Patents by Inventor Masayoshi Tanimura

Masayoshi Tanimura 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: 9462209
    Abstract: A display control apparatus connected to a display apparatus, which is remotely controllable through wireless communication, generates a first video/audio signal for displaying a first image on the display apparatus, and outputs the first video/audio signal to the display apparatus. Either of a first signal pattern indicative of a command to cause the first image based on the first video/audio signal to be displayed on the display apparatus or a second signal pattern indicative of a command to cause a second image based on a second video/audio signal, which is obtained from a device different from the display control apparatus, to be displayed on the display apparatus is selected, and a wireless signal of the selected signal pattern is outputted to the display apparatus through the wireless communication. Information determined based on the signal pattern of the outputted wireless signal is informed from an apparatus different from the display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignees: NINTENDO CO., LTD., HAL LABORATORY INC.
    Inventors: Daiji Imai, Masayoshi Tanimura, Akira Ozawa, Masanobu Sakata, Tomokazu Tsuruoka
  • Patent number: 7924293
    Abstract: In a three-dimensional object image print service system capable of printing out a desired three-dimensional object image, a three-dimensional image display apparatus includes a three-dimensional object image generator for generating a three-dimensional object image, based on instructions from an input device operated by a user and a three-dimensional object image generation program previously provided. The three-dimensional image display device further includes a selector for selecting arbitrary part of the three-dimensional object image generated based on instructions from the user, and a transition information generator for generating transition information of a three-dimensional object image representing the selected arbitrary part of the three-dimensional object image. The three-dimensional object image arbitrarily selected by the user can be reproduced based on the transition information and the three-dimensional object image generation program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayoshi Tanimura
  • Publication number: 20090195703
    Abstract: A display control apparatus connected to a display apparatus, which is remotely controllable through wireless communication, generates a first video/audio signal for displaying a first image on the display apparatus, and outputs the first video/audio signal to the display apparatus. Either of a first signal pattern indicative of a command to cause the first image based on the first video/audio signal to be displayed on the display apparatus or a second signal pattern indicative of a command to cause a second image based on a second video/audio signal, which is obtained from a device different from the display control apparatus, to be displayed on the display apparatus is selected, and a wireless signal of the selected signal pattern is outputted to the display apparatus through the wireless communication. Information determined based on the signal pattern of the outputted wireless signal is informed from an apparatus different from the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicants: Nintendo Co., Ltd.,, HAL Laboratory Inc.,
    Inventors: Daiji IMAI, Masayoshi TANIMURA, Akira OZAWA, Masanobu SAKATA, Tomokazu TSURUOKA
  • Patent number: 7466433
    Abstract: In a three-dimensional object image print service system capable of printing out a desired three-dimensional object image, a three-dimensional image display apparatus includes a three-dimensional object image generator for generating a three-dimensional object image, based on instructions from an input device operated by a user and a three-dimensional object image generation program previously provided. The three-dimensional image display device further includes a selector for selecting arbitrary part of the three-dimensional object image generated based on instructions from the user, and a transition information generator for generating transition information of a three-dimensional object image representing the selected arbitrary part of the three-dimensional object image. The three-dimensional object image arbitrarily selected by the user can be reproduced based on the transition information and the three-dimensional object image generation program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignees: Nintendo Co. Ltd., Hal Laboratory Inc.
    Inventor: Masayoshi Tanimura
  • Publication number: 20080212135
    Abstract: In a three-dimensional object image print service system capable of printing out a desired three-dimensional object image, a three-dimensional image display apparatus includes a three-dimensional object image generator for generating a three-dimensional object image, based on instructions from an input device operated by a user and a three-dimensional object image generation program previously provided. The three-dimensional image display device further includes a selector for selecting arbitrary part of the three-dimensional object image generated based on instructions from the user, and a transition information generator for generating transition information of a three-dimensional object image representing the selected arbitrary part of the three-dimensional object image. The three-dimensional object image arbitrarily selected by the user can be reproduced based on the transition information and the three-dimensional object image generation program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayoshi Tanimura
  • Patent number: 7118482
    Abstract: A game system includes a plurality of game cards, a game cartridge and a game machine. Each game card visually portrays a figure of a character, stores ability data for the character, and mechanically readably records an identification code and individuality expressing data of the character. The game information storage medium stores a game program for generating at least some of the characters of the game cards in an image display game. The game machine receives therein the game information storage medium. The game machine includes a CPU to execute a game program for an image display game. The game information storage medium is provided with a data reader to read out the identification data and individuality expressing data of the character recorded on the game card. The CPU, when supplied with the identification data and individuality expressing data from the reader, adds the individuality expressing data to the game program thereby executing a game process for the image display game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Creatures, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsunekazu Ishihara, Masayoshi Tanimura
  • Patent number: 6964373
    Abstract: A coded image on a recording medium (a card) which records desired information as an optically readable coded image (a dot code) contains predetermined record location information indicating a record location at which the image is recorded on the card, as, for example, an element of a physical format of the image. A coded image reading apparatus for reading the coded image from the card has image inputting means (a pickup). The apparatus includes a CPU, which includes and can execute record location determining means (a program) for obtaining record location information from an input image and determining a record location of the image. The card is guided so that the proper read operation can be performed in accordance with this function of determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignees: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., HAL Laboratory, Inc., Creatures Inc., Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sasaki, Masayoshi Tanimura, Hirokazu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20050122541
    Abstract: In a three-dimensional object image print service system capable of printing out a desired three-dimensional object image, a three-dimensional image display apparatus includes a three-dimensional object image generator for generating a three-dimensional object image, based on instructions from an input device operated by a user and a three-dimensional object image generation program previously provided. The three-dimensional image display device further includes a selector for selecting arbitrary part of the three-dimensional object image generated based on instructions from the user, and a transition information generator for generating transition information of a three-dimensional object image representing the selected arbitrary part of the three-dimensional object image. The three-dimensional object image arbitrarily selected by the user can be reproduced based on the transition information and the three-dimensional object image generation program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayoshi Tanimura
  • Patent number: 6811084
    Abstract: A code reading apparatus main body optically reads a code from a recording medium, recording it as optically readable code, and stores the outcome of the reading operation and the parameters acquired during the reading operation in the data RAM of an application program storing cartridge. When a program processing apparatus reads the outcome of the reading operation as stored in the data RAM, it provides randomness to the outcome of the reading operation according to the parameters stored in the data RAM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignees: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., HAL Laboratory, Inc., Creatures Inc., Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Tatsuta, Daikichi Morohashi, Hiroyuki Yamada, Masayoshi Tanimura, Hirokazu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20020125318
    Abstract: A code reading apparatus main body optically reads a code from a recording medium, recording it as optically readable code, and stores the outcome of the reading operation and the parameters acquired during the reading operation in the data RAM of an application program storing cartridge. When a program processing apparatus reads the outcome of the reading operation as stored in the data RAM, it provides randomness to the outcome of the reading operation according to the parameters stored in the data RAM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Tatsuta, Daikichi Morohashi, Hiroyuki Yamada, Masayoshi Tanimura, Hirokazu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20020125319
    Abstract: A coded image on a recording medium (a card) which records desired information as an optically readable coded image (a dot code) contains predetermined record location information indicating a record location at which the image is recorded on the card, as, for example, an element of a physical format of the image. A coded image reading apparatus for reading the coded image from the card has image inputting means (a pickup). The apparatus includes a CPU, which includes and can execute record location determining means (a program) for obtaining record location information from an input image and determining a record location of the image. The card is guided so that the proper read operation can be performed in accordance with this function of determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sasaki, Masayoshi Tanimura, Hirokazu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20020028710
    Abstract: A game system includes a plurality of game cards, a game cartridge and a game machine. Each game card visually portrays a figure of a character, stores ability data for the character, and mechanically readably records an identification code and individuality expressing data of the character. The game information storage medium stores a game program for generating at least some of the characters of the game cards in an image display game. The game machine receives therein the game information storage medium. The game machine includes a CPU to execute a game program for an image display game. The game information storage medium is provided with a data reader to read out the identification data and individuality expressing data of the character recorded on the game card. The CPU, when supplied with the identification data and individuality expressing data from the reader, adds the individuality expressing data to the game program thereby executing a game process for the image display game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Tsunekazu Ishihara, Masayoshi Tanimura