Patents by Inventor Etsushi Iizuka

Etsushi Iizuka 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).

  • Game apparatus and recording medium storing a game program
    Patent number: 7588498
    Abstract: The player proceeds with a game while operating a touch panel to slant a game stage with a perception that the touch panel is a plane present in a game space and capable of freely slanting. The object moves in accordance with the slant of the game stage, and the viewing direction moves in accordance with the slant to such a position that the game stage appears slanting. Thus, a game allowing the player to input the slant of the game stage in the game space intuitively and easily can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Etsushi Iizuka, Kouzou Tahara
  • Game apparatus and recording medium storing a game program
    Publication number: 20050197188
    Abstract: The player proceeds with a game while operating a touch panel to slant a game stage with a perception that the touch panel is a plane present in a game space and capable of freely slanting. The object moves in accordance with the slant of the game stage, and the viewing direction moves in accordance with the slant to such a position that the game stage appears slanting. Thus, a game allowing the player to input the slant of the game stage in the game space intuitively and easily can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Etsushi Iizuka, Kouzou Tahara