Patents by Inventor Fumito Ueda

Fumito Ueda 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: 9463385
    Abstract: An object control device includes an action control unit configured to control an action of a first object, an action of a second object, and an action of an item, in a virtual space. The object control device also includes an item/object storing unit configured to store first object identification information and item identification information in association with each other, when the action control unit controls the first object to possess the item. The object control device also includes a collision determining unit configured to determine whether the item and the second object have collided. When the collision determining unit determines that the item and the second object have collided, the action control unit acquires the first object identification information stored in association with the item identification information and controls the second object to perform a first action based on the first object identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ishikawa, Masashi Kudo, Fumito Ueda
  • Patent number: 9259646
    Abstract: An object control device includes an object of interest specifying unit configured to specify an object of interest to obtain position information on the object of interest, an obstacle determining unit configured to determine whether there is an obstacle between the object of interest and the object, and a time measuring unit configured to measure a period after determining that there is the obstacle, and a holding unit configured to hold position information of the object of interest when the period reaches a predetermined period, and an object action control unit configured to control a direction of a part of the object, based on the position information obtained by the object of interest specifying unit before the period reaches the predetermined period, and based on the position information on the object of interest held in the holding unit after the period reaches the predetermined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Masashi Kudo, Fumito Ueda, Keiichiro Ishihara, Takahisa Suzuki, Yui Sasajima, Junichi Hosono, Takeshi Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 9111391
    Abstract: An image generating device includes: a gravity parameter changing section for changing a parameter relating to gravity of each of a plurality of rigid bodies which are constrained to one another and included in a first object based on a positional relationship between each of the plurality of rigid bodies and a second object; a physical calculation section for physically calculating a motion of each of the plurality of rigid bodies included in the first object based on the changed parameter; and an image rendering section for rendering an image representing a surface of the first object based on the motions of the plurality of rigid bodies included in the first object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Fumito Ueda, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Rui Guerreiro, Atsuhiko Terada, Chihiro Kanno, Toshihiro Kamei
  • Patent number: 8529344
    Abstract: A designer terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a game device operated by a designer. The designer terminal includes a stage setting unit that generates design data on a virtual space, in which players play games, according to instructions from the designer, a stage distributing unit that distributes the generated design data to an external unit, a game action data acquiring unit that acquires game data recording game actions taken in the virtual space at player terminals that have acquired the design data, and a game action reproducing unit that displays, on the screen of the designer, the game actions taken in the virtual space at the player terminals, based on the acquired game data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Fumito Ueda
  • Publication number: 20130064456
    Abstract: An object control device includes an object of interest specifying unit configured to specify an object of interest to obtain position information on the object of interest, an obstacle determining unit configured to determine whether there is an obstacle between the object of interest and the object, and a time measuring unit configured to measure a period after determining that there is the obstacle, and a holding unit configured to hold position information of the object of interest when the period reaches a predetermined period, and an object action control unit configured to control a direction of a part of the object, based on the position information obtained by the object of interest specifying unit before the period reaches the predetermined period, and based on the position information on the object of interest held in the holding unit after the period reaches the predetermined period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Masashi Kudo, Fumito Ueda, Keiichiro Ishihara, Takahisa Suzuki, Yui Sasajima, Junichi Hosono, Takeshi Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20130033520
    Abstract: Provided is an image generating device including: a section for acquiring an arrangement of elements constituting an object with respect to a frame to be processed; an arrangement correction section including a control section and plurality of partial correction sections, for correcting an arrangement of each of the elements; and an image rendering section for rendering an image based on the arrangement of the elements corrected by the arrangement correction step. The plurality of partial correction sections respectively correct the arrangement of at least one of the plurality of elements, and the control section provides control so that at least one of the plurality of partial correction section corrects the arrangement of the elements based on the control data, which associates a state of the object and at least two of the plurality of partial correction sections, and on the state of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Masanobu Tanaka, Fumito Ueda, Hajime Sugiyama, Naofumi Ito, Ryoma Matsuya, Toshihiro Kamei
  • Publication number: 20130027414
    Abstract: An image generating device includes: a gravity parameter changing section for changing a parameter relating to gravity of each of a plurality of rigid bodies which are constrained to one another and included in a first object based on a positional relationship between each of the plurality of rigid bodies and a second object; a physical calculation section for physically calculating a motion of each of the plurality of rigid bodies included in the first object based on the changed parameter; and an image rendering section for rendering an image representing a surface of the first object based on the motions of the plurality of rigid bodies included in the first object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Fumito Ueda, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Rui Guerreiro, Atsuhiko Terada, Chihiro Kanno, Toshihiro Kamei
  • Publication number: 20120322522
    Abstract: An object control device includes an action control unit configured to control an action of a first object, an action of a second object, and an action of an item, in a virtual space. The object control device also includes an item/object storing unit configured to store first object identification information and item identification information in association with each other, when the action control unit controls the first object to possess the item. The object control device also includes a collision determining unit configured to determine whether the item and the second object have collided. When the collision determining unit determines that the item and the second object have collided, the action control unit acquires the first object identification information stored in association with the item identification information and controls the second object to perform a first action based on the first object identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ishikawa, Masashi Kudo, Fumito Ueda
  • Publication number: 20120295706
    Abstract: A designer terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a game device operated by a designer. The designer terminal includes a stage setting unit that generates design data on a virtual space, in which players play games, according to instructions from the designer, a stage distributing unit that distributes the generated design data to an external unit, a game action data acquiring unit that acquires game data recording game actions taken in the virtual space at player terminals that have acquired the design data, and a game action reproducing unit that displays, on the screen of the designer, the game actions taken in the virtual space at the player terminals, based on the acquired game data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Fumito Ueda
  • Patent number: 8262481
    Abstract: A designer terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a game device operated by a designer. The designer terminal includes a stage setting unit that generates design data on a virtual space, in which players play games, according to instructions from the designer, a stage distributing unit that distributes the generated design data to an external unit, a game action data acquiring unit that acquires game data recording game actions taken in the virtual space at player terminals that have acquired the design data, and a game action reproducing unit that displays, on the screen of the designer, the game actions taken in the virtual space at the player terminals, based on the acquired game data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Fumito Ueda
  • Publication number: 20100197389
    Abstract: A designer terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a game device operated by a designer. The designer terminal includes a stage setting unit that generates design data on a virtual space, in which players play games, according to instructions from the designer, a stage distributing unit that distributes the generated design data to an external unit, a game action data acquiring unit that acquires game data recording game actions taken in the virtual space at player terminals that have acquired the design data, and a game action reproducing unit that displays, on the screen of the designer, the game actions taken in the virtual space at the player terminals, based on the acquired game data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Fumito Ueda