Patents by Inventor Akio Terui

Akio Terui 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).

  • Apparatus movement system, apparatus, apparatus movement control method, storage medium having stored therein apparatus movement control program, and cardboard member
    Patent number: 10653971
    Abstract: A first grounded portion is at least one of portions of an apparatus that are grounded, and vibrates in accordance with a vibration of at least a first vibration unit. A second grounded portion is at least one of the portions of the apparatus that are grounded, and vibrates in accordance with a vibration of at least a second vibration unit. Then, a first control signal for controlling the vibration of the first vibration unit and a second control signal for controlling the vibration of the second vibration unit are generated, whereby, in a state where the apparatus is on a certain surface, the apparatus moves on the certain surface by a vibration of the first grounded portion grounded on the certain surface and/or a vibration of the second grounded portion grounded on the certain surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Terui, Yoko Fukuda, Kenji Iwata, Shinichi Kasuno, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Kazuhiko Koriyama
  • APPARATUS MOVEMENT SYSTEM, APPARATUS, APPARATUS MOVEMENT CONTROL METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN APPARATUS MOVEMENT CONTROL PROGRAM, AND CARDBOARD MEMBER
    Publication number: 20190001233
    Abstract: A first grounded portion is at least one of portions of an apparatus that are grounded, and vibrates in accordance with a vibration of at least a first vibration unit. A second grounded portion is at least one of the portions of the apparatus that are grounded, and vibrates in accordance with a vibration of at least a second vibration unit. Then, a first control signal for controlling the vibration of the first vibration unit and a second control signal for controlling the vibration of the second vibration unit are generated, whereby, in a state where the apparatus is on a certain surface, the apparatus moves on the certain surface by a vibration of the first grounded portion grounded on the certain surface and/or a vibration of the second grounded portion grounded on the certain surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Akio TERUI, Yoko FUKUDA, Kenji IWATA, Shinichi KASUNO, Hitoshi TSUCHIYA, Kazuhiko KORIYAMA
  • Storage medium having stored therein information processing program, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system
    Patent number: 9785453
    Abstract: A normal mode is a processing mode in which processing based on a first architecture for an information processing method is executed, and a compatible mode is a processing mode in which processing based on a second architecture for another information processing method is executed. In the normal mode, first result data obtained by executing the processing based on the first architecture is inputted to an output section configured to output inputted data to a user. In the compatible mode, second result data obtained by executing the processing based on the second architecture is inputted to the output section, in a manner adapting the second result data to input of the output section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Murakami, Akio Terui, Minoru Hatamoto
  • STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120215518
    Abstract: A normal mode is a processing mode in which processing based on a first architecture for an information processing method is executed, and a compatible mode is a processing mode in which processing based on a second architecture for another information processing method is executed. In the normal mode, first result data obtained by executing the processing based on the first architecture is inputted to an output section configured to output inputted data to a user. In the compatible mode, second result data obtained by executing the processing based on the second architecture is inputted to the output section, in a manner adapting the second result data to input of the output section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Murakami, Akio Terui, Minoru Hatamoto