Patents by Inventor Ippei Kondo
Ippei Kondo 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).
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Publication number: 20200250793Abstract: A method includes defining a virtual space including a virtual camera, a first operation object, a second operation object, and a target object. The method includes moving the virtual camera in accordance with a movement of a head-mounted display (HMD). The method includes moving the first operation object in accordance with a movement of a first part of a user's body. The method includes moving the second operation object in accordance with a movement of a second part of the user's body. The method includes selecting the target object in response to detecting a predetermined movement of the first part. The method includes deforming the target object in response to movement of the second operation object following selection of the target object. The method includes generating visual field image data based on the virtual camera. The method includes displaying a visual-field image based on the visual field image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Yuki KONO, Ippei KONDO, Takeshi KADA
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Patent number: 10719911Abstract: A method includes defining a virtual space including a virtual camera; an operation object; and a target object. The method includes detecting a position of a head-mounted device and a position of a part of a body other than a head. The method includes moving the virtual camera in accordance with movement of the head-mounted device. The method includes moving the operation object in accordance with movement of the part of the body. The method includes selecting the target object in accordance with movement of the operation object. Selecting the target object includes correcting a direction or a position of the target object based on a positional relationship between the operation object and the target object; and associating the target object, the corrected direction or the corrected position, with the operation object. The method includes moving the target object in accordance with movement of the operation object.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: COLOPL, INC.Inventors: Yuki Kono, Ippei Kondo, Takeshi Kada
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Patent number: 10664950Abstract: A method includes defining a virtual space including a virtual camera; an operation object; and a target object. The method includes detecting a position of a head-mounted device and a position of a part of a body other than a head. The method includes moving the virtual camera in accordance with movement of the head-mounted device. The method includes moving the operation object in accordance with movement of the part of the body. The method includes selecting the target object in accordance with movement of the operation object. Selecting the target object includes correcting a direction or a position of the target object based on a positional relationship between the operation object and the target object; and associating the target object, the corrected direction or the corrected position, with the operation object. The method includes moving the target object in accordance with movement of the operation object.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: COLOPL, INC.Inventors: Yuki Kono, Ippei Kondo, Takeshi Kada
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Patent number: 10394319Abstract: A method of displaying a virtual space image on a head-mounted display. The method includes generating a virtual camera space image based on a virtual camera in a virtual space, which has a perspective different from a perspective associated with the user. The method further includes rendering the virtual camera space image into a display object in the virtual space. The method further includes generating a field-of-view image in which the display object is arranged in the virtual space. The method further includes outputting the field-of-view image to the head-mounted display.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: COLOPL, INC.Inventor: Ippei Kondo
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Publication number: 20190188825Abstract: A method includes defining a virtual space including a virtual camera; an operation object; and a target object. The method includes detecting a position of a head-mounted device and a position of a part of a body other than a head. The method includes moving the virtual camera in accordance with movement of the head-mounted device. The method includes moving the operation object in accordance with movement of the part of the body. The method includes selecting the target object in accordance with movement of the operation object. Selecting the target object includes correcting a direction or a position of the target object based on a positional relationship between the operation object and the target object; and associating the target object, the corrected direction or the corrected position, with the operation object. The method includes moving the target object in accordance with movement of the operation object.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Yuki KONO, Ippei KONDO, Takeshi KADA
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Publication number: 20190188826Abstract: A method includes defining a virtual space including a virtual camera; an operation object; and a target object. The method includes detecting a position of a head-mounted device and a position of a part of a body other than a head. The method includes moving the virtual camera in accordance with movement of the head-mounted device. The method includes moving the operation object in accordance with movement of the part of the body. The method includes selecting the target object in accordance with movement of the operation object. Selecting the target object includes correcting a direction or a position of the target object based on a positional relationship between the operation object and the target object; and associating the target object, the corrected direction or the corrected position, with the operation object. The method includes moving the target object in accordance with movement of the operation object.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Yuki KONO, Ippei KONDO, Takeshi KADA
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Patent number: 10255658Abstract: A method includes defining a virtual space including a virtual camera; an operation object; and a target object. The method includes detecting a position of a head-mounted device and a position of a part of a body other than a head. The method includes moving the virtual camera in accordance with movement of the head-mounted device. The method includes moving the operation object in accordance with movement of the part of the body. The method includes selecting the target object in accordance with movement of the operation object. Selecting the target object includes correcting a direction or a position of the target object based on a positional relationship between the operation object and the target object; and associating the target object, the corrected direction or the corrected position, with the operation object. The method includes moving the target object in accordance with movement of the operation object.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: COLOPL, INC.Inventors: Yuki Kono, Ippei Kondo, Takeshi Kada
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Patent number: 10088900Abstract: To enable a state of an object to be changed based on a relationship between a line of sight of a user wearing a head-mounted display and a position of the object arranged in a virtual space, a specific object is arranged at a predetermined position in the virtual space. A determination is made whether the specific object is located outside a certain range from the line of sight of the user wearing the head-mounted display for a first predetermined period. Then, when the specific object is located outside the certain range from the line of sight of the user for the first predetermined period, a sound associated with the specific object is generated.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: COLOPL, INC.Inventor: Ippei Kondo
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Patent number: 9952679Abstract: To give various movement instructions by body gestures to an object in a virtual space, a method includes detecting movements of controllers held by both hands of a user. The method further includes determining a first movement instruction based on the movements of the controllers. The method further includes causing a first character gazed at by the user to perform a first movement and causing a second character not gazed at by the user to perform a second movement depending on the first movement instruction. With this, instructions are given to the characters in the virtual space by means of body gestures.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: COLOPL, INC.Inventor: Ippei Kondo
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Publication number: 20180061003Abstract: A method includes defining a virtual space including a virtual camera; an operation object; and a target object. The method includes detecting a position of a head-mounted device and a position of a part of a body other than a head. The method includes moving the virtual camera in accordance with movement of the head-mounted device. The method includes moving the operation object in accordance with movement of the part of the body. The method includes selecting the target object in accordance with movement of the operation object. Selecting the target object includes correcting a direction or a position of the target object based on a positional relationship between the operation object and the target object; and associating the target object, the corrected direction or the corrected position, with the operation object. The method includes moving the target object in accordance with movement of the operation object.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Yuki KONO, Ippei KONDO, Takeshi KADA
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Publication number: 20170185148Abstract: To enable a state of an object to be changed based on a relationship between a line of sight of a user wearing a head-mounted display and a position of the object arranged in a virtual space, a specific object is arranged at a predetermined position in the virtual space. A determination is made whether the specific object is located outside a certain range from the line of sight of the user wearing the head-mounted display for a first predetermined period. Then, when the specific object is located outside the certain range from the line of sight of the user for the first predetermined period, a sound associated with the specific object is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventor: Ippei KONDO
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Publication number: 20170153709Abstract: To give various movement instructions by body gestures to an object in a virtual space, a method includes detecting movements of controllers held by both hands of a user. The method further includes determining a first movement instruction based on the movements of the controllers. The method further includes causing a first character gazed at by the user to perform a first movement and causing a second character not gazed at by the user to perform a second movement depending on the first movement instruction. With this, instructions are given to the characters in the virtual space by means of body gestures.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventor: Ippei KONDO
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Publication number: 20170153700Abstract: A method of displaying a virtual space image on a head-mounted display. The method includes generating a virtual camera space image based on a virtual camera in a virtual space, which has a perspective different from a perspective associated with the user. The method further includes rendering the virtual camera space image into a display object in the virtual space. The method further includes generating a field-of-view image in which the display object is arranged in the virtual space. The method further includes outputting the field-of-view image to the head-mounted display.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventor: Ippei KONDO
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Patent number: 9616332Abstract: A game control device includes a direction obtaining unit, a motion data selection unit, and a user character control unit. In a case where a direction designating operation is performed by a user, the direction obtaining unit obtains a relative direction of the direction designated through the direction designating operation relative to the forward direction of a user character. The motion data selection unit selects any of motion data correlated to a type to which the relative direction obtained by the direction obtaining unit belongs from among the motion data stored in a unit that stores a type of a relative direction relative to the forward direction of the user character and a plurality of kinds of motion data so as to be correlated to each other. The user character control unit causes the user character to perform a motion in accordance with the selected motion data.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Fujishiro, Ippei Kondo, Tatsuya Ishida, Masaki Nakamura, Kei Masuda
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Patent number: 9095777Abstract: Direction obtaining means (72) obtains pressing-force information relating to pressing forces applied respectively to the plurality of depression units. In a case where a first depression unit and a second depression unit are pressed, the direction obtaining means (72) obtains a direction between a first basic direction and a second basic direction based on pressing forces applied respectively to the first depression unit and the second depression unit. The direction obtained by the direction obtaining means (72) in a case where the first depression unit and the second depression unit are pressed changes based on the pressing forces applied respectively to the first depression unit and the second depression unit. Processing executing means (74) executes processing based on the direction obtained by the direction obtaining means (72).Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2010Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Ippei Kondo
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Publication number: 20140364233Abstract: A game control device includes a direction obtaining unit, a motion data selection unit, and a user character control unit. In a case where a direction designating operation is performed by a user, the direction obtaining unit obtains a relative direction of the direction designated through the direction designating operation relative to the forward direction of a user character. The motion data selection unit selects any of motion data correlated to a type to which the relative direction obtained by the direction obtaining unit belongs from among the motion data stored in a unit that stores a type of a relative direction relative to the forward direction of the user character and a plurality of kinds of motion data so as to be correlated to each other. The user character control unit causes the user character to perform a motion in accordance with the selected motion data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji FUJISHIRO, Ippei KONDO, Tatsuya ISHIDA, Masaki NAKAMURA, Kei MASUDA
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Publication number: 20130337877Abstract: A game device for carrying out a game of a sport match between a first team operated by the user and a second team. The game device includes a participating player selecting section that selects a plurality of player characters as operation target candidates from among a plurality of player characters belonging to the first team and participating in a match, based on an operation of a user, an operation target player switching section that switches, in the match, a user's operation target among the plurality of player characters selected by the operation target candidate player selecting section, and a player control section that causes, in the match, a player character which is the user's operation target to act, based on an operation by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventors: Ippei KONDO, Keiichiro KURASHIGE, Shuji YAMAMOTO, Atsushi OMURA, Naohiro IIZUKA
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Patent number: 8475250Abstract: To provide a game device for allowing a user to concentrate on an operation of one or more specific player characters and also capable of reducing a period of time with the user being left rarely able to be useful in a match. According to the present invention, a game of a sport match carried out between a first team operated by the user and a second team is carried out. A participating player selecting section (86) selects a plurality of player characters as operation target candidates from among a plurality of player characters belonging to the first team and participating in a match, based on an operation of a user. An operation target player switching section (88) switches, in the match, a user's operation target among the plurality of player characters selected by the operation target candidate player selecting section (86). A player control section (90) causes, in the match, a player character which is the user's operation target to act, based on an operation by the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ippei Kondo, Keiichiro Kurashige, Shuji Yamamoto, Atsushi Omura, Naohiro Iizuka
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Publication number: 20120169592Abstract: Direction obtaining means (72) obtains pressing-force information relating to pressing forces applied respectively to the plurality of depression units. In a case where a first depression unit and a second depression unit are pressed, the direction obtaining means (72) obtains a direction between a first basic direction and a second basic direction based on pressing forces applied respectively to the first depression unit and the second depression unit. The direction obtained by the direction obtaining means (72) in a case where the first depression unit and the second depression unit are pressed changes based on the pressing forces applied respectively to the first depression unit and the second depression unit. Processing executing means (74) executes processing based on the direction obtained by the direction obtaining means (72).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTDInventor: Ippei Kondo
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Publication number: 20110319159Abstract: Provided is a game device which allows a user to experience that a combination action is or is not performed smoothly between game characters depending on a relationship between the game characters (for example, combination degree or compatibility). In the present invention, a storage content of parameter storage means (74) storing a parameter in association with a combination of the game characters is acquired. Switching means (76) switches an operation subject of a user among a plurality of the game characters. Switching restriction means (78) restricts switching of the operation subject of the user from a first game character of the plurality of the game characters to a second game character of the plurality of the game characters, based on the parameter associated with a combination of the first game character and the second game character.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2009Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Ippei Kondo, Tatsuya Tanaka