Patents by Inventor Corey Michael BUNNELL

Corey Michael BUNNELL 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: 20240082732
    Abstract: Movement control of a player character in a field in a virtual space is performed based on a user's operation input. At least one first type of object is disposed in the field. Lightness for the first type of object is set such that the first type of object is visually recognized even when the field is dark. When the player character satisfies a first condition at a location where one of the at least one first type of object is disposed, lighting is set in the virtual space such that a range in the field including the location is lighter than before the first condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Shinichiro BIWASAKA, Atsushi ASAKURA, Naoya YAMAMOTO, Tadashi SAKAMOTO, Corey Michael BUNNELL, Yuya SATO
  • Publication number: 20230390643
    Abstract: An example of an information processing system controls motions of a plurality of non-player characters in a virtual space. The information processing system, based on a predetermined condition, sets each of the plurality of non-player characters in a fightable state for fighting against another non-player character or a player character operated according to an operation input performed by a user. A fighting group in which a plurality of characters including a non-player character in the fightable state participate, is set. For the non-player character participating in the fighting group, another character participating in the fighting group is set as a fight target. Based on the fight target set for the non-player character, a motion, regarding a fight, of the non-player character is controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Corey Michael BUNNELL, Yuya SATO
  • Publication number: 20230321544
    Abstract: Movement-related parameters used in virtual physical calculation are changed such that a designated object selected based on an operation input is caused to perform return movement to return to previously recorded positions and orientations, sequentially backward from the time of giving a start instruction based on the operation input. A state in a virtual space including a player character, the designated object, and other objects is updated based on the virtual physical calculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Naoki FUKADA, Corey Michael BUNNELL, Yuya SATO
  • Patent number: 11701588
    Abstract: Movement-related parameters used in virtual physical calculation are changed such that a designated object selected based on an operation input is caused to perform return movement to return to previously recorded positions and orientations, sequentially backward from the time of giving a start instruction based on the operation input. A state in a virtual space including a player character, the designated object, and other objects is updated based on the virtual physical calculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Fukada, Corey Michael Bunnell, Yuya Sato
  • Publication number: 20210370178
    Abstract: Movement-related parameters used in virtual physical calculation are changed such that a designated object selected based on an operation input is caused to perform return movement to return to previously recorded positions and orientations, sequentially backward from the time of giving a start instruction based on the operation input. A state in a virtual space including a player character, the designated object, and other objects is updated based on the virtual physical calculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Naoki FUKADA, Corey Michael BUNNELL, Yuya SATO