Patents by Inventor Ken Yoshihiko Hirakawa

Ken Yoshihiko Hirakawa 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).

  • User options in modifying face of computer simulation character
    Patent number: 11944907
    Abstract: A technique presents on a display a computer game character and a first scannable code (SC) scannable by a camera of at least a first user apparatus to cause a server to download to the first user apparatus a photo app operable to generate a photo of a first user and send the photo to the server, which alters the character in accordance with the photo. The character with the face altered is presented along with a second SC that can be scanned to cause the server to download to the first user apparatus a share app operable to select a second user apparatus to send an image of the character with the face altered in accordance with the photo such that the second user apparatus can display the character with the face altered in accordance with the photo. User options may be provided to alter the character or game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Yoshihiko Hirakawa, Keisuke Saito, Daniel Morales, Dilip Krishnamoorthi, Keith D. Brown, Takuya Kawasaki
  • Techniques for combining user's face with game character and sharing altered character
    Patent number: 11918914
    Abstract: A technique presents on a display a computer game character and a first scannable code (SC) scannable by a camera of at least a first user apparatus to cause a server to download to the first user apparatus a photo app operable to generate a photo of a first user and send the photo to the server, which alters the character in accordance with the photo. The character with the face altered is presented along with a second SC that can be scanned to cause the server to download to the first user apparatus a share app operable to select a second user apparatus to send an image of the character with the face altered in accordance with the photo such that the second user apparatus can display the character with the face altered in accordance with the photo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Yoshihiko Hirakawa, Keisuke Saito, Daniel Morales, Dilip Krishnamoorthi, Keith D. Brown, Takuya Kawasaki
  • USER OPTIONS IN MODIFYING FACE OF COMPUTER SIMULATION CHARACTER
    Publication number: 20230219008
    Abstract: A technique presents on a display a computer game character and a first scannable code (SC) scannable by a camera of at least a first user apparatus to cause a server to download to the first user apparatus a photo app operable to generate a photo of a first user and send the photo to the server, which alters the character in accordance with the photo. The character with the face altered is presented along with a second SC that can be scanned to cause the server to download to the first user apparatus a share app operable to select a second user apparatus to send an image of the character with the face altered in accordance with the photo such that the second user apparatus can display the character with the face altered in accordance with the photo. User options may be provided to alter the character or game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Ken Yoshihiko Hirakawa, Keisuke Saito, Daneil Morales, Dilip KRISHNAMOORTHI, Keith D. Brown, Takuya Kawasaki
  • TECHNIQUES FOR COMBINING USER'S FACE WITH GAME CHARACTER AND SHARING ALTERED CHARACTER
    Publication number: 20230219004
    Abstract: A technique presents on a display a computer game character and a first scannable code (SC) scannable by a camera of at least a first user apparatus to cause a server to download to the first user apparatus a photo app operable to generate a photo of a first user and send the photo to the server, which alters the character in accordance with the photo. The character with the face altered is presented along with a second SC that can be scanned to cause the server to download to the first user apparatus a share app operable to select a second user apparatus to send an image of the character with the face altered in accordance with the photo such that the second user apparatus can display the character with the face altered in accordance with the photo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Ken Yoshihiko Hirakawa, Keisuke Saito, Daniel Morales, Dilip Krishnamoorthi, Keith D. Brown, Takuya Kawasaki
  • Game console application with action cards
    Patent number: 11185758
    Abstract: A computer system including a content monitoring service of a menu application is provided. The content monitoring service pre-fetches data for a target application based on a data template defined for the target application, and stores the pre-fetched data in a cache of the menu application. The menu application presents a window in a first presentation state, where the window corresponds to the target application and includes content based on the pre-fetched data in the cache. The computer system further includes a window application that, upon a user selection of the window, receives a copy of the pre-fetched data from the cache and presents the window in a second state based on the data template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Katsuya Hyodo, Daisuke Kawamura, Kohichi Aoki, Joseph B. Lynch, Ken Yoshihiko Hirakawa, Daniel Morales, Robert Eldon Brown, Toru Yamamoto, Satoshi Kobayashi
  • GAME CONSOLE APPLICATION WITH ACTION CARDS
    Publication number: 20210275899
    Abstract: A computer system including a content monitoring service of a menu application is provided. The content monitoring service pre-fetches data for a target application based on a data template defined for the target application, and stores the pre-fetched data in a cache of the menu application. The menu application presents a window in a first presentation state, where the window corresponds to the target application and includes content based on the pre-fetched data in the cache. The computer system further includes a window application that, upon a user selection of the window, receives a copy of the pre-fetched data from the cache and presents the window in a second state based on the data template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Katsuya Hyodo, Daisuke Kawamura, Kohichi Aoki, Joseph B. Lynch, Ken Yoshihiko Hirakawa, Daniel Morales, Robert Eldon Brown, Toru Yamamoto, Satoshi Kobayashi