Patents by Inventor Hirohito Yoshimoto

Hirohito Yoshimoto 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: 11331573
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a storage medium storing at least ROM data for a game and an emulator program for executing the game based on the ROM data; and a processor. In a first mode, the processor executes game processing by an emulator, and in a second mode, the processor, while executing game processing based on the emulator, executes an application which is different from the game processing and in which at least some of game images included in the ROM data are displayed, by making a change on data to be processed by the emulator being executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirohito Yoshimoto, Tomohiro Kawase
  • Publication number: 20210275920
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a storage medium storing at least ROM data for a game and an emulator program for executing the game based on the ROM data; and a processor. In a first mode, the processor executes game processing by an emulator, and in a second mode, the processor, while executing game processing based on the emulator, executes an application which is different from the game processing and in which at least some of game images included in the ROM data are displayed, by making a change on data to be processed by the emulator being executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Hirohito YOSHIMOTO, Tomohiro KAWASE
  • Patent number: 9568353
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a measurement system. A measurement system measuring body weight includes a weight detection unit detecting weight at predetermined detection cycles, and a calculating unit calculating an average value based on measurement values detected by the weight detection unit at the detection cycles. The detection cycle is shorter than a cycle at which a transient signal waveform predicted in accordance with measurement values detected by the weight detection unit can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Sawano, Hirohito Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 9268521
    Abstract: An example information processing device may include an operation part and a sound input part. The information processing device may further include at least one processor configured to receive an operation performed with respect to the operation part and receive sound input to the sound input part. The at least one processor may further be configured to perform information processing based on the sound input to a sound input part and, when the operation performed with respect to the operation part is received, substantially invalidate the sound input to the sound input part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nakata, Hirohito Yoshimoto, Keiko Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20150046120
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a measurement system. A measurement system measuring body weight includes a weight detection unit detecting weight at predetermined detection cycles, and a calculating unit calculating an average value based on measurement values detected by the weight detection unit at the detection cycles. The detection cycle is shorter than a cycle at which a transient signal waveform predicted in accordance with measurement values detected by the weight detection unit can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao SAWANO, Hirohito YOSHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130297052
    Abstract: An example information processing device includes: an operation acceptance part for accepting operation performed with respect to an operation part; a sound information processing part for performing information processing based on sound input to a sound input part; and a sound invalidation part for substantially invalidating sound input to the sound input part when the operation with respect to the operation part is accepted by the operation acceptance part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya NAKATA, Hirohito YOSHIMOTO, Keiko KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 7578742
    Abstract: The player gives a change in the input through a touch operation to a character pattern P2 displayed on a second display screen 12a covered by a touch panel. The character pattern P2 is associated with a player character P1 displayed on a first display screen 11a, and is displayed on a larger scale than the player character P1. The player character P1 is moved according to the change in the input. Thus, a video game is provided that is played on a dual-screen video game device with a novel operation in which the player can accurately specify an intended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Hirohito Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 7309287
    Abstract: A change in input is made to a graphic displayed on a second display screen (12a) covered with a touch panel, with a stylus (16) or the like. By doing so, a player character P1 on a first display screen (11a) moves according to the change in the input. This allows a wide range of players to enjoy a game in a game machine having two display screens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Hirohito Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20050215323
    Abstract: The player gives a change in the input through a touch operation to a character pattern P2 displayed on a second display screen 12a covered by a touch panel. The character pattern P2 is associated with a player character P1 displayed on a first display screen 11a, and is displayed on a larger scale than the player character P1. The player character P1 is moved according to the change in the input. Thus, the present invention provides a video game played on a dual-screen video game device with a novel operation in which the player can accurately specify an intended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Hirohito Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20050202869
    Abstract: A change in input is made to a graphic displayed on a second display screen (12a) covered with a touch panel, with a stylus (16) or the like. By doing so, a player character P1 on a first display screen (11a) moves according to the change in the input. This allows a wide range of players to enjoy a game in a game machine having two display screens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Hirohito Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 6414721
    Abstract: An inputted analog color video signal is converted into a digital video signal by an analog-to-digital converting circuit 13, is then written into a transfer buffer 15, and is digitally processed. That is, with respect to a moving picture which is changed for each frame, black-and-white image data is extracted from the digital video signal stored in the transfer buffer 15, is temporarily stored in a WT buffer memory 21, and is displayed on a CRT. With respect to a still picture whose acceptance is designated at suitable timing while seeing the moving picture, color image data is extracted from the digital video signal stored in the transfer buffer 15, is temporarily stored in a CT buffer memory 28, and is displayed on the CRT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Sawano, Takuya Kuribayashi, Hideaki Shimizu, Hirohito Yoshimoto