Patents by Inventor Brandon DULYEA

Brandon DULYEA 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).

  • Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein game program, game system, information processing apparatus, and information processing method
    Patent number: 11491397
    Abstract: In a first mode, based on an operation input to a controller of a first player, a game system controls a first character object and controls a pointer object. In the first mode, the game system automatically controls a second character object and causes the second character object to perform a predetermined action on a position in a virtual space indicated by the pointer object. In a second mode, the game system controls the first character object based on the operation input to the controller of the first player and controls the second character object based on an operation input to a controller of a second player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Motokura, Shinya Hiratake, Katsuyasu Ando, Jonathan Johnson, Brandon Dulyea
  • NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN GAME PROGRAM, GAME SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20220062760
    Abstract: In a first mode, based on an operation input to a controller of a first player, a game system controls a first character object and controls a pointer object. In the first mode, the game system automatically controls a second character object and causes the second character object to perform a predetermined action on a position in a virtual space indicated by the pointer object. In a second mode, the game system controls the first character object based on the operation input to the controller of the first player and controls the second character object based on an operation input to a controller of a second player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kenta MOTOKURA, Shinya HIRATAKE, Katsuyasu ANDO, Jonathan JOHNSON, Brandon DULYEA