Patents by Inventor Katsuhiko Kumagai

Katsuhiko Kumagai 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).

  • Publication number: 20240020742
    Abstract: In order to attain an example object of providing a service suitable for a user in a virtual space, a virtual space changing apparatus includes: an acquisition section that acquires position information and line-of-sight target information, the position information including a position of a user in a virtual space or a record of the position, and the line-of-sight target information including a line-of-sight target existing in a line-of-sight direction of the user in the virtual space or a record of the line-of-sight target; and a selection section that selects, based on the position information and the line-of-sight target information, a person in charge of dealing with the user in the virtual space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Norieda, Shogo Akasaki, Katsuhiko Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20240020938
    Abstract: In order to attain an example object of providing a virtual space which is more suitable for a user, a virtual space changing apparatus includes: an acquisition section that acquires position information, feeling information, and virtual space record information, the position information including a position of a user in a virtual space or a record of the position, the feeling information including a feeling of the user or a record of the feeling, and the virtual space record information including a record of a virtual space which has been used by one or both of the user and another user; and a virtual space updating section that changes a virtual space or a state of the virtual space based on the position information, the feeling information, and the virtual space record information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Norieda, Shogo Akasaki, katsuhiko Kumagai