Patents by Inventor Kazuhisa MINATO

Kazuhisa MINATO 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: 10661174
    Abstract: An image generation system includes a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to implement an object space setting process, an image generation process generating a projection image, a process receiving a captured image from an imaging section, and a hit determination process calculating a screen spotlight position based on a position of a spotlight within the captured image, calculates a direction from a set position toward the screen spotlight position to be an emission direction of an emitting element, and determines whether or not an object among the plurality of objects disposed in the object space has been hit based on the calculated emission direction, the screen spotlight position being a position of the spotlight on a projection screen, the spotlight being formed by light emitted from the emitting element, and the set position being set to be a representative position of the emitting element or a player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: BANDAI NAMCO GAMES INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Minato, Mitsugu Makino, Futoshi Matsushita, Motonaga Ishii
  • Publication number: 20160346693
    Abstract: An image generation system includes a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to implement an object space setting process, an image generation process generating a projection image, a process receiving a captured image from an imaging section, and a hit determination process calculating a screen spotlight position based on a position of a spotlight within the captured image, calculates a direction from a set position toward the screen spotlight position to be an emission direction of an emitting element, and determines whether or not an object among the plurality of objects disposed in the object space has been hit based on the calculated emission direction, the screen spotlight position being a position of the spotlight on a projection screen, the spotlight being formed by light emitted from the emitting element, and the set position being set to be a representative position of the emitting element or a player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa MINATO, Mitsugu MAKINO, Futoshi MATSUSHITA, Motonaga ISHII
  • Patent number: 8535154
    Abstract: An image generation device includes a capture direction specifying section, a capture target specifying section, a marker placement control section that disposes a marker at the capture point, and an image generation section, the capture target specifying section determining whether or not the capture target is present in the capture direction, and specifying the capture target when the capture target is present, and the marker placement control section performing a depth value correction process that corrects the depth value of the capture point when a transition has occurred from a state in which the capture target is present to a state in which the capture target is not present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Namco Bandai Games Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Minato, Motonaga Ishii, Shinobu Nimura
  • Publication number: 20120058823
    Abstract: An image generation device includes a capture direction specifying section, a capture target specifying section, a marker placement control section that disposes a marker at the capture point, and an image generation section, the capture target specifying section determining whether or not the capture target is present in the capture direction, and specifying the capture target when the capture target is present, and the marker placement control section performing a depth value correction process that corrects the depth value of the capture point when a transition has occurred from a state in which the capture target is present to a state in which the capture target is not present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: NAMCO BANDAI GAMES INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa MINATO, Motonaga ISHII, Shinobu NIMURA