Patents Assigned to Nintendo Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11178384
    Abstract: A game system that is a non-limiting example information processing system is attached to a goggle device, and generates and displays a left-eye image and a right-eye image on a display. When starting a game application that a plurality of individual games can be selectively played, a menu image is displayed on the display. A plurality of icons each relating to each of the plurality of individual games are arranged at predetermined positions in a virtual space for displaying the menu image. A virtual camera arranged at a predetermined position in the virtual space changes a posture thereof so as to correspond to a posture change of a main body apparatus in a real space, thereby to control a direction of a line-of-sight of the virtual camera. If an icon is included in a field of view of the virtual camera when a user depresses a predetermined button, predetermined processing relevant to the icon is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Nakamura, Kiyoshi Takeuchi, Mizuki Tatsuno, Jonathan Johnson
  • Patent number: 11173388
    Abstract: Based on strain data corresponding to deformation of an input apparatus that is partially elastically deformable in response to an external force applied thereto, and motion data corresponding to a motion and/or orientation of the input apparatus, a predetermined game process is executed based on the motion data while the deformation of the input apparatus is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Kurata, Tohru Yoshio
  • Patent number: 11167208
    Abstract: A non-limiting example information processing system includes a first input apparatus including a strain sensor, a second input apparatus including a motion sensor, and an information processing apparatus. The strain sensor provides an output corresponding to a force applied to at least a portion of the first input apparatus. The motion sensor provides an output corresponding to a motion of the second input apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a computer that executes obtaining strain data corresponding to the output of the strain sensor and motion data corresponding to the output of the motion sensor, and executing first control on an object disposed in a virtual space based on the strain data, and second control on the object based on the motion data, the second control being different from the first control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ueno, Shota Shimada
  • Patent number: 11171449
    Abstract: A pedestal type device that functions as a non-limiting example charger comprises a connection portion that is constituted by a connection plug and a cover. The cover is supported so as to be movable up and down through a second hole of a placement portion. Furthermore, a convex portion that is protruded toward a front side is provided in a center of a lower end portion of a rear support portion. Two first projections are formed on an upper surface of the cover, and a first hole is formed between them. The connection plug is supported so as to be movable up and down through a third hole. If the convex portion is fitted into a first concave portion formed in a rear surface of electronic device when the electronic device is placed on the placement portion, the first projections are respectively fitted into two third concave portions formed on an undersurface of the electronic device, whereby the cover is pushed down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Hirose, Daisuke Kumazaki, Takafumi Nishida
  • Patent number: 11171448
    Abstract: A pedestal type device that functions as anon-limiting example charger comprises a connection portion that is constituted by a connection plug and a cover. The cover is supported so as to be movable up and down through a second hole of a placement portion. Furthermore, a convex portion that is protruded toward a front side is provided in a center of a lower end portion of a rear support portion. Two first projections are formed on an upper surface of the cover, and a first hole is formed between them. The connection plug is supported so as to be movable up and down through a third hole. If the convex portion is fitted into a first concave portion formed in a rear surface of electronic device when the electronic device is placed on the placement portion, the first projections are respectively fitted into two third concave portions formed on an undersurface of the electronic device, whereby the cover is pushed down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Hirose, Daisuke Kumazaki, Takafumi Nishida
  • Patent number: 11171433
    Abstract: A terminal placement region of the cartridge is divided into an upper region and a lower region, and the cartridge includes a plurality of terminals placed in the upper region, a plurality of terminals placed in the lower region, and a plurality of long terminals across the upper region and the lower region. The long terminals are a ground terminal, a chip-enable terminal, a power supply terminal, or a reset terminal. A strobe terminal and a clock terminal are arranged one above the other. Two data input/output terminals are arranged one above the other, and four sets of data input/output terminals arranged one above the other are present. A long terminal is near the strobe terminal and the clock terminal arranged one above the other, and a long terminal is near the two data input/output terminals arranged one above the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Hirose, Yuta Fujita
  • Patent number: 11167210
    Abstract: A vibration signal for vibrating a vibration apparatus is generated, and data obtained by encoding amplitude modulation information indicating a change in an amplitude and/or frequency modulation information indicating a change in a frequency are acquired. Then, the acquired data is decoded, and the vibration signal is generated using the decoded amplitude modulation information and/or frequency modulation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Yamashita, Shoji Masubuchi
  • Patent number: 11161039
    Abstract: A communication system includes a group setting means, a first communication means, and a second communication means. The group setting means sets groups such that each of devices belongs to one of first-type groups, and to one of second-type groups. The first communication means enables, in each of the first-type groups, each of devices belonging to a first-type group to send its own data to other devices belonging to the same first-type group as the device. The second communication means enables, in each of the second-type groups, each of devices belonging to a second-type group to send its own data and data received from other devices belonging to a same first-type group as the device, to other devices belonging to the same second-type group as the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nakata, Tomohiro Nishino
  • Patent number: 11158158
    Abstract: An example system includes a game device including a game processing unit performing information processing concerning a game and a communication unit performing communication via a network, and a communication unit performing communication with the game device via the network. The game device includes a purchase request transmission unit transmitting a purchase request for the first item to be used in the game to the server by communication through the communication unit. The server includes a purchase request reception unit receiving the purchase request transmitted by the purchase request transmission unit, and a first item imparting unit imparting the first item in response to the purchase request received by the purchase request reception unit. An upper limit is set to the cumulative number of the purchased first items for the user who plays the game using the game device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: NINTENDO CO., LTD., CREATURES INC., THE POKÉMON COMPANY
    Inventors: Kaori Ando, Yuki Okada, Norio Matsumura, Masayuki Wada
  • Patent number: 11158165
    Abstract: After a game is performed, a lottery process for selecting any content from among a plurality of contents by lot is executed. In accordance with the degree of rarity of the content selected by lot in the lottery process, the number of times of an operation to be performed by a user is set. Before a lottery result is displayed, lottery representation is performed, and in the lottery representation, a user is caused to perform the operation. In accordance with the fact that the number of times of the operation performed by the user reaches the set number of times of the operation, the lottery result is displayed on a display section. When the number of times of the operation performed by the user does not reach the set number of times of the operation, representation is changed in accordance with the user operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norihito Ito, Hirokazu Matsuura, Yugo Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11159777
    Abstract: An example of an image display system includes a goggles apparatus and is capable of setting an angle of view of a virtual camera to a first angle of view or a second angle of view smaller than the first angle of view. If the angle of view of the virtual camera is set to the second angle of view, the image display system generates an image for a left eye and an image for a right eye in each of which a part of the virtual space is enlarged, and displays the enlarged images for a left eye and for a right eye on a display of the goggles apparatus such that display areas of the enlarged images for a left eye and for a right eye are smaller than display areas if the angle of view of the virtual camera is set to the first angle of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Iwata, Ryuhei Matsuura
  • Patent number: 11148043
    Abstract: An example peripheral apparatus is configured to communicate with a game controller configured to control a game apparatus. The peripheral apparatus includes a sensor configured to detect a user input, a processor and a transmitter. The peripheral apparatus is configured to operate in one of a plurality of modes including a first mode and a second mode while a communication connection between the peripheral apparatus and the game controller is established. In the first mode, the processor generates a command configured to cause the game controller to execute an operation based on peripheral apparatus data in accordance with a user input detected by the sensor, and the transmitter transmits the command to the game controller. In the second mode, the transmitter transmits the peripheral apparatus data to the game controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumisato Naruse, Shumpei Yasuda, Toshiki Oizumi
  • Patent number: 11141659
    Abstract: At least one first group and at least one second group each including contents chosen by a user are previously stored into a storage medium. The first group of the groups stored in the storage medium is presented as an option to the user, with a higher priority than that of other options, during a first period of time. The second group of the groups stored in the storage medium is presented as an option to the user, with a higher priority than that of other options, during a second period of time. One of the presented groups chosen by the user is determined as a group to be used in a game process. The game process is performed using contents included in the determined group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo Matsushita, Kouhei Maeda, Yuji Ohashi, So Araya
  • Patent number: 11144187
    Abstract: An example of a computer of an information processing apparatus causes a display device to display, in a scrollable manner, a part of an item group image which includes a plurality of items arranged in an order. The computer causes the display device to display a scrollbar including a knob that indicates the part, of the item group image, which is displayed on the display device, and a track area in which the knob is movable. The computer causes a marker to be displayed in association with the scrollbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Waki Shigeta, Atsuki Yoshinaga
  • Patent number: 11141654
    Abstract: An example game controller is removably attachable to a main unit. The game controller includes a controller-side slide member. The controller-side slide member protrudes from a first surface of the game controller and is configured to slidably engage with the main unit-side slide member in a slide direction. The controller-side slide member has a first end and a second end in the slide direction, and the game controller is configured to be attached to the main unit by inserting the controller-side slide member into the main unit-side slide member. The controller-side slide member includes a protruding portion and at least one terminal. The protruding portion protrudes from the first end side of the controller-side slide member in the slide direction and has a facing surface that faces the first surface of the game controller. The at least one terminal is between the facing surface and the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kumpei Fujita, Shinji Hirose
  • Patent number: 11142267
    Abstract: A passive walking apparatus (100) according to one embodiment includes a hip portion (1), a first leg (21), a second leg (22), and a crank mechanism (3) including a first-leg-side crank portion (31), a second-leg-side crank portion (34), a crankshaft (33), a first-leg-side connection portion (32), and a second-leg-side connection portion (35). When the first leg (21) moves rearward from the front relatively to the hip portion (1) as being in contact with a walking surface (GR), the first-leg-side connection portion (32) has the first-leg-side crank portion (31) pivot, the first-leg-side crank portion (31) has the second-leg-side crank portion (34) pivot around the crankshaft (33), and the second-leg-side crank portion (34) moves the second leg (22) forward from the rear relatively to the hip portion (1) with the second-leg-side connection portion (35) being interposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Sawano, Keizo Ohta, Masashi Shiomi
  • Publication number: 20210308573
    Abstract: In accordance with a placement operation of a user, a part including at least one connection direction can be placed in a first placement direction in a virtual space that is a two-dimensional space including a plurality of square grid divisions, the part being square, and in accordance with a rotation operation of the user, and the part can be changed so that the part is placed in a second placement direction. Then, in accordance with a placement position in the virtual space where the part is placed in the virtual space, the first placement direction when the part is newly placed in the virtual space is determined by rotating the part to be placed in each of the square grid divisions by 90 degrees each time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoko HIGASHI, Yusaku SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20210308585
    Abstract: An exemplary information processing system is configured to create a route formed by arranging, in a virtual space, a plurality of route parts each associated with a design; determine whether the route created by the user contains a forbidden symbol or a forbidden word. When the route created by the user contains a forbidden symbol or a forbidden word, uploading of the route created by the user to the server is prohibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuhei ARIYAMA, Fumiya NAKANO
  • Patent number: D934959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumiyoshi Suetake, Yuko Zenri, Yoshitaka Tamura, Masato Niwa, Yuki Taniguchi, Wakana Ohori
  • Patent number: D934960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumiyoshi Suetake, Yuko Zenri, Yoshitaka Tamura, Masato Niwa, Yuki Taniguchi, Wakana Ohori