Patents by Inventor Hidenori SHIBUKAWA

Hidenori SHIBUKAWA 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 device, game system, and information storage medium
    Patent number: 9789401
    Abstract: A game device controls a first virtual camera and a second virtual camera so that the first virtual camera and the second virtual camera are situated within an object space to be point-symmetrical, line-symmetrical, or plane-symmetrical with respect to a reference point, a reference line, or a reference plane that is defined by a first position linked to a first character and a second position linked to a second character. The game device determines whether to display the object space photographed by the first virtual camera or the object space photographed by the second virtual camera as a game image based on a selection instruction issued by a player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Harada, Kohei Ikeda, Kei Kudo, Hidenori Shibukawa, Tsuyoshi Fukutomi, Yukio Koshiba
  • GAME DEVICE, GAME SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20160220905
    Abstract: A game device controls a first virtual camera and a second virtual camera so that the first virtual camera and the second virtual camera are situated within an object space to be point-symmetrical, line-symmetrical, or plane-symmetrical with respect to a reference point, a reference line, or a reference plane that is defined by a first position linked to a first character and a second position linked to a second character. The game device determines whether to display the object space photographed by the first virtual camera or the object space photographed by the second virtual camera as a game image based on a selection instruction issued by a player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro HARADA, Kohei IKEDA, Kei KUDO, Hidenori SHIBUKAWA, Tsuyoshi FUKUTOMI, Yukio KOSHIBA