Patents by Inventor Hiroki HAMAUE

Hiroki HAMAUE 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: 11938396
    Abstract: An example of a game system includes an input apparatus, at least a part of which elastically deforms by applying a force to the input apparatus. During the execution of a rhythm game, music is reproduced, and at each of a plurality of timings associated with the music, a user input is evaluated. If the input apparatus deforms at a predetermined timing, a user input at the predetermined timing is evaluated in favor of a user regardless of whether or not the input apparatus deforms from a time before the predetermined timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Suzuki, Hiroki Hamaue
  • Publication number: 20220409993
    Abstract: An example of a game system includes an input apparatus, at least a part of which elastically deforms by applying a force to the input apparatus. During the execution of a rhythm game, music is reproduced, and at each of a plurality of timings associated with the music, a user input is evaluated. If the input apparatus deforms at a predetermined timing, a user input at the predetermined timing is evaluated in favor of a user regardless of whether or not the input apparatus deforms from a time before the predetermined timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryosuke SUZUKI, Hiroki HAMAUE
  • Patent number: 11465043
    Abstract: An example of a game system includes an input apparatus, at least a part of which elastically deforms by applying a force to the input apparatus. During the execution of a rhythm game, music is reproduced, and at each of a plurality of timings associated with the music, a user input is evaluated. If the input apparatus deforms at a predetermined timing, a user input at the predetermined timing is evaluated in favor of a user regardless of whether or not the input apparatus deforms from a time before the predetermined timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Suzuki, Hiroki Hamaue
  • Patent number: 11247121
    Abstract: In the exemplary embodiment, a computer is caused to: perform question presentation processing of designating a correct direction for each question by display; specify an input direction on the basis of the operation data transmitted from an operation device; perform correct answer determination for whether the input direction is the designated correct direction or a direction other than the designated correct direction on the basis of a predetermined determination condition; in performing the correct answer determination, change the determination condition in accordance with the correct direction so that the specified input direction becomes likely to be determined to be the correct answer; and progress a game on the basis of a result of the correct answer determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Wada, Shinya Yano, Hiroki Hamaue
  • Patent number: 11135508
    Abstract: An example of an information processing system includes a vibrator. The information processing system is configured to store a frequency model function representing a model of vibration frequency transition, wherein the frequency model function includes, as variables thereof, a frequency variable representing a frequency for a period in the model and a period variable for that period. The information processing system is configured to determine a value of the frequency variable and a value of the period variable. The information processing system is configured to generate vibration information representing a vibration pattern that is defined by a frequency transition obtained by applying the value of the frequency variable and the value of the period variable to the frequency model function. The information processing system is configured to control vibration of the vibrator based on the vibration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi Aoki, Fumisato Naruse, Hiroki Hamaue
  • Publication number: 20210291039
    Abstract: An example of a game system includes an input apparatus, at least a part of which elastically deforms by applying a force to the input apparatus. During the execution of a rhythm game, music is reproduced, and at each of a plurality of timings associated with the music, a user input is evaluated. If the input apparatus deforms at a predetermined timing, a user input at the predetermined timing is evaluated in favor of a user regardless of whether or not the input apparatus deforms from a time before the predetermined timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryosuke SUZUKI, Hiroki HAMAUE
  • Publication number: 20210060421
    Abstract: An example of an information processing system includes a vibrator. The information processing system is configured to store a frequency model function representing a model of vibration frequency transition, wherein the frequency model function includes, as variables thereof, a frequency variable representing a frequency for a period in the model and a period variable for that period. The information processing system is configured to determine a value of the frequency variable and a value of the period variable. The information processing system is configured to generate vibration information representing a vibration pattern that is defined by a frequency transition obtained by applying the value of the frequency variable and the value of the period variable to the frequency model function. The information processing system is configured to control vibration of the vibrator based on the vibration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Takafumi AOKI, Fumisato NARUSE, Hiroki HAMAUE
  • Publication number: 20210038973
    Abstract: In the exemplary embodiment, a computer is caused to: perform question presentation processing of designating a correct direction for each question by display; specify an input direction on the basis of the operation data transmitted from an operation device; perform correct answer determination for whether the input direction is the designated correct direction or a direction other than the designated correct direction on the basis of a predetermined determination condition; in performing the correct answer determination, change the determination condition in accordance with the correct direction so that the specified input direction becomes likely to be determined to be the correct answer; and progress a game on the basis of a result of the correct answer determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Masaki WADA, Shinya YANO, Hiroki HAMAUE