Patents by Inventor Takashi Izawa
Takashi Izawa 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).
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Patent number: 10187618Abstract: A projection mechanism including a projector emitting projection light by which a game effect image is generated and a projection target mechanism including a projection surface which generates a three-dimensional structure corresponding to a game content, in association with the game effect image generated by projection of the projection light are included.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignees: Universal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming (Hong Kong) LimitedInventors: Takashi Izawa, Keita Shimura
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Patent number: 9672682Abstract: Provided is a presentation effect device capable of providing a new presentation effect in which it is possible to change the state where a player can visibly recognize an object to be visibly recognized to the state where a player can visibly recognize the object without any movable member. A presentation effect device is provided with a plate-like panel, an accommodation space partitioned by the plate-like panel, the accommodation space for accommodating an object to be visibly recognized, and an illumination device for illuminating the object to be visibly recognized by a signal from the outside, wherein the plate-like panel is composed of a beam splitter for dividing incoming light into reflection light and transmitted light.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignees: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Kenta Kitamura, Kou Kobayashi, Takashi Izawa, Masumi Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20160344989Abstract: A projection mechanism including a projector emitting projection light by which a game effect image is generated and a projection target mechanism including a projection surface which generates a three-dimensional structure corresponding to a game content, in association with the game effect image generated by projection of the projection light are included.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Takashi IZAWA, Keita SHIMURA
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Patent number: 9412225Abstract: A gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: at least one display panel configured to display images of a game, the display panel including a screen facing downward; at least one beam splitter disposed under the display panel and inclined with respect to the screen to partially reflect the images from the display panel into a forward direction; and a controller configured to execute the game and to control the display panel, wherein an image from each of the at least one display panel is reflected by at least one of the at least one beam splitter.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2013Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignees: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Kenta Kitamura, Jun Hirato, Takashi Izawa, Keita Shimura
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Patent number: 9330526Abstract: A gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel configured to display images of a game, the display panel including a screen facing downward; a partial mirror disposed under the display panel and inclined with respect to the screen to partially reflect the images from the display panel into a forward direction; a background member disposed rear to the partial mirror such that an image of the background member passes through the partial mirror into the forward direction to overlap the images from the display panel; and a controller configured to execute the game and to control the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignees: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Kenta Kitamura, Jun Hirato, Takashi Izawa, Keita Shimura
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Patent number: 9230396Abstract: A gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel configured to display images of a game, the display panel including a screen facing downward; a partial mirror disposed under the display panel and inclined with respect to the screen to partially reflect the images from the display panel into a forward direction; and a controller configured to execute the game and to control the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignees: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Kenta Kitamura, Jun Hirato, Takashi Izawa, Keita Shimura
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Patent number: 9183694Abstract: A gaming machine has an armrest for a player to rest his/her arm(s) thereon. The armrest has a woofer specialized in low-pitched sound output inside the armrest. Vibrations produced with the sound output of the woofer are transmitted to the player through the armrest.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2009Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Yoshihide Endo, Takashi Izawa
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Patent number: 8953248Abstract: A gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first display panel configured to display game images of a game, the first display panel including a screen facing downward; a plurality of first beam splitters disposed under the first display panel and inclined with respect to the screen to partially reflect the images from the first the display panel into a forward direction; a background image generator disposed rear to the first beam splitters and generating background images, the background images from the background image generator passing through the first beam splitters toward the forward direction to overlap the game images; and a controller configured to execute the game and to control the first display panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2013Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignees: Universal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventors: Kenta Kitamura, Jun Hirato, Takashi Izawa, Keita Shimura
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Publication number: 20150018092Abstract: A gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: at least one display panel configured to display images of a game, the display panel including a screen facing downward; at least one beam splitter disposed under the display panel and inclined with respect to the screen to partially reflect the images from the display panel into a forward direction; and a controller configured to execute the game and to control the display panel, wherein an image from each of the at least one display panel is reflected by at least one of the at least one beam splitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Kenta Kitamura, Jun Hirato, Takashi Izawa, Keita Shimura
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Publication number: 20150009575Abstract: A gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first display panel configured to display game images of a game, the first display panel including a screen facing downward; a plurality of first beam splitters disposed under the first display panel and inclined with respect to the screen to partially reflect the images from the first the display panel into a forward direction; a background image generator disposed rear to the first beam splitters and generating background images, the background images from the background image generator passing through the first beam splitters toward the forward direction to overlap the game images; and a controller configured to execute the game and to control the first display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2013Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventors: Kenta Kitamura, Jun Hirato, Takashi Izawa, Keita Shimura
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Publication number: 20140342824Abstract: A gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel configured to display images of a game, the display panel including a screen facing downward; a partial mirror disposed under the display panel and inclined with respect to the screen to partially reflect the images from the display panel into a forward direction; a background member disposed rear to the partial mirror such that an image of the background member passes through the partial mirror into the forward direction to overlap the images from the display panel; and a controller configured to execute the game and to control the display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicants: Aruze Gaming America, Inc., Universal Entertainment CorporationInventors: Kenta Kitamura, Jun Hirato, Takashi Izawa, Keita Shimura
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Publication number: 20140342800Abstract: Provided is a presentation effect device capable of providing a new presentation effect in which it is possible to change the state where a player can visibly recognize an object to be visibly recognized to the state where a player can visibly recognize the object without any movable member. A presentation effect device is provided with a plate-like panel, an accommodation space partitioned by the plate-like panel, the accommodation space for accommodating an object to be visibly recognized, and an illumination device for illuminating the object to be visibly recognized by a signal from the outside, wherein the plate-like panel is composed of a beam splitter for dividing incoming light into reflection light and transmitted light.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicants: Universal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventors: Kenta KITAMURA, Kou Kobayashi, Takashi Izawa, Masumi Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20140342794Abstract: A gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel configured to display images of a game, the display panel including a screen facing downward; a partial mirror disposed under the display panel and inclined with respect to the screen to partially reflect the images from the display panel into a forward direction; and a controller configured to execute the game and to control the display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicants: Aruze Gaming America, Inc., Universal Entertainment CorporationInventors: Kenta Kitamura, Jun Hirato, Takashi Izawa, Keita Shimura
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Patent number: 8064734Abstract: An image processing device for enlarging an image includes an attribute determining unit, a pattern matching determining unit, and a data selecting unit. The attribute determining unit determines an attribute of each pixel constituting an input image. The pattern matching determining unit determines whether a pattern of the input image, constituted by a target pixel and target-pixel-neighboring pixels that are determined to have the same attribute, matches a predetermined interpolation pattern while assuming each pixels of the input image as the target pixel. The data selecting unit selects pixel data for each of N×N pixels, obtained by enlarging the target pixel N-times, on the basis of the result of the matching determination performed by the pattern matching determining unit, where N is an integer equal to or greater than 2.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2007Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takashi Izawa, Kazuma Suzuki
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Publication number: 20100120539Abstract: A gaming machine has an armrest for a player to rest his/her arm(s) thereon. The armrest has a woofer specialized in low-pitched sound output inside the armrest. Vibrations produced with the sound output of the woofer are transmitted to the player through the armrest.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2009Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventors: Yoshihide Endo, Takashi Izawa
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Publication number: 20080152262Abstract: An image processing device for enlarging an image includes an attribute determining unit, a pattern matching determining unit, and a data selecting unit. The attribute determining unit determines an attribute of each pixel constituting an input image. The pattern matching determining unit determines whether a pattern of the input image, constituted by a target pixel and target-pixel-neighboring pixels that are determined to have the same attribute, matches a predetermined interpolation pattern while assuming each pixels of the input image as the target pixel. The data selecting unit selects pixel data for each of N×N pixels, obtained by enlarging the target pixel N-times, on the basis of the result of the matching determination performed by the pattern matching determining unit, where N is an integer equal to or greater than 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2007Publication date: June 26, 2008Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takashi IZAWA, Kazuma Suzuki
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Patent number: 7209186Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus and an image processing method. The image processing apparatus includes: a first to a fourth writing FIFO unit and a first to a fourth reading FIFO unit (hereinafter referred to as “FIFO units”) for temporarily retaining image data to write to and read from a data retaining memory; a memory access control unit for performing access to the data retaining memory, the access being requested by the FIFO units; and a writing data control unit for shifting, at all times by a predetermined time, timing of the request made by at least one of the FIFO units to the memory access control unit in comparison with timing of the request made by the other FIFO units to the memory access control unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2003Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Takashi Izawa
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Publication number: 20050119054Abstract: A gaming machine of the present invention includes a cabinet, a gaming unit required for playing a game housed in the cabinet, an open/close door capable of closing a housing part for the gaming unit, and operation units each including an operation part where a player performs operation required for playing the game. The open/close door is formed in a shape having a fixed end portion fixed to the cabinet and a plurality of free end portions not fixed to the cabinet, and the operation units are placed at positions where the operation units are capable of abutting on the free end portions of the open/close door.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2004Publication date: June 2, 2005Applicant: Aruze Corp.Inventors: Takashi Izawa, Tetsuya Yokota
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Publication number: 20050110918Abstract: A gaming machine in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a cabinet 10 in which an apparatus needed for a game is contained; a liquid crystal panel unit 30 having a liquid crystal panel which an image associated with the game is displayed on, and whose viewing angle is different between one side U and the other side D on a display screen; and a attaching member 40 which has a driver for driving the liquid crystal panel, and which the liquid crystal panel unit is fitted to the cabinet 10 through, wherein engaging portions 46A and 46B to detachably engage with the cabinet 10 and fixable portions 43A and 43B (45A and 45B) to be fixed to the cabinet are provided on both of the side U and the other side D of the attaching member 40.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2004Publication date: May 26, 2005Applicant: Aruze Corp.Inventor: Takashi Izawa
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Patent number: D605231Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2009Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Aruze CorporationInventors: Koichiro Hashimoto, Takashi Izawa, Yoshihide Endo