Patents by Inventor Eiji Tokunaga

Eiji Tokunaga 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: 11111346
    Abstract: The present invention provides non-spherical metal-coated irregularly-shaped resin particles that can improve characteristics, such as light diffusion characteristics and reflection characteristics, when used for optical applications, compared with spherical metal-coated resin particles. Specifically, the present invention provides metal-coated irregularly-shaped resin particles in which part of the surface of irregularly-shaped resin particles is coated with metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SEKISUI KASEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Harada, Eiji Tokunaga, Sou Aizawa, Keisuke Seto
  • Patent number: 10951684
    Abstract: A non-limiting example information processing system includes a plurality of user terminals, and a download task list for each user terminal is managed by a list server. Existence/non-existence of renewal of the download task list is managed by a revision server, and the user terminal inquires of the revision server the existence/non-existence of the renewal. If the download task list is renewed, the user terminal acquires the download task list from the list server, and acquires a content from a content server according to an acquired download task list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Teruhiko Goda, Naoki Takeda, Eiji Tokunaga, Koichi Nakao
  • Publication number: 20200325283
    Abstract: The present invention provides non-spherical metal-coated irregularly-shaped resin particles that can improve characteristics, such as light diffusion characteristics and reflection characteristics, when used for optical applications, compared with spherical metal-coated resin particles. Specifically, the present invention provides metal-coated irregularly-shaped resin particles in which part of the surface of irregularly-shaped resin particles is coated with metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: SEKISUI PLASTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryosuke HARADA, Eiji TOKUNAGA, Sou AIZAWA, Keisuke SETO
  • Patent number: 10659565
    Abstract: A non-limiting example information processing system includes a plurality of user terminals, and a download task list for each user terminal is managed by a list server. The download task list includes a list for each user terminal and a list for each of groups into which a plurality of user terminals are classified. If the download task list is renewed, the user terminal acquires the download task list from the list server, and acquires a content from a content server according to an acquired download task list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Teruhiko Goda, Naoki Takeda, Eiji Tokunaga, Koichi Nakao
  • Patent number: 10586899
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a light-emitting element having a polygonal shape; a wavelength conversion plate; a bonding member; and a first covering member. The bonding member has an inclined surface continuous from a region between a conversion-plate first surface and an element second surface and inclined from a peripheral region of the conversion-plate first surface toward an element first surface at lateral surfaces of the light-emitting element. The inclined surface at a first cross section along a first cross-sectional line, which connects a center of the light-emitting element in a plan view to a vertex of the polygonal shape, is closer to a lateral surface of the light-emitting element than the inclined surface at a second cross section along a second cross-sectional line, which connects the midpoint of a side connecting the vertex and its adjacent vertex of the polygonal shape to the center of the light-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eiji Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 10459605
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a first information processing terminal which can be connected to an external network and a second information processing terminal which receives data from the external network through the first information processing terminal. The first information processing terminal stands by in a sleep mode, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, it cancels the sleep mode and transmits data from the external network to the second information processing terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shumpei Yasuda, Masaaki Sugino, Yu Horii, Masatoshi Yamazaki, Eiji Tokunaga, Yuma Iwai, Nobutaka Torigoe
  • Patent number: 10346046
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with an executable information processing program stored thereon. The executable information processing program causes a computer of an information processing apparatus having a storage that stores a plurality of contents to perform designating an amount of data, selecting at least one content from among the plurality of contents based on the designated amount of data, and erasing the selected content from the storage in response to an operation by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichi Kawamoto, Eiji Tokunaga, Masaaki Sugino
  • Publication number: 20190165224
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a light-emitting element having a polygonal shape; a wavelength conversion plate; a bonding member; and a first covering member. The bonding member has an inclined surface continuous from a region between a conversion-plate first surface and an element second surface and inclined from a peripheral region of the conversion-plate first surface toward an element first surface at lateral surfaces of the light-emitting element. The inclined surface at a first cross section along a first cross-sectional line, which connects a center of the light-emitting element in a plan view to a vertex of the polygonal shape, is closer to a lateral surface of the light-emitting element than the inclined surface at a second cross section along a second cross-sectional line, which connects the midpoint of a side connecting the vertex and its adjacent vertex of the polygonal shape to the center of the light-emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eiji TOKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 10296319
    Abstract: An example information processing apparatus includes a display and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to control the information processing apparatus to perform operations including automatically connecting to a server; automatically receiving, from the server, one or more programs, without user selection of the one or more programs, the received programs including at least one new program, other than an update program, not already installed on the information processing apparatus; and automatically, and without user request, installing the received programs on the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Wabe, Eiji Tokunaga, Takahiro Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10097669
    Abstract: When it is detected that a home button is pressed while an application is being executed, execution of the application is suspended and a home button menu is displayed on a display device. Then, when execution of shop software is started, the shop software obtains application identification information of the active application via system software, accesses a shop server based on the application identification information, and displays a page related to the active application on the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Wabe, Masaki Shikata, Eiji Tokunaga, Hitoshi Sakai
  • Patent number: 10074785
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a support body having a wiring pattern; a light-emitting element mounted on the wiring pattern and having a planar shape that is approximately a regular hexagon; and a light transmissive member including: an approximately semispherical lens portion covering the light-emitting element, and a flange portion disposed around a periphery of the lens portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eiji Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20180145233
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a support body having a wiring pattern; a light-emitting element mounted on the wiring pattern and having a planar shape that is approximately a regular hexagon; and a light transmissive member including: an approximately semispherical lens portion covering the light-emitting element, and a flange portion disposed around a periphery of the lens portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eiji TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20180107403
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with an executable information processing program stored thereon. The executable information processing program causes a computer of an information processing apparatus having a storage that stores a plurality of contents to perform designating an amount of data, selecting at least one content from among the plurality of contents based on the designated amount of data, and erasing the selected content from the storage in response to an operation by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Kouichi KAWAMOTO, Eiji TOKUNAGA, Masaaki SUGINO
  • Patent number: 9753715
    Abstract: In an exemplary information processing apparatus communicable with a server via network, update information is obtained from the server at a first timing and the obtained update information is saved. The update information is information for determining presence of an update of each application. At a second timing independent of the first timing, the information processing apparatus determines whether there is an update to each of at least one of applications stored in a storage unit accessed by the information processing apparatus based on the saved update information. The information processing apparatus obtains, from the server, update data used for updating the application with respect to which it has been determined that the update is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Sakai, Eiji Tokunaga, Shinya Ogura
  • Patent number: 9715381
    Abstract: An object is to provide an information processing apparatus and the like that can reduce power consumption of the information processing apparatus in downloading and installing. To achieve this object, whether or not there is system software update is confirmed in a low power consumption state in which only some of hardware components of the information processing apparatus are supplied with power and communication with a predetermined server can be performed. When there is the update, update data is downloaded, and at least some of the hardware components that are the update targets and that are not supplied with power in the low power consumption state are started to be supplied with power. Then, system update is executed. The series of processes are automatically executed without a user's operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji Tokunaga, Yoichi Ohshima, Tsuyoshi Kurita, Shinobu Suzuki, Yu Horii, Shumpei Yasuda, David Tran, Eugene Borisov, Craig MacDonald
  • Publication number: 20170199637
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a first information processing terminal which can be connected to an external network and a second information processing terminal which receives data from the external network through the first information processing terminal. The first information processing terminal stands by in a sleep mode, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, it cancels the sleep mode and transmits data from the external network to the second information processing terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Shumpei YASUDA, Masaaki SUGINO, Yu HORII, Masatoshi YAMAZAKI, Eiji TOKUNAGA, Yuma IWAI, Nobutaka TORIGOE
  • Publication number: 20170131990
    Abstract: An example information processing apparatus includes a display and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to control the information processing apparatus to perform operations including automatically connecting to a server; automatically receiving, from the server, one or more programs, without user selection of the one or more programs, the received programs including at least one new program, other than an update program, not already installed on the information processing apparatus; and automatically, and without user request, installing the received programs on the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuhiro WABE, Eiji TOKUNAGA, Takahiro YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9640138
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a first information processing terminal which can be connected to an external network and a second information processing terminal which receives data from the external network through the first information processing terminal. The first information processing terminal stands by in a sleep mode, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, it cancels the sleep mode and transmits data from the external network to the second information processing terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shumpei Yasuda, Masaaki Sugino, Yu Horii, Masatoshi Yamazaki, Eiji Tokunaga, Yuma Iwai, Nobutaka Torigoe
  • Patent number: 9588748
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes connection means, reception means, and installation means. The connection means automatically connects to a server. The reception means automatically performs processes of receiving one or more programs from the server. The installation means automatically performs processes of installing the programs on the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Wabe, Eiji Tokunaga, Takahiro Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9566524
    Abstract: An exemplary information-processing device includes: a switching unit configured to switch an operating mode of the information-processing device to an active mode or a sleep mode; a receiving unit configured to receive, when the information-processing device is in the active mode, an instruction to download data specified by a user; and a downloading unit configured to start download of the data when the operating mode of the information-processing device is switched from the active mode to the sleep mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Wabe, Teruhiko Goda, Eiji Tokunaga