Patents by Inventor Ken Suzuta

Ken Suzuta 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).

  • Game device, game control method, and game control program configured to control a game in which a character is moved along a shadow
    Patent number: 9211472
    Abstract: A game device includes a light control unit configured to change, in a game field in which an object is located, a position of a light source or a direction of radiation by light emitted from the light source based on a control command of a player, a shadow rendering unit configured to render a shadow of the object projected by light emitted from the light source onto a plane of projection defined in the game field; and a character control unit configured to move a character along the shadow of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Suzuta, Tatsuya Suzuki, Jun Fujiki, Takanori Kikuchi
  • GAME DEVICE, GAME CONTROL METHOD, AND GAME CONTROL PROGRAM CONFIGURED TO CONTROL A GAME IN WHICH A CHARACTER IS MOVED ALONG A SHADOW
    Publication number: 20130072302
    Abstract: A game device includes a light control unit configured to change, in a game field in which an object is located, a position of a light source or a direction of radiation by light emitted from the light source based on a control command of a player, a shadow rendering unit configured to render a shadow of the object projected by light emitted from the light source onto a plane of projection defined in the game field; and a character control unit configured to move a character along the shadow of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Ken Suzuta, Tatsuya Suzuki, Jun Fujiki, Takanori Kikuchi