Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Kami

Hirofumi Kami 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).

  • Patent number: 8514255
    Abstract: An image control device includes a display control section that performs a normal display control process that controls an image based on a first designation position, and controls the image based on a second designation position, and performs a special display control process that controls the image based on the first designation position and the second designation position based on a given condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Namco Bandai Games Inc.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Kami, Masanao Kuroda, Masahide Kito, Katsunori Kimizu, Naohiro Hayashi, Tomokazu Matsumaru
  • Publication number: 20110102469
    Abstract: An image control device includes a display control section that performs a normal display control process that controls an image based on a first designation position, and controls the image based on a second designation position, and performs a special display control process that controls the image based on the first designation position and the second designation position based on a given condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: NAMCO BANDAI GAMES INC.
    Inventors: Hirofumi KAMI, Masanao KURODA, Masahide KITO, Katsunori KIMIZU, Naohiro HAYASHI, Tomokazu MATSUMARU
  • Patent number: 5853324
    Abstract: A shooting game machine having a gun for shooting at a target displayed on a display. The shooting game machine has a foot-operated input section for being stepped on by a player to select one of attack and defense modes, and a game computing section for computing for a game based on inputs from the foot-operated input section and the gun and a given game program. When the attack mode is selected, the game computing section computes for causing the player to attack and damage an enemy in a game space while the player being exposed to the attacks of the enemy. When the defense mode is selected, the game computing section computes for causing the player to avoid the attacks of the enemy by hiding or taking other actions for avoiding danger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Namco Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Kami, Masayuki Kikuchi, Shigeki Tohyama