Patents by Inventor Keisuke Seko

Keisuke Seko 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: 12357907
    Abstract: An example of a controller includes a housing including an opening, and an operation member, a part of which is exposed through the opening. The operation member includes a key top exposed through the opening and operated by a user, a shaft portion extending downward from the key top, and a protruding portion protruding from the shaft portion. Further, in the housing, a pedestal with which the protruding portion of the operation member comes into contact when the operation member is tilted is provided. The tilt of the operation member is limited by the protruding portion coming into contact with the pedestal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Okamura, Yuki Taniguchi, Hiroki Ikuta, Keisuke Seko, Masaya Takei
  • Patent number: 12343626
    Abstract: An example of an image processing system includes a first HMD worn by a first user and a smart device carried by a second user. In a virtual space, a second virtual camera and a second object are placed in accordance with a position of the smart device relative to a reference in a real space. In the virtual space, a first object is placed regardless of a position of the first HMD in the real space, and a first virtual camera is placed at a position relating to a position of the first object. An image of the virtual space including the second object is displayed on the first HMD based on the first virtual camera. An image of the virtual space including the first object is displayed on the smart device based on the second virtual camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kuwahara, Kochi Kawai, Tatsuya Ajimizu, Shingo Horiguchi, Keisuke Seko, Yuriko Sakai, Shinji Kurimoto
  • Publication number: 20250001287
    Abstract: An example of a controller includes a housing including an opening, and an operation member, a part of which is exposed through the opening. The operation member includes a key top exposed through the opening and operated by a user, a shaft portion extending downward from the key top, and a protruding portion protruding from the shaft portion. Further, in the housing, a pedestal with which the protruding portion of the operation member comes into contact when the operation member is tilted is provided. The tilt of the operation member is limited by the protruding portion coming into contact with the pedestal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Takanori OKAMURA, Yuki TANIGUCHI, Hiroki IKUTA, Keisuke SEKO, Masaya TAKEI
  • Publication number: 20240364024
    Abstract: A system includes a portable electronic device including a display and an interface for output of an image to an external display separate from the display, a controller to receive a user operation, one or more processors, and one or more memories to store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform generating an image in accordance with the user operation onto the controller and obtaining a direction in which the controller is present with respect to the portable electronic device. The generating the image includes generating the image based on the obtained direction when the image is outputted to the display and restricting generation of the image based on the obtained direction when the image is outputted to the external display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Mitsuru KATAYAMA, Hiroyuki TAKEUCHI, Yuta FUJITA, Yoshitaka NAKANO, Keisuke SEKO, Tatsuya AJIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20240359092
    Abstract: A system includes a display, one or more processors, and one or more memories to store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform obtaining a direction in which a controller is present with respect to the display, showing on the display, an image including a first object and a second object, the first object being moved in accordance with a user input to the controller without being moved in accordance with the obtained direction, the second object presenting information on at least one of a user who operates the controller and/or the first object, and changing at least one of a display position and/or an orientation of the second object in accordance with the obtained direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Mitsuru KATAYAMA, Hiroyuki TAKEUCHI, Keisuke SEKO, Yoshitaka NAKANO, Yuta FUJITA, Tatsuya AJIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20230056908
    Abstract: An example of a controller includes a housing including an opening, and an operation member, a part of which is exposed through the opening. The operation member includes a key top exposed through the opening and operated by a user, a shaft portion extending downward from the key top, and a protruding portion protruding from the shaft portion. Further, in the housing, a pedestal with which the protruding portion of the operation member comes into contact when the operation member is tilted is provided. The tilt of the operation member is limited by the protruding portion coming into contact with the pedestal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Takanori OKAMURA, Yuki TANIGUCHI, Hiroki IKUTA, Keisuke SEKO, Masaya TAKEI
  • Publication number: 20220362667
    Abstract: An example of an image processing system includes a first HMD worn by a first user and a smart device carried by a second user. In a virtual space, a second virtual camera and a second object are placed in accordance with a position of the smart device relative to a reference in a real space. In the virtual space, a first object is placed regardless of a position of the first HMD in the real space, and a first virtual camera is placed at a position relating to a position of the first object. An image of the virtual space including the second object is displayed on the first HMD based on the first virtual camera. An image of the virtual space including the first object is displayed on the smart device based on the second virtual camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato KUWAHARA, Kochi KAWAI, Tatsuya AJIMIZU, Shingo HORIGUCHI, Keisuke SEKO, Yuriko SAKAI, Shinji KURIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11497987
    Abstract: An example of a controller includes a housing including an opening, and an operation member, a part of which is exposed through the opening. The operation member includes a key top exposed through the opening and operated by a user, a shaft portion extending downward from the key top, and a protruding portion protruding from the shaft portion. Further, in the housing, a pedestal with which the protruding portion of the operation member comes into contact when the operation member is tilted is provided. The tilt of the operation member is limited by the protruding portion coming into contact with the pedestal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Okamura, Yuki Taniguchi, Hiroki Ikuta, Keisuke Seko, Masaya Takei
  • Publication number: 20210113919
    Abstract: An example of a controller includes a housing including an opening, and an operation member, a part of which is exposed through the opening. The operation member includes a key top exposed through the opening and operated by a user, a shaft portion extending downward from the key top, and a protruding portion protruding from the shaft portion. Further, in the housing, a pedestal with which the protruding portion of the operation member comes into contact when the operation member is tilted is provided. The tilt of the operation member is limited by the protruding portion coming into contact with the pedestal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Takanori OKAMURA, Yuki TANIGUCHI, Hiroki IKUTA, Keisuke SEKO, Masaya TAKEI
  • Patent number: 9753537
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for outputting a predetermined sound selectively from a plurality of sound output apparatuses and vibrating a predetermined vibration apparatus selects from the plurality of sound output apparatuses a sound output apparatus to output the sound, performs vibration control for vibrating the vibration apparatus, and performs different types of vibration control in accordance with the selected sound output apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Obana, Kochi Kawai, Junichiro Miyatake, Keisuke Seko, Shoji Masubuchi, Takafumi Aoki, Kei Yamashita, Masahiko Inami, Kouta Minamizawa