Patents by Inventor Washin Boku

Washin Boku 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).

  • Game system, program and image generating method
    Patent number: 6537153
    Abstract: A game system, program and image generating method can realistically represent glow or halo occurring around a light source with reduced processing load. A glow object G is displayed nearer to a view point than an object OB when the glow object G overlaps the object OB located nearer to a view point than a light source LS as viewed from a viewpoint. The glow object G is drawn at a position on a perspective transformation plane corresponding to the position of the light source LS. If the object OB is on a line between the light source LS and the viewpoint, the glow object G is made non-display or reduced in its effect intensity. The effect intensity of the glow is varied according to the degree of overlap between the object OB and the light source LS (or glow object G) as viewed from the viewpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Namco Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuya Boku, Washin Boku
  • Game system, program and image generating method
    Publication number: 20020022515
    Abstract: A game system, program and image generating method can realistically represent glow or halo occurring around a light source with reduced processing load. A glow object G is displayed nearer to a view point than an object OB when the glow object G overlaps the object OB located nearer to a view point than a light source LS as viewed from a viewpoint. The glow object G is drawn at a position on a perspective transformation plane corresponding to the position of the light source LS. If the object OB is on a line between the light source LS and the viewpoint, the glow object G is made non-display or reduced in its effect intensity. The effect intensity of the glow is varied according to the degree of overlap between the object OB and the light source LS (or glow object G) as viewed from the viewpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Applicant: NAMCO LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuya Boku, Washin Boku
  • Digital audio disk player with acoustic mixer
    Patent number: D583798
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Pioneer Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takekazu Iijima, Washin Boku