Patents by Inventor Outa Sano

Outa Sano 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 processing device, group character movement control method, game device including group character movement control, game score computing method and recording medium
    Patent number: 6870537
    Abstract: A game device including group character movement control is capable of carrying out the processing steps without increasing the processing load and without giving any sense of strangeness, such as dull movement, even when the number of characters to be moved and controlled in the virtual space increases. By grouping the sub characters and causing all of such grouped sub characters to move based on the same control point, the processing load is lightened in comparison to individually chasing the main character, it is possible to display more sub characters, and prevents defects such as slow game progress and partially deficient screen display. In addition, as it is possible to produce a sense of tension to the main character (player) of being chased by a group, the game amusement is enhanced thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kikuchi, Outa Sano, Toru Osaki, Kazuhisa Hasuoka, Ryuta Ueda
  • Image processing device, group character movement control method, game device including group character movement control, game score computing method and recording medium
    Publication number: 20010026265
    Abstract: A game device including group character movement control is capable of carrying out the processing steps without increasing the processing load and without giving any sense of strangeness, such as dull movement, even when the number of characters to be moved and controlled in the virtual space increases. By grouping the sub characters and causing all of such grouped sub characters to move based on the same control point, the processing load is lightened in comparison to individually chasing the main character, it is possible to display more sub characters, and prevents defects such as slow game progress and partially deficient screen display. In addition, as it is possible to produce a sense of tension to the main character (player) of being chased by a group, the game amusement is enhanced thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kikuchi, Outa Sano, Toru Osaki, Kazuhisa Hasuoka, Ryuta Ueda