Patents by Inventor Satoru Ouchi

Satoru Ouchi 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 generation device which selects viewpoint control program based on program selection data set on a course, and information storage medium
    Patent number: 6268873
    Abstract: An image generation device and an information storage medium that enable sophisticated viewpoint control by simple processing. One viewpoint control program is selected from a plurality of viewpoint control programs, based on program selection data that is set for a course, and the viewpoint is controlled to follow the movement of a moving body, based on the selected viewpoint control program. The viewpoint is controlled by using viewpoint control parameters that are set for the course and are linked to the program selection data. On an ordinary road surface, the line-of-sight direction varies with changes in the inclination of the course, but on an undulating road surface it remains fixed, regardless of changes in the inclination of the course.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Inventor: Satoru Ouchi