Patents by Inventor Ichiro HAZAMA
Ichiro HAZAMA 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).
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Patent number: 11110356Abstract: A rhythm game program for causing a computer to implement a function of controlling a progress of a rhythm game by playing a music and displaying a trigger object on a display unit, the program causing the computer to implement: an evaluation function of evaluating an operation input, based on a timing of the operation input for the trigger object and an operation timing associated with data; and an object control function of moving at least one of the trigger object and an operation position such that a distance between the trigger object and the operation position decreases, based on the operation timing corresponding to the trigger object, wherein the object control function implements a function of causing an auxiliary object to appear when an appearance condition is satisfied, and causing the auxiliary object to execute an auxiliary operation to assist a user in a progress of a game.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.Inventors: Ichiro Hazama, Masanobu Suzui
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Patent number: 11077373Abstract: A rhythm game program for causing a computer to implement a function of controlling a progress of a rhythm game by displaying a trigger object, the program causing the computer to implement: an evaluation function of evaluating an operation input, based on a timing of the operation input for the trigger object and an operation timing associated with data; and an object control function of moving at least one of the trigger object and the operation position such that a distance between the trigger object and the operation position decreases, based on the operation timing, wherein the object control function implements a function of, when the trigger object for which the operation input has been performed satisfies a first condition, moving the trigger object to a predetermined position where the distance increases, and moving at least one of the trigger object and the operation position such that the distance decreases again.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.Inventors: Ichiro Hazama, Masanobu Suzui
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Publication number: 20200306648Abstract: A rhythm game program for causing a computer to implement a function of controlling a progress of a rhythm game by playing a music and displaying a trigger object on a display unit, the program causing the computer to implement: an evaluation function of evaluating an operation input, based on a timing of the operation input for the trigger object and an operation timing associated with data; and an object control function of moving at least one of the trigger object and an operation position such that a distance between the trigger object and the operation position decreases, based on the operation timing corresponding to the trigger object, wherein the object control function implements a function of causing an auxiliary object to appear when an appearance condition is satisfied, and causing the auxiliary object to execute an auxiliary operation to assist a user in a progress of a game.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.Inventors: Ichiro HAZAMA, Masanobu SUZUI
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Publication number: 20200289936Abstract: A rhythm game program for causing a computer to implement a function of controlling a progress of a rhythm game by displaying a trigger object, the program causing the computer to implement: an evaluation function of evaluating an operation input, based on a timing of the operation input for the trigger object and an operation timing associated with data; and an object control function of moving at least one of the trigger object and the operation position such that a distance between the trigger object and the operation position decreases, based on the operation timing, wherein the object control function implements a function of, when the trigger object for which the operation input has been performed satisfies a first condition, moving the trigger object to a predetermined position where the distance increases, and moving at least one of the trigger object and the operation position such that the distance decreases again.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.Inventors: Ichiro HAZAMA, Masanobu SUZUI
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Patent number: 10150038Abstract: A game program causes a computer apparatus to function as: a specifier that specifies an object placed in a field according to a player's operation instruction; an event generator that generates, in a case where a predetermined object corresponding to a predetermined event is specified, the predetermined event; a displayer that changes a display mode of a specified object or a field corresponding to the specified object according to a positional relationship between a position of the specified object and a position of the predetermined object for display; an effect generation enabler that makes a predetermined effect in a game generable according to a history of a game until the predetermined object is specified or a progressing situation of the game; and an effect generator that generates a generable effect.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.Inventor: Ichiro Hazama
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Publication number: 20170239571Abstract: A game program causes a computer apparatus to function as: a specifier that specifies an object placed in a field according to a player's operation instruction; an event generator that generates, in a case where a predetermined object corresponding to a predetermined event is specified, the predetermined event; a displayer that changes a display mode of a specified object or a field corresponding to the specified object according to a positional relationship between a position of the specified object and a position of the predetermined object for display; an effect generation enabler that makes a predetermined effect in a game generable according to a history of a game until the predetermined object is specified or a progressing situation of the game; and an effect generator that generates a generable effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.Inventor: Ichiro HAZAMA
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Patent number: 9409082Abstract: A rhythm game control apparatus for controlling progress of a rhythm game is provided. Basic music score information indicating a basic music score on which a trigger arrangement permissible mark is arranged and music score information indicating a music score are stored. A display device is caused to display a music score editing screen on which the basic music score can be edited. The trigger is arranged on the basic music score in accordance with a trigger arranging request received from a player when an arranging request position of the trigger by the trigger arranging request is an arrangement permissible position at which a trigger arrangement permissible mark is arranged. The music score information is registered in the music score information memory indicating the music score for which the trigger is arranged on the basic music score and the basic music score is thereby edited.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIXInventor: Ichiro Hazama
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Publication number: 20140155157Abstract: A rhythm game control apparatus for controlling progress of a rhythm game is provided. Basic music score information indicating a basic music score on which a trigger arrangement permissible mark is arranged and music score information indicating a music score are stored. A display device is caused to display a music score editing screen on which the basic music score can be edited. The trigger is arranged on the basic music score in accordance with a trigger arranging request received from a player when an arranging request position of the trigger by the trigger arranging request is an arrangement permissible position at which a trigger arrangement permissible mark is arranged. The music score information is registered in the music score information memory indicating the music score for which the trigger is arranged on the basic music score and the basic music score is thereby edited.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX (also trading as SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)Inventor: Ichiro HAZAMA