Patents by Inventor Fumikazu Kumagae

Fumikazu Kumagae 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).

  • Information processing device capable of displaying a character representing a user, and information processing method thereof
    Patent number: 8830244
    Abstract: The basic image specifying unit specifies the basic image of a character representing a user of the information processing device. The facial expression parameter generating unit converts the degree of the facial expression of the user to a numerical value. The model control unit determines an output model of the character for respective points of time. The moving image parameter generating unit generates a moving image parameter for generating animated moving image frames of the character for respective points of time. The command specifying unit specifies a command corresponding to the pattern of the facial expression of the user. The playback unit outputs an image based on the moving image parameter and the voice data received from the information processing device of the other user. The command executing unit executes a command based on the identification information of the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Kanemaru, Akira Suzuki, Masao Shimizu, Takahiro Koguchi, Fumikazu Kumagae
  • Information Processing Device Capable of Displaying A Character Representing A User, and Information Processing Method Thereof.
    Publication number: 20120223952
    Abstract: The basic image specifying unit specifies the basic image of a character representing a user of the information processing device. The facial expression parameter generating unit converts the degree of the facial expression of the user to a numerical value. The model control unit determines an output model of the character for respective points of time. The moving image parameter generating unit generates a moving image parameter for generating animated moving image frames of the character for respective points of time. The command specifying unit specifies a command corresponding to the pattern of the facial expression of the user. The playback unit outputs an image based on the moving image parameter and the voice data received from the information processing device of the other user. The command executing unit executes a command based on the identification information of the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Kanemaru, Akira Suzuki, Masao Shimizu, Takahiro Koguchi, Fumikazu Kumagae