Patents by Inventor Kazutomo Sambongi

Kazutomo Sambongi 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).

  • Game image generation device and program
    Patent number: 10099132
    Abstract: Moving image information is stored in a plurality of types in accordance with different actions of the subject, and a first moving image is switched to a second moving image by inserting an interpolation image that connects a frame image at the end of the first moving image to a frame image at the beginning of the second moving image. According to the present disclosure, a wide variety of actions performed by the subject can be expressed while using live-action moving images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: SEGA SAMMY CREATION INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yamakawa, Akihiro Suzuki, Kazuya Suzuki, Kazutomo Sambongi
  • Game image generation device and program
    Patent number: 10071312
    Abstract: Moving image information is stored in a plurality of types in accordance with different actions of the subject, and a first moving image is switched to a second moving image by inserting an interpolation image that connects a frame image at the end of the first moving image to a frame image at the beginning of the second moving image. According to the present disclosure, a wide variety of actions performed by the subject can be expressed while using live-action moving images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: SEGA SAMMY CREATION INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yamakawa, Akihiro Suzuki, Kazuya Suzuki, Kazutomo Sambongi
  • GAME IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20170080343
    Abstract: Moving image information is stored in a plurality of types in accordance with different actions of the subject, and a first moving image is switched to a second moving image by inserting an interpolation image that connects a frame image at the end of the first moving image to a frame image at the beginning of the second moving image. According to the present disclosure, a wide variety of actions performed by the subject can be expressed while using live-action moving images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yamakawa, Akihiro Suzuki, Kazuya Suzuki, Kazutomo Sambongi
  • ELECTRONIC PLAY DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC PLAY DEVICE AND GAME PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20100009734
    Abstract: A moving operation having much amusement particularly in a simulated shooting game using a simulated gun is implemented in accordance with an input operated by a player character that plays a role as a player. In order to achieve this, as a plurality of objects set in a virtual space, there are a player character (P) that is operated in accordance with an operation of the player, an enemy character (E) that becomes a match-up opponent of the player character (P), and a plurality of shield objects (G) that are disposed in movement areas of the player character (P) and the enemy character (E).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Kazutomo Sambongi, Naotoshi Eguchi, Takeshi Yamaya, Kazuya Takahashi