Patents by Inventor Jun WAGA

Jun WAGA 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: 12102905
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game using a virtual space corresponding to map information of a real space and positional information of a user terminal of a user is provided. The functions include: a registering function configured to register objects of a plurality of users; a generating function configured to generate a predetermined event on a basis of positional information of a user terminal of a first user; and a participating function configured to cause an object of a second user different from the first user, for whom the event is generated, among the objects registered by the registering function to participate in the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa Shiba, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Jun Waga, Yutaka Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11794106
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game is provided. The functions include: a first arranging function configured to arrange a first object determined based on a user operation at a position determined based on a position of the user terminal in a virtual space corresponding to map information of a real space; a second arranging function configured to arrange a second object with which a predetermined event is associated at a position determined based on a position of the first object after a time determined in accordance with the first object elapses from a time when the first object is arranged; and a generating function configured to generate the predetermined event in accordance with a positional condition regarding the positions of the user terminal and the second object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa Shiba, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Jun Waga, Yutaka Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11654360
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game using a virtual space corresponding to map information of a real space and positional information of a user terminal of a user is provided. The functions include: an arranging function configured to arrange objects in the virtual space, at least one attribute of a plurality of attributes being associated with each of the objects; a specifying function configured to specify an object that satisfies a predetermined positional condition with respect to the positional information of the user terminal; and an updating function configured to update information regarding the user based on an attribute of the specified object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa Shiba, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Jun Waga, Yutaka Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11648462
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game is provided. The functions include: a first specifying function configured to specify at least a part of a virtual space as a first target virtual space; a registering function configured to register the object and the user in a storage unit so as to be associated with each other; a second specifying function configured to specify a second target virtual space as the virtual space in a case where the object associated with the user is selected; and a generating function configured to generate an event corresponding to the object in a case where the object positioned within an area of the first or second target virtual space respectively specified by the first or second specifying function is selected by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa Shiba, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Jun Waga, Yutaka Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20220168648
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game using a virtual space corresponding to map information of a real space and positional information of a user terminal of a user is provided. The functions include: an arranging function configured to arrange objects in the virtual space, at least one attribute of a plurality of attributes being associated with each of the objects; a specifying function configured to specify an object that satisfies a predetermined positional condition with respect to the positional information of the user terminal; and an updating function configured to update information regarding the user based on an attribute of the specified object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa SHIBA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Jun WAGA, Yutaka YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20220105431
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game is provided. The functions include: a first arranging function configured to arrange a first object determined based on a user operation at a position determined based on a position of the user terminal in a virtual space corresponding to map information of a real space; a second arranging function configured to arrange a second object with which a predetermined event is associated at a position determined based on a position of the first object after a time determined in accordance with the first object elapses from a time when the first object is arranged; and a generating function configured to generate the predetermined event in accordance with a positional condition regarding the positions of the user terminal and the second object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa SHIBA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Jun WAGA, Yutaka YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20220080317
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game using positional information of a user terminal in response to a user operation is provided. The functions include: a determining function configured to determine a planned arranging position for an event object corresponding to an event selected based on the user operation in a virtual space corresponding to map information on a real space; a changing function configured to change a position at which the event object is arranged or a position of as existing object already arranged on the basis of the planned arranging position; and a generating function configured to generate an event is accordance with a positional condition regarding a position of the user terminal and the position of the event object or the position of the existing object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa SHIBA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Jun WAGA, Yutaka YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20220062754
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game is provided. The functions include: a first specifying function configured to specify at least a part of a virtual space as a first target virtual space; a registering function configured to register the object and the user in a storage unit so as to be associated with each other; a second specifying function configured to specify a second target virtual space as the virtual space in a case where the object associated with the user is selected; and a generating function configured to generate an event corresponding to the object in a case where the object positioned within an area of the first or second target virtual space respectively specified by the first or second specifying function is selected by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa SHIBA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Jun WAGA, Yutaka YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210370163
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game using a virtual space corresponding to map information of a real space and positional information of a user terminal of a user is provided. The functions include: a registering function configured to register objects of a plurality of users; a generating function configured to generate a predetermined event on a basis of positional information of a user terminal of a first user; and a participating function configured to cause an object of a second user different from the first user, for whom the event is generated, among the objects registered by the registering function to participate in the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Takamasa SHIBA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Jun WAGA, Yutaka YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210331075
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game is provided. Display of information regarding a second user is restricted using positional information of a user terminal of a first user and information regarding a virtual space corresponding to map information of a real space. The functions includes: a displaying function configured to arrange an object corresponding to the second user who satisfies a predetermined condition as a corresponding object, and display the corresponding object at a position in the virtual space corresponding to a position of the second user in the real space; and a giving function configured to give a privilege specified based on a user operation against the corresponding object to at least any of the first user and the second user corresponding to the corresponding object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa SHIBA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Jun WAGA, Yutaka YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210299565
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game using positional information of a user terminal in response to a user operation is provided. The functions include: a first specifying function configured to specify at least one position in a virtual space corresponding to map information of a real space as a first position in accordance with a first rule; a second specifying function configured to specify at least one position in the virtual space as a second position in accordance with a second rule; an arranging function configured to arrange a predetermined object at the first position and/or the second position; and an occurring function configured to cause an event corresponding to an object to occur in accordance with a positional condition and a position of the arranged object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Takamasa SHIBA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Jun WAGA, Yutaka YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210170277
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game using positional information of a user terminal in response to an operation of a user is provided. The functions include: a specifying function configure to specify a user corresponding position in a virtual space corresponding to map information of a real space; a setting function configured to set a different position from the user corresponding position in the virtual space; and a displaying function configured to display a user related object in the virtual space. The displaying function includes: a function configured to display the user related object at the user corresponding position for the user; and a function configured to display a predetermined object at a set position set by the setting function for the other users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa SHIBA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Jun WAGA
  • Publication number: 20210052975
    Abstract: A game system and program include a game DB storing game data, a game server connected to the game DB, and a portable terminal having function of connecting to the game server via internet, and function of detecting its own positional information by receiving time signals from GPS satellites. When a player sets a target place moving from a player's own position in a real world and walks on a road in the real world to reach the target place, the system calculates and provides a reward based on a relationship between the target place and the player's own position according to a reward calculation function. In the case of setting an automatic response without player's operation (walk mode) to a game element previously arranged in a route, the system progresses a game only by the player's walking without paying close attention to a terminal screen of the portable terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa SHIBA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Jun WAGA