a case where the object positioned within an area of the first or second target virtual space respectively specified by the first or second specifying function is selected by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa SHIBA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Jun WAGA, Yutaka YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20220062767
    Abstract: A bubble creation method to be implemented by a server controls a progress of a video game. The bubble creation method includes a calculation formula specifying portion that is configured to specify one or more calculation formulas, and a bubble creation portion that is configured to create a bubble having an appearance defined by the calculation formula. The calculation formula has variables. The bubble creation portion creates a bubble whose appearance changes in accordance with a change of a value of the variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinpei SAKATA
  • Patent number: 11260301
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program is provided. The video game processing program causes a server to: extract tasks from a domain including at least one compound task, methods being set to each of the at least one compound task; determine tasks to be executed from the tasks in addition to an execution order thereof, and generate the plan; control an action of the character on a basis of the plan; and exclude, when the task is a compound task to which methods are set in a situation that the character fails the task in a middle of the plan, a failed method from a selection target, and execute partial replanning to obtain a partial modification plan. The action of the character is controlled on a basis of the partial modification plan in a case where the partial modification plan is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youichiro Miyake, Makoto Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 11253782
    Abstract: To provide a game that uses a position of a player terminal in the real world and can improve satisfaction of a player who cannot perform sufficient movement in the real world is an object. To give a game which advance based on a position of a player terminal. To give a game which advance based on a predetermined position in the real world that is different from a position of a player in a case where a predetermined first condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kidera, Hirohito Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11241621
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions regarding a search of a moving route in a virtual space is provided. The functions include a setting function, an arranging function, a thinning function, and a searching function. The setting function is configured to set a navigation mesh corresponding to a movable area of an object in a virtual space. The arranging function is configured to arrange a plurality of waypoints on the set navigation mesh in accordance with a predetermined arrangement rule. The thinning function is configured to thin out some waypoints, which are selected in accordance with a predetermined selection rule, from the plurality of waypoints thus arranged. The searching function is configured to search a moving route of the object on a basis of arrangement of the plurality of thinned waypoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youichiro Miyake, Makoto Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20220032175
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a circulation control program for causing a server device controlling a progress of making each of the plurality of users circulate a plurality of destinations to implement the following functions including an update function of updating user information of each of a plurality of users registered in a storage unit, the user information including history information specifying an already visited destination and designation information specifying a designated destination to be visited, and a designation function of determining the designated destination for each of a plurality of users, the designation function determining, based on the history information of one user, one destination that the one user has not visited yet as the designated destination of the one user, and transmitting information on the designated destination to a terminal device of the one user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220016528
    Abstract: An object of at least one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a game program of higher interest. A game program controls the first character satisfying a predetermined condition as a result of the virtual battle to automatically execute, without moving in a virtual space together with the player character, a specific action that is an action different from before a start of the virtual battle and is advantageous for the player character, or controls the first character satisfying the predetermined condition as a result of the virtual battle to automatically generate a specific effect advantageous for the player character.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shoichi ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220012473
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a face authentication program for causing a computer device that executes face authentication using a plurality of face information registered in a storage unit with respect to a captured face image of a user to implement the following functions including a determination function of determining face information to be used for the face authentication from among the plurality of face information based on position estimation information of a user corresponding to each of the plurality of face information, which is registered in the storage unit in association with each of the plurality of face information, and a predetermined condition, and an authentication function of performing the face authentication using the determined face information with respect to the captured face image of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youichiro Miyake, Yuya Nagai
  • Patent number: 11219825
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program is provided. The video game processing program causes a server to: set regions by grouping movable areas of a character in a virtual space; set a value to each region; propagate each belonging parameter to any adjacent region of the corresponding region so that an absolute value of the belonging parameter decreases and set the belonging parameter after decrease to the corresponding region in a case Where any other belonging parameter has not been set thereto yet; and calculate a sum of absolute values of two different belonging parameters in a region at which a moving number of regions from each region is substantially equal to each other or a boundary of the region, and set the region, the boundary of the region, or regions adjacent to the boundary of the region as an indicator portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youichiro Miyake, Makoto Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20210390785
    Abstract: Provided is an augmented reality display technology capable of more entertaining a user. An augmented reality display device 10 includes an imaging unit 13, a special effect execution unit 11b, and a display unit 14. The imaging unit 13 acquires a background image of a real world. When a plurality of models for a specific combination are present in a virtual space, the special effect execution unit 11b executes a special effect corresponding to the combination of the models. The display unit 14 displays the models together with the background image based on the special effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Remi Driancourt, Makoto TSUDA
  • Patent number: 11198063
    Abstract: To prevent visually induced motion sickness that occurs during viewing of three-dimensional content using a display. A video display system and a video display program for a display include a computer for displaying content video on a display unit of the display as a virtual reality space, wherein the computer displays, on the display unit, three-dimensional video data in which a content video region and a fixed background image region surrounding the content video region are set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kaei Sou
  • Publication number: 20210383610
    Abstract: Provided is an augmented reality technology configured to combine images in a virtual space in real-time. An augmented reality display device includes an imaging unit that acquires a background image of a real world, a model control unit that controls a two-dimensional or three-dimensional model in a virtual space, and a display unit that displays the model together with the background image. The model includes one or a plurality of joints connectable to another model. The model control unit controls each model to connect a joint of a first model and a joint of a second model in the virtual space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Remi Driancourt, Makoto TSUDA
  • Publication number: 20210358262
    Abstract: A server device transmits drawing data for drawing a product to a user terminal, grants display authority to display the drawing data of the product and is limited to a predetermined time period, to a non-winning user who does not win the product, performs a lottery for a product in response to a lottery request from the user terminal, outputs an instruction for delivering a physical product won as a result of the lottery to a predetermined place corresponding to a user, and grants display authority to display the drawing data of a product won as a result of the lottery and is not limited to the predetermined time period, to a winning user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto TSUDA
  • Patent number: 11161042
    Abstract: A system for changing appearance of a character composed of a plurality of models judges whether a model can be changed or not on the basis of whether an adjacency condition is satisfied or not. Whether the adjacency condition is satisfied or not is judged on the basis of a shape of a judgement target and a shape of a model adjacent to a change target. The system may refer to a type of a shape set to each model to judge whether the adjacency condition is satisfied or not. The system may also refer to a type regarding a portion adjacent to another model set to each model for the judgement. Moreover, the system may adjust a shape of an adjacent model on the basis of information that is set to the model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinpei Sakata
  • Publication number: 20210331075
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game is provided. Display of information regarding a second user is restricted using positional information of a user terminal of a first user and information regarding a virtual space corresponding to map information of a real space. The functions includes: a displaying function configured to arrange an object corresponding to the second user who satisfies a predetermined condition as a corresponding object, and display the corresponding object at a position in the virtual space corresponding to a position of the second user in the real space; and a giving function configured to give a privilege specified based on a user operation against the corresponding object to at least any of the first user and the second user corresponding to the corresponding object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa SHIBA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Jun WAGA, Yutaka YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11148052
    Abstract: A peripheral area is provided on the periphery of an operation target (for example, a player character) of a user. When an object (for example, a bullet) is located on the periphery of the operation target (for example, passes therethrough), an effect different from that when the object touches the operation target (for example, hits it) is generated. A form of the peripheral area may be changed. In a case where a predetermined condition regarding the operation target is satisfied, the form thereof may be changed. When the object is located on the periphery of the operation target, a parameter different from a parameter varying when the object touches the operation target may be changed When the object located on the periphery of the operation target, a second value may be added to a first value associated with the operation target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinpei Sakata
  • Patent number: 11148054
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions regarding a search of a moving route in a virtual space is provided. The functions include a setting function, an arranging function, a thinning function, and a searching function. The setting function is configured to set a navigation mesh corresponding to a movable area of an object in a virtual space. The arranging function is configured to arrange a plurality of waypoints on the set navigation mesh in accordance with a predetermined arrangement rule. The thinning function is configured to thin out some waypoints, which are selected in accordance with a predetermined selection rule, from the plurality of waypoints thus arranged. The searching function is configured to search a moving route of the object on a basis of arrangement of the plurality of thinned waypoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youichiro Miyake, Makoto Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 11117051
    Abstract: Disclosed is a video game program for causing a computer to realize an acquisition function of acquiring replay data for reproducing play contents already ended of a user in a game space in which a plurality of characters including a player character of the user appear, an image generation function of generating a replay image to be displayed on a display based on the acquired replay data, and a selection function of selecting one or more characters from among the plurality of characters as a focus character based on a selection operation on an operator by the user. In the image generation function, the replay image is generated in a display format for the focus character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ohno, Kei Odagiri
  • Patent number: 11110356
    Abstract: A rhythm game program for causing a computer to implement a function of controlling a progress of a rhythm game by playing a music and displaying a trigger object on a display unit, the program causing the computer to implement: an evaluation function of evaluating an operation input, based on a timing of the operation input for the trigger object and an operation timing associated with data; and an object control function of moving at least one of the trigger object and an operation position such that a distance between the trigger object and the operation position decreases, based on the operation timing corresponding to the trigger object, wherein the object control function implements a function of causing an auxiliary object to appear when an appearance condition is satisfied, and causing the auxiliary object to execute an auxiliary operation to assist a user in a progress of a game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichiro Hazama, Masanobu Suzui