Patents by Inventor Hidenori Komatsumoto

Hidenori Komatsumoto 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: 8814684
    Abstract: A game machine provides for a game player to relatively readily determine the position of a teammate player object. A position announcing sound data storage unit stores position announcing sound data in association with a relative position condition concerning the relative position of the teammate player object relative to the position and reference direction of the operation target player object. A relative position determination unit determines whether the relative position of the teammate player object selected by the position announcement target selection unit, relative to the position and reference direction of the operation target player object, satisfies the relative position condition associated with the position announcing sound data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidenori Komatsumoto
  • Publication number: 20120289333
    Abstract: A game machine provides for a game player to relatively readily determine the position of a teammate player object. A position announcing sound data storage unit stores position announcing sound data in association with a relative position condition concerning the relative position of the teammate player object relative to the position and reference direction of the operation target player object. A relative position determination unit determines whether the relative position of the teammate player object selected by the position announcement target selection unit, relative to the position and reference direction of the operation target player object, satisfies the relative position condition associated with the position announcing sound data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hidenori KOMATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 8226478
    Abstract: To provide a game machine for providing a sport game to be played between an operation target team and an opponent team, which allows a game player to relatively readily find out the position of a teammate player object. A position announcing sound data storage unit (72) stores position announcing sound data in association with a relative position condition concerning the relative position of the teammate player object relative to the position and reference direction of the operation target player object. A relative position determination unit (76) determines whether or not the relative position of the teammate player object selected by the position announcement target selection unit (74), relative to the position and reference direction of the operation target player object, satisfies the relative position condition associated with the position announcing sound data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidenori Komatsumoto
  • Patent number: 8002634
    Abstract: A game machine is provided in which processing load for displaying a scene of falling snow or falling rain, for example, on a game screen in a three-dimensional game can be reduced. An environmental effect object placement unit (snow object placement unit (64)) places a plurality of environmental effect objects in a target region of a three-dimensional game space based on a viewpoint position and a sight line direction. A target region controlling unit (snow generation target region controlling unit (60)) moves the target region, in response to a change of the viewpoint position or the sight line direction, based on the viewpoint position and sight line direction after the change. A display unit (70) displays a game screen representing a scene, in the three-dimensional game space in which the plurality of environmental effect objects are placed in the target region, viewed from the viewpoint position toward the sight line direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidenori Komatsumoto
  • Publication number: 20090170600
    Abstract: To provide a game machine for providing a sport game to be played between an operation target team and an opponent team, which allows a game player to relatively readily find out the position of a teammate player object. A position announcing sound data storage unit (72) stores position announcing sound data in association with a relative position condition concerning the relative position of the teammate player object relative to the position and reference direction of the operation target player object. A relative position determination unit (76) determines whether or not the relative position of the teammate player object selected by the position announcement target selection unit (74), relative to the position and reference direction of the operation target player object, satisfies the relative position condition associated with the position announcing sound data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hidenori Komatsumoto
  • Publication number: 20090111579
    Abstract: A game machine is provided in which processing load for displaying a scene of falling snow or falling rain, for example, on a game screen in a three-dimensional game can be reduced. An environmental effect object placement unit (snow object placement unit (64)) places a plurality of environmental effect objects in a target region of a three-dimensional game space based on a viewpoint position and a sight line direction. A target region controlling unit (snow generation target region controlling unit (60)) moves the target region, in response to a change of the viewpoint position or the sight line direction, based on the viewpoint position and sight line direction after the change. A display unit (70) displays a game screen representing a scene, in the three-dimensional game space in which the plurality of environmental effect objects are placed in the target region, viewed from the viewpoint position toward the sight line direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hidenori Komatsumoto
  • Publication number: 20070257914
    Abstract: To provide an image processing device capable of improving visibility of an object when a picture of a virtual three-dimensional space is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventor: Hidenori Komatsumoto