Patents by Inventor Juro Watari

Juro Watari 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).

  • Virtual image generation method and its apparatus
    Patent number: 6154197
    Abstract: The virtual image generation apparatus (1000) is a virtual image generation apparatus for a game unit or the like, and comprises a plurality of (for example, two) input means (11: control levers, joysticks, or the like) for generating codes associated with operating direction, decoding means (101: a CPU, controller, or the like) for inputting codes generated through operation of the plurality of input means and assigning a control profile for a movable object associated with a combination of a plurality of input codes, and image generation means (101, 108-117: a CPU, geometalyzer, graphic controller, or the like) for generating virtual images whereby the movable object control profiles assigned by the decoding means are reflected in relative motion of the movable objects within virtual space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises
    Inventors: Juro Watari, Yoshihiro Sonoda