Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki Jitsukawa

Yoshiaki Jitsukawa 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 device, image processing method, and information recording medium
    Patent number: 8795089
    Abstract: To enable images of game screens concerning a plurality of game programs to be systematically stored in a storage unit and a desired image to be swiftly displayed on a display unit in a later time, a game device of the present invention includes: a program executing unit for executing each of a plurality of game programs; an identification information acquiring unit for acquiring identification information on the game program during execution of the game program; an image acquiring unit for acquiring at least one image of a game screen generated during the execution of the game program; an image storing unit for storing the at least one image into the storage unit in association with the identification information; and a display control unit for reading the image stored in association with any one of the identification information from the storage unit based on a specification made by a user, and displaying the image on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Motoki Kobayashi, Yousuke Kimoto, Yoshiaki Jitsukawa, Keisuke Shimizu
  • GAME DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20090118008
    Abstract: To enable images of game screens concerning a plurality of game programs to be systematically stored in a storage unit and a desired image to be swiftly displayed on a display unit in a later time, a game device of the present invention includes: a program executing unit for executing each of a plurality of game programs; an identification information acquiring unit for acquiring identification information on the game program during execution of the game program; an image acquiring unit for acquiring at least one image of a game screen generated during the execution of the game program; an image storing unit for storing the at least one image into the storage unit in association with the identification information; and a display control unit for reading the image stored in association with any one of the identification information from the storage unit based on a specification made by a user, and displaying the image on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Motoki Kobayashi, Yousuke Kimoto, Yoshiaki Jitsukawa, Keisuke Shimizu