Patents by Inventor Brandon Gill

Brandon Gill 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).

  • Multi-display video communication medium, apparatus, system, and method
    Patent number: 9661264
    Abstract: In an example system, an information processing apparatus is caused to function as a user image acquisition unit which acquires a user image captured by using a camera of a portable information processing apparatus, a communication partner image acquisition unit which acquires a communication partner image via a network, and a display control unit which causes the user image to be displayed on at least one of a display of the portable information processing apparatus and an external display, and which causes the communication partner image to be displayed on at least one of the display of the portable information processing apparatus and the external display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumihiko Tamiya, Daiji Imai, Bjorn Nash, Darwin Chau, Alex MacFarlane, Steven Evans, Brandon Gill
  • Information processing device, storage medium, information processing system, and information processing method
    Patent number: 9519415
    Abstract: An exemplary information processing device includes: a scrolling unit configured to scroll an image group including plural images, in accordance with an input from a user; a display control unit configured to change how at least one image included in the image group is displayed, upon the image group reaching a predetermined end as a result of scrolling; and a propagating unit configured to propagate the change from one image included in the image group to another image included therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumihiko Tamiya, Jung Chan, Randy Cavanagh, Bjorn Nash, Alex Macfarlane, Brandon Gill
  • Computer-readable medium, information processing apparatus, information processing system and information processing method
    Patent number: 9083844
    Abstract: In an example system, an information processing apparatus is caused to function as: a user image acquisition unit which acquires a user image captured by using a camera of a portable information processing apparatus; a communication partner image acquisition unit which acquires a communication partner image via a network; and an editable image acquisition unit which acquires an editable image that can be edited by at least one of a user viewing a display of the portable information processing apparatus and a user who is a communication partner; and a display control unit which causes the user image, the communication partner image and the editable image to be displayed on at least one of the display of the portable information processing apparatus and an external display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumihiko Tamiya, Daiji Imai, Bjorn Nash, Darwin Chau, Alex Macfarlane, Steven Evans, Brandon Gill
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20140143714
    Abstract: An exemplary information processing device includes: a scrolling unit configured to scroll an image group including plural images, in accordance with an input from a user; a display control unit configured to change how at least one image included in the image group is displayed, upon the image group reaching a predetermined end as a result of scrolling; and a propagating unit configured to propagate the change from one image included in the image group to another image included therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumihiko TAMIYA, Jung Chan, Randy Cavanagh, Bjorn Nash, Alex Macfarlane, Brandon Gill
  • COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20130321563
    Abstract: In an example system, an information processing apparatus is caused to function as: a user image acquisition unit which acquires a user image captured by using a camera of a portable information processing apparatus; a communication partner image acquisition unit which acquires a communication partner image via a network; and an editable image acquisition unit which acquires an editable image that can be edited by at least one of a user viewing a display of the portable information processing apparatus and a user who is a communication partner; and a display control unit which causes the user image, the communication partner image and the editable image to be displayed on at least one of the display of the portable information processing apparatus and an external display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumihiko Tamiya, Daiji Imai, Bjorn Nash, Darwin Chau, Alex Macfarlane, Steven Evans, Brandon Gill
  • COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20130321648
    Abstract: In an example system, an information processing apparatus is caused to function as a user image acquisition unit which acquires a user image captured by using a camera of a portable information processing apparatus, a communication partner image acquisition unit which acquires a communication partner image via a network, and a display control unit which causes the user image to be displayed on at least one of a display of the portable information processing apparatus and an external display, and which causes the communication partner image to be displayed on at least one of the display of the portable information processing apparatus and the external display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumihiko TAMIYA, Daiji IMAI, Bjorn NASH, Darwin CHAU, Alex MACFARLANE, Steven EVANS, Brandon GILL