Patents by Inventor Yusuke Akifusa

Yusuke Akifusa 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: 8848100
    Abstract: A game device according to the present embodiment includes a camera as image pick-up means. An inner camera is accommodated in an upper housing. In addition, a microphone hole is provided in an inner surface of the upper housing so as to sense external sound through a microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kuwahara, Kazunori Koshiishi, Yui Ehara, Ryo Fukasawa, Masahiro Imaizumi, Yoshihiro Matsushima, Yuki Onozawa, Hiroyuki Kono, Yoshihiro Iwasa, Tomohiro Kawase, Yusuke Akifusa, Tomohisa Saito
  • Publication number: 20140194189
    Abstract: Example systems and methods involve an information processing apparatus configured to transmit transmission data to one or more of a plurality of other information processing apparatuses, the transmission data including identification information for content data executed by the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus is also configured to receive reception data from one or more of the plurality of other information processing apparatuses, the reception data from each respective other information processing apparatus including identification information for content data executed by the respective other information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus accesses purchase information associated with purchasing content data corresponding to at least one piece of identification information included in the reception data received from the one or more of the plurality of other information processing apparatuses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenta KUBO, Yusuke AKIFUSA, Ryutaro TAKAHASHI, Kouichi KAWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20140164181
    Abstract: Example systems and methods involve an information processing apparatus configured to transmit transmission data to one or more of a plurality of other information processing apparatuses, the transmission data including icon-related data for an icon associated with content data executed by the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus is also configured to receive reception data from one or more of the plurality of other information processing apparatuses, the reception data from each respective other information processing apparatus including icon-related data for an icon associated with content data executed by the respective other information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus cumulatively stores icon-related data included in the reception data received from the one or more of the plurality of other information processing apparatuses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenta KUBO, Yusuke AKIFUSA, Ryutaro TAKAHASHI, Kouichi KAWAMOTO
  • Patent number: 8700478
    Abstract: A game apparatus executes an application loaded from a storage section, and generates an application information frame that contains most-recently-used app ID information that is identification information of the executed application. Then, the game apparatus transmits the application information frame to another game apparatus. The game apparatus receives, from the other game apparatus, most-recently-used app ID information that identifies an application executed by the other game apparatus. The game apparatus displays the received most-recently-used app ID information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenta Kubo, Yusuke Akifusa, Ryutaro Takahashi, Kouichi Kawamoto
  • Patent number: 8648924
    Abstract: In an exemplary capturing apparatus, a captured image is acquired in real time. A first face area is detected from a plurality of face areas included in the captured image thus acquired, and a first face image corresponding to the first face area is acquired. Then, a face combination image is generated by replacing at least a part of a second face area with the first face image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Akifusa, Naoko Mori, Misuzu Yoshida, Asako Kagita, Takaya Yamane
  • Publication number: 20130324238
    Abstract: When a certain user is playing a game by operating a terminal device while viewing a terminal game image displayed on an LCD of the terminal device, another user can operate a controller while viewing a monitor game image displayed on a monitor, and can acquire, remove, move, or halt an object other than a player object by moving a cursor displayed on a monitor game image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke AKIFUSA, Hideki Fujii, Toshikazu Kiuchi, Atsushi Yamazaki, Yosuke Sakooka
  • Publication number: 20130296044
    Abstract: An example non-limiting game system includes a game apparatus to which a television is connected. There is provided with, an input terminal, device which functions as an input device of the game apparatus. The television is displayed with an information presenting screen, and an input screen in which a part of objects is omitted from the information presenting screen is displayed on an LCD of the input terminal, device. A player inputs in the input screen a moving path for a player character such that an object to be acquired can be acquired and an object not to be acquired can be evaded. The player character moves according to the moving path that is input on the information- presenting screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki FUJII, Yusuke Akifusa, Toshikazu Kiuchi
  • Publication number: 20130252736
    Abstract: An example game system accepts, as a first input, a predetermined game operation performed before the game control process. The attitude of the controller device when the first input was made is set as the tentative reference attitude. After the first input, the game system further accepts, as an additional input, a predetermined game operation performed in a state where the attitude of the controller device is within a predetermined range defined by the tentative reference attitude. In response to a predetermined number of additional inputs, the reference attitude is determined using at least one of the tentative reference attitude and attitudes of the controller device when the predetermined number of additional inputs were made. The game control process is executed based on the attitude of the controller device and the reference attitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Akifusa, Toshikazu Kiuchi
  • Publication number: 20130249819
    Abstract: An example controller device includes a housing, and a grip portion formed lopsided with respect to a center of a predetermined surface of the housing. An information processing system calculates an attitude of the controller device, and determines the orientation of the grip portion with respect to the center based on the attitude of the controller device. For example, the information processing system determines whether the grip portion is facing right or facing left with respect to the center. Thus, the information processing system can precisely determine the mode of use in which the controller device is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke AKIFUSA, Toshikazu Kiuchi
  • Patent number: 8366548
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes a CPU and a main memory. The main memory stores a first character, is capable of storing a second character, and stores a first movement history being brought into association with the first character. The CPU acquires position information indicating a position in which the game apparatus exists, updates a first movement history on the basis of the position information, receives a second character and a second movement history being brought into association with the second character from another game apparatus, and performs processing of writing down a diary and giving a quiz by the character on the basis of at least one of the first character and the second character, and at least one of the first movement history and the second movement history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Haruki, Yusuke Akifusa
  • Patent number: 8359547
    Abstract: A volume setting icon is provided with a slider for indicating a volume increasing from left toward right. A region in a direction of lower volume relative to a position corresponding to a current value, at which the slider is displayed, is identified as a volume low region, and a region in a direction of higher volume is identified as a volume high region. When the slider is selected, the slider can continuously be operated to move in any direction toward the volume low region and the volume high region. When the volume low region other than the slider is touched, the slider is instantaneously operated to move to a position corresponding to a touch position. When the volume high region other than the slider is touched, the slider is not instantaneously operated to move to a position corresponding to a touch position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Akifusa, Tomohisa Saito
  • Publication number: 20120242807
    Abstract: In a hand-held electronic device having a stereoscopic display section capable of displaying an image which is stereoscopically visible with naked eyes, a variety of functions are realized. A hand-held electronic device 10 includes an upper LCD 22 capable of displaying an image which is stereoscopically visible with naked eyes. Further, the hand-held electronic device 10 includes three imaging sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Nintendo Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Ryuji Umezu, Hideki Konno, Kenichi Sugino, Yusuke Akifusa
  • Publication number: 20120158789
    Abstract: An example computer 10 that manages folders containing files by using a tree structure is caused to execute a step S104 of identifying a superior folder from predetermined folders managed by the tree structure by retracing the tree structure by at least one level, and a step S501 of specifying a file belonging to a subordinate folder that is subordinate to the superior folder in the tree structure as a processing object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke AKIFUSA, Masahiro Nitta, Kenji Matsumoto, Tetsuya Sato
  • Publication number: 20120142434
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes a CPU and a main memory. The main memory stores a first character, is capable of storing a second character, and stores a first movement history being brought into association with the first character. The CPU acquires position information indicating a position in which the game apparatus exists, updates a first movement history on the basis of the position information, receives a second character and a second movement history being brought into association with the second character from another game apparatus, and performs processing of writing down a diary and giving a quiz by the character on the basis of at least one of the first character and the second character, and at least one of the first movement history and the second movement history.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Haruki, Yusuke Akifusa
  • Publication number: 20120075503
    Abstract: In an exemplary capturing apparatus, a first captured image captured by a capturing section is acquired. Then, it is determined whether or not a face image is included in the first captured image. When it is determined that a face image is included, any one type of image processing is selected from a plurality of types of image processing including a type of image processing using the face image, and the selected type of image processing is performed on the first captured image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Akifusa, Naoko Mori, Misuzu Yoshida, Asako Kagita, Takaya Yamane
  • Publication number: 20120075496
    Abstract: In an exemplary capturing apparatus, a captured image is acquired in real time. A first face area is detected from a plurality of face areas included in the captured image thus acquired, and a first face image corresponding to the first face area is acquired. Then, a face combination image is generated by replacing at least a part of a second face area with the first face image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke AKIFUSA, Naoko Mori, Misuzu Yoshida, Asako Kagita, Takaya Yamane
  • Publication number: 20120075294
    Abstract: An exemplary apparatus at least partially displays a first object group on a first display portion, selects at least one first object from the first object group in response to an operation of a direction operation portion, changes a selected position in an order of alignment in a second object group in response to an operation of a first or second operation portion, displays at least one object included in the second object group and corresponding to the selected position on a second display portion, adds a new object corresponding to the selected first object at a position corresponding to the selected position in the second object group in response to an operation of a third operation portion, and displays at least one object included in the second object group on the second display portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke AKIFUSA, Masahiro NITTA, Masahiko NAGAYA, Asako KAGITA, Yasuhito FUJISAWA
  • Publication number: 20120075267
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a display portion having first and second display regions, a first display control unit for displaying a first object showing first data in the first display region, a second display control unit for displaying a second object showing second data in the second display region, an acceptance portion for accepting a series of position indication operations in the second display region, and an association control unit for selecting the second object based on a position indicated by the series of position indication operations within the second display region accepted by the acceptance portion and performing processing for associating the first data with the second data corresponding to the selected second object based on subsequent variation in the indicated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke AKIFUSA, Masahiro NITTA, Masahiko NAGAYA, Asako KAGITA, Yasuhito FUJISAWA
  • Patent number: D699729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Akifusa, Eiko Hirao, Waki Shigeta
  • Patent number: D699732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Akifusa, Eiko Hirao, Waki Shigeta