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).

  • Patent number: 11110356
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichiro Hazama, Masanobu Suzui
  • Patent number: 11077373
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichiro Hazama, Masanobu Suzui
  • Publication number: 20200306648
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichiro HAZAMA, Masanobu SUZUI
  • Publication number: 20200289936
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichiro HAZAMA, Masanobu SUZUI
  • Patent number: 10150038
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ichiro Hazama
  • Publication number: 20170239571
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ichiro HAZAMA
  • Patent number: 9409082
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX
    Inventor: Ichiro Hazama
  • Publication number: 20140155157
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX (also trading as SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)
    Inventor: Ichiro HAZAMA