Patents by Inventor Yugo Hayashi

Yugo Hayashi 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).

  • Publication number: 20160361649
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that controls a virtual camera to shoot an attention object without restriction on the degree of freedom of operation of a player object. A game apparatus generates an image virtually captured by the virtual camera in a virtual space. A game operation unit controls at least a position of the player object in the virtual space on the basis of an input by a player. A virtual camera setting unit controls the virtual camera in such a manner that at least any one of the player object and an attention enemy object is included in an imaging range on the basis of a position of the player object and a position of the attention enemy object. A game operation unit controls the player object on the basis of the input by the player regardless of control of the virtual camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Yugo HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9492743
    Abstract: On the basis of data based on an attitude and/or a motion of a portable display apparatus body, at least a direction of rotation and an amount of rotation of the portable display apparatus about a predetermined direction in real space are calculated, and a corrected amount of rotation is calculated by correcting the calculated amount of rotation by a predetermined factor. Then, an operation indication direction based on the direction of rotation and the corrected amount of rotation is calculated with respect to a direction that corresponds to the predetermined direction and is set in a virtual world, and predetermined processing is performed on the virtual world. A first image including at least a part of the virtual world is displayed on the portable display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yugo Hayashi, Kazuya Sumaki, Keizo Ohta, Jun Ito
  • Patent number: 9492742
    Abstract: On the basis of data based on an attitude and/or a motion of a portable display apparatus body, at least a direction of rotation and an amount of rotation of the portable display apparatus about a predetermined direction in real space are calculated, and a corrected amount of rotation is calculated by offsetting the calculated amount of rotation by a predetermined amount. Then, an operation indication direction based on the direction of rotation and the corrected amount of rotation is calculated with respect to a direction that corresponds to the predetermined direction and is set in a virtual world, and predetermined processing is performed on the virtual world. A first image including at least a part of the virtual world is displayed on the portable display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yugo Hayashi, Kazuya Sumaki, Keizo Ohta
  • Patent number: 9480918
    Abstract: A game apparatus calculates a load value detected by a load controller, and a center-of-gravity position of a player, at predetermined time intervals. Based on the calculated center-of-gravity position, the game apparatus firstly determines whether or not the center of gravity moves, and determines the direction of the movement. Then, the game apparatus determines a change of the load of the player within a predetermined time period. When the amount of increase of the load is equal to or higher than a threshold value, the game apparatus determines that the player swings his/her hip in the direction in which the center of gravity moves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yugo Hayashi, Nobuhiro Sumiyoshi
  • Patent number: 9370712
    Abstract: An action of a first object placed in a virtual world is controlled on the basis of body state data output from a portable display apparatus. An action of a second object placed in the virtual world is controlled on the basis of touch position data based on a touch position on a touch panel provided on a surface of a display screen of the portable display apparatus. Then, a first image including at least a part of the first object and at least a part of the second object is generated, and the first image is displayed on the portable display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yugo Hayashi, Keiichi Minato
  • Patent number: 9345962
    Abstract: An image is displayed on a portable display apparatus that outputs at least body state data based on an attitude and/or a motion of the portable display apparatus body and touch position data based on a touch position on a touch panel provided in the portable display apparatus. On the basis of the body state data and the touch position data, an attitude and/or a position of a first virtual camera for generating an image of a virtual world is controlled. A first image representing the virtual world viewed from the first virtual camera is displayed on the portable display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yugo Hayashi, Keiichi Minato
  • Patent number: 9205327
    Abstract: Data which is output from an input device capable of allowing a body of a user to get thereon and is based on a load applied on the input device is usable. Data is acquired from the input device is processed. A center-of-gravity position of a load applied on the input device is repeatedly acquired based on data output from the input device. A user direction a stepping action made on the input device is calculated using the center-of-gravity position. Predetermined processing is performed based on the user direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Nintento Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yugo Hayashi, Kazuya Sumaki
  • Patent number: 8845430
    Abstract: On the basis of data based on an attitude and/or a motion of a portable display apparatus body, an action of a player object placed in a virtual world is controlled, and on the basis of a position and/or an attitude of the player object, it is determined whether or not the player object has received an attack. Further, when the player object has received a predetermined attack, an attack effect image representing an effect of the predetermined attack is generated, and a first image is generated by superimposing the attack effect image on an image of the virtual world and displayed on the portable display apparatus. Then, the effect of the predetermined attack in an area in the attack effect image is repaired, the area overlapping a predetermined range whose center is a touch position on a touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yugo Hayashi, Kazuya Sumaki
  • Publication number: 20140244722
    Abstract: An example information-processing device includes: a sending unit that sends data dependent on an application as shared information, the shared information being associated with a community to which a user of the information-processing device belongs from among one or more communities relevant to the application; a receiving unit that receives shared information sent from another user, who belongs to the community to which the user of the information-processing device belongs; and an outputting unit that outputs information generated based on the shared information received by the receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yugo HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20140243711
    Abstract: An exemplary information-processing system includes: a first measuring unit that measures body activity amount of a user; a second measuring unit that measures body activity amount of the user, the second measuring unit being different from the first measuring unit; a calculation unit that executes a predetermined calculation based on at least the body activity amount measured by the first measuring unit and the body activity amount measured by the second measuring unit; and an output unit that outputs information based on a result of the calculation executed by the calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi SUGIYAMA, Hiroshi MATSUNAGA, Yugo HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8751179
    Abstract: A CPU of a game apparatus sequentially obtains, from a gravity center position detection device, gravity center position data indicative of the gravity center position of a user, and detects a variation range of the gravity center position of the user during a predetermined period to the current time, based on previously obtained gravity center position data. In addition, the CPU executes a predetermined information process based on a relative position of a gravity center position, indicated by a latest gravity center position data, with respect to the variation range detected thus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yugo Hayashi, Kenji Matsutani
  • Publication number: 20140098139
    Abstract: An example information processing apparatus determines whether an orientation of a display unit capable of being held by a user is in a first state or in a second state. If it has been determined that the orientation of the display unit is in the first state, the information processing apparatus sets, in a predetermined area, a display range to be displayed in the display unit, in accordance with the orientation of the display unit. If it has been determined that the orientation of the display unit is in the second state, the information processing apparatus sets the display range, regardless of the orientation of the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi MATSUNAGA, Yugo HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20130252735
    Abstract: A game controller includes at least four load sensors for detecting a load applied on a support board on which player's legs are ridden, and the game controller transmits a load value detected as manipulation data by the four load sensors to a game machine. The game machine determines a necessary quantity of load values, and the game machine computes the necessary quantity of load values based on the detected load value from the game controller. Then, game processing is performed based on the necessary quantity of computed load values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yamazaki, Takao Sawano, Tadashi Sugiyama, Yugo Hayashi, Nobuhiro Sumiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20120231882
    Abstract: A discharge direction in which a discharge object is to be discharged from a predetermined position in a virtual world is set on the basis of data output from a portable display apparatus. Then, the discharge object is discharged in the discharge direction from the predetermined position on the basis of data based on a load applied to a load detection device, and an image representing at least a part of the discharge object that is being discharged in the virtual world is displayed as a first image on the portable display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yugo HAYASHI, Kazuya Sumaki
  • Publication number: 20120229454
    Abstract: On the basis of data based on an attitude and/or a motion of a portable display apparatus body, at least a direction of rotation and an amount of rotation of the portable display apparatus about a predetermined direction in real space are calculated, and a corrected amount of rotation is calculated by offsetting the calculated amount of rotation by a predetermined amount. Then, an operation indication direction based on the direction of rotation and the corrected amount of rotation is calculated with respect to a direction that corresponds to the predetermined direction and is set in a virtual world, and predetermined processing is performed on the virtual world. A first image including at least a part of the virtual world is displayed on the portable display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yugo HAYASHI, Kazuya Sumaki, Keizo Ohta
  • Publication number: 20120229372
    Abstract: Data which is output from an input device capable of allowing a body of a user to get thereon and is based on a load applied on the input device is usable. Data is acquired from the input device is processed. A center-of-gravity position of a load applied on the input device is repeatedly acquired based on data output from the input device. A user direction a stepping action made on the input device is calculated using the center-of-gravity position. Predetermined processing is performed based on the user direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yugo HAYASHI, Kazuya SUMAKI
  • Publication number: 20120229455
    Abstract: On the basis of data based on an attitude and/or a motion of a portable display apparatus body, at least a direction of rotation and an amount of rotation of the portable display apparatus about a predetermined direction in real space are calculated, and a corrected amount of rotation is calculated by correcting the calculated amount of rotation by a predetermined factor. Then, an operation indication direction based on the direction of rotation and the corrected amount of rotation is calculated with respect to a direction that corresponds to the predetermined direction and is set in a virtual world, and predetermined processing is performed on the virtual world. A first image including at least a part of the virtual world is displayed on the portable display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yugo Hayashi, Kazuya Sumaki, Keizo Ohta, Jun Ito
  • Publication number: 20120229512
    Abstract: An image is displayed on a portable display apparatus that outputs at least body state data based on an attitude and/or a motion of the portable display apparatus body and touch position data based on a touch position on a touch panel provided in the portable display apparatus. On the basis of the body state data and the touch position data, an attitude and/or a position of a first virtual camera for generating an image of a virtual world is controlled. A first image representing the virtual world viewed from the first virtual camera is displayed on the portable display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yugo Hayashi, Keiichi Minato
  • Publication number: 20120229513
    Abstract: On the basis of data output from a portable display apparatus, it is determined whether or not a direction of a predetermined axis set in the portable display apparatus is included in a predetermined range. When it has been determined that the direction of the predetermined axis is included in the predetermined range, an action of an object placed in a virtual world is controlled in accordance with the direction of the predetermined axis. Further, when the direction of the predetermined axis is included in the predetermined range or present outside the predetermined range, an action of a first virtual camera for generating an image of the virtual world is controlled in accordance with the direction of the predetermined axis. Then, a first image representing the virtual world viewed from the first virtual camera is displayed on the portable display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yugo Hayashi, Kazuya Sumaki
  • Publication number: 20120229453
    Abstract: On the basis of data output from a portable display apparatus, a direction of rotation of the portable display apparatus about a predetermined direction in real space is calculated. Attitudes of an object, placed in a virtual world, and a first virtual camera, for generating an image of the virtual world including at least the object, are controlled such that the object and the first virtual camera rotate in the direction of rotation about a direction that corresponds to the predetermined direction and is set in the virtual world. Then, a first image representing the virtual world viewed from the first virtual camera is displayed on the portable display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yugo Hayashi, Kazuya Sumaki