Patents by Inventor Hiroki Nagaoka

Hiroki Nagaoka 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: 7327364
    Abstract: An image generating method for producing a pictorial image at higher speed when a three-dimensional object is arranged in an object space. The image generating method has: generating at least one of retouched image of a three-dimensional image by arranging a plurality of brush images so as to superpose a part of the plurality of brush images on one another part of the plurality of brush images within a rendering region on which the three-dimensional object is projected on the basis of a predetermined viewpoint; generating a projection image by projecting the three-dimensional object on the basis of the predetermined viewpoint; and rendering an image of the three-dimensional object so as to reflect color information of the projection image at a part at which the retouched image is transparent by synthesizing the retouched image with the projection image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Namco Bandai Games Inc
    Inventors: Yasuo Ohba, Akinari Kaneko, Hiroki Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 7064753
    Abstract: An image generating method for producing a pictorial image at higher speed when a three-dimensional object is arranged in an object space. The image generating method has: operating a normal line to a surface of a three-dimensional object; setting a plurality of sampling points within a rendering region on which the three-dimensional object is projected on the basis of a predetermined viewpoint; and rendering the three-dimensional object by performing processing for determining an arrangement angle of a predetermined brush image on the basis of the normal line at a position on the surface of the three-dimensional object, corresponding to each of the plurality of sampling points, and arranging the predetermined brush image at the arrangement angle at the position corresponding to each of the plurality of sampling points in the rendering buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Namco Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Ohba, Akinari Kaneko, Hiroki Nagaoka
  • Publication number: 20040056859
    Abstract: An image generating method for producing a pictorial image at higher speed when a three-dimensional object is arranged in an object space. The image generating method has: operating a normal line to a surface of a three-dimensional object; setting a plurality of sampling points within a rendering region on which the three-dimensional object is projected on the basis of a predetermined viewpoint; and rendering the three-dimensional object by performing processing for determining an arrangement angle of a predetermined brush image on the basis of the normal line at a position on the surface of the three-dimensional object, corresponding to each of the plurality of sampling points, and arranging the predetermined brush image at the arrangement angle at the position corresponding to each of the plurality of sampling points in the rendering buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: NAMCO LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Ohba, Akinari Kaneko, Hiroki Nagaoka
  • Publication number: 20040056858
    Abstract: An image generating method for producing a pictorial image at higher speed when a three-dimensional object is arranged in an object space. The image generating method has: generating at least one of retouched image of a three-dimensional image by arranging a plurality of brush images so as to superpose a part of the plurality of brush images on one another part of the plurality of brush images within a rendering region on which the three-dimensional object is projected on the basis of a predetermined viewpoint; generating a projection image by projecting the three-dimensional object on the basis of the predetermined viewpoint; and rendering an image of the three-dimensional object so as to reflect color information of the projection image at a part at which the retouched image is transparent by synthesizing the retouched image with the projection image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: Namco Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Ohba, Akinari Kaneko, Hiroki Nagaoka