Patents by Inventor Akihiko Mukaiyama

Akihiko Mukaiyama has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Image processing device for placing a player character in a virtual space
    Patent number: 6652384
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing device. Particularly, it relates to a video game device which alternately performs a shooting game and a role-playing game. The aim of the present invention is to provide an image processing device to make the operation of a character easier by limiting the movement range of the character to a certain field in a shooting game. The image processing device of the present invention places virtual objects in a virtual space formed within a computer system, proceeds a game while controlling the movement of said virtual objects according to input operations and certain rules, and displays the state within said virtual space as a screen seen from a certain viewpoint, wherein said image processing device sets a movement field of a certain shape 202 surrounding at least one of said virtual objects 100A and limits the movement range of other virtual objects 100A based on this movement field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kondo, Akihiko Mukaiyama, Masayoshi Kikuchi, Shin Futakawame, Kenichi Ikejiri, Katsuhiko Yamada, Kazuyuki Mukaida, Toyoji Kurose, Eiji Horita
  • Image processing device
    Publication number: 20010029202
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing device. Particularly, it relates to a video game device which alternately performs a shooting game and a role-playing game. The aim of the present invention is to provide an image processing device to make the operation of a character easier by limiting the movement range of the character to a certain field in a shooting game. The image processing device of the present invention places virtual objects in a virtual space formed within a computer system, proceeds a game while controlling the movement of said virtual objects according to input operations and certain rules, and displays the state within said virtual space as a screen seen from a certain viewpoint, wherein said image processing device sets a movement field of a certain shape 202 surrounding at least one of said virtual objects 100A and limits the movement range of other virtual objects 100A based on this movement field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SEGA ENTERPRISES.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kondo, Akihiko Mukaiyama, Masayoshi Kikuchi, Shin Futakawame, Kenichi Ikejiri, Katsuhiko Yamada, Kazuyuki Mukaida, Toyoji Kurose, Eiji Horita
  • Image processing device
    Patent number: 6267674
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing device. Particularly, it relates to a video game device which alternately performs a shooting game and a role-playing game. The aim of the present invention is to provide an image processing device to make the operation of a character easier by limiting the movement range of the character to a certain field in a shooting game. The image processing device of the present invention places virtual objects in a virtual space formed within a computer system, proceeds a game while controlling the movement of said virtual objects according to input operations and certain rules, and displays the state within said virtual space as a screen seen from a certain viewpoint, wherein said image processing device sets a movement field of a certain shape 202 surrounding at least one of said virtual objects 100A and limits the movement range of other virtual objects 100A based on this movement field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kondo, Akihiko Mukaiyama, Masayoshi Kikuchi, Shin Futakawame, Kenichi Ikejiri, Katsuhiko Yamada, Kazuyuki Mukaida, Toyoji Kurose, Eiji Horita