Patents by Inventor Kenji ANABUKI

Kenji ANABUKI 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).

  • IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20220311920
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a body including an attachment member for attachment, a ring-shaped rotating member rotatable relative to the body, and an imaging unit configured to capture an image. An imaging angle of view as an imaging parameter is changed by rotating the rotating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Hideki Kawashima, Hirofumi Ozawa, Kenji Anabuki, Naoko Iwatani, Kaori Yoshida, Keitaro Tsuji
  • Information storage media, game devices and servers
    Patent number: 11110351
    Abstract: Provided is the game device which sets the designated object from among the objects arranged in the game space as an object in the holding state, performs control for arranging the object set in the holding state at the predetermined position in the game space, and/or displays information of the object set in the holding state at a predetermined position on the game image. When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the game device releases the holding state of the object set to be in the holding state by the holding controller and causes the object to perform the predetermined operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Anabuki, Asana Inoki, Shoji Aomatsu
  • INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIA, GAME DEVICES AND SERVERS
    Publication number: 20200078683
    Abstract: Provided is the game device which sets the designated object from among the objects arranged in the game space as an object in the holding state, performs control for arranging the object set in the holding state at the predetermined position in the game space, and/or displays information of the object set in the holding state at a predetermined position on the game image. When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the game device releases the holding state of the object set to be in the holding state by the holding controller and causes the object to perform the predetermined operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Kenji ANABUKI, Asana INOKI, Shoji AOMATSU
  • Recording medium, information processing system, information processing device and information processing method
    Patent number: 9943768
    Abstract: An example system includes: a data acquisition unit for performing near field communication with a data storage medium having a near field communication function and acquiring character data stored in the data storage medium; an information processing unit for performing information processing to control a character corresponding to the character data, which has been acquired by the data acquisition unit, as a non player character; and a data changing unit for changing the character data depending on a processing result of the information processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Izuno, Shinya Saito, Kaori Miyachi, Masahiro Shiotani, Masahiro Sakurai, Kenji Anabuki
  • RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20160144284
    Abstract: An example system includes: a data acquisition unit for performing near field communication with a data storage medium having a near field communication function and acquiring character data stored in the data storage medium; an information processing unit for performing information processing to control a character corresponding to the character data, which has been acquired by the data acquisition unit, as a non player character; and a data changing unit for changing the character data depending on a processing result of the information processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Toshiharu IZUNO, Shinya SAITO, Kaori MIYACHI, Masahiro SHIOTANI, Masahiro SAKURAI, Kenji ANABUKI