Patents by Inventor William R. Rieder

William R. Rieder 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: 6017272
    Abstract: A game executing unit 31 instructs a player character's image data generating unit 32 to display a display position of a player character. A background's image data generating unit 37 generates background's image data for displaying a background's image of a game space consisting of a floor and walls as a bird's-eye view. A player character's position specifying unit 34 checks whether the display position of the player character is hidden behind the wall or the floor in the background's image of the game space. An image synthesizing unit 38 synthesizes the image data of the player character with the background image of the game space. When the player character position specifying unit 34 determines that the display position of the player character is hidden behind the wall or the floor, the image synthesizing unit 38 modifies the image data so that the wall or the floor concealing the player character is made semitransparent and the rear thereof is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Inventor: William R. Rieder
  • Patent number: 5769718
    Abstract: A game executing unit 31 instructs a player character's image data generating unit 32 to display a display position of a player character. A background's image data generating unit 37 generates background's image data for displaying a background's image of a game space consisting of a floor and walls as a bird's-eye view: A player character's position specifying unit 34 checks whether the display position of the player character is hidden behind the wall or the floor in the background's image of the game space. An image synthesizing unit 38 synthesizes the image data of the player character with the background image of the game space. When the player character position specifying unit 34 determines that the display position of the player character is hidden behind the wall or the floor, the image synthesizing unit 38 modifies the image data so that the wall or the floor concealing the player character is made semitransparent and the rear thereof is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Inventor: William R. Rieder