Patents by Inventor Kentarou Nakazawa

Kentarou Nakazawa 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: 9566516
    Abstract: A game device is provided with an input reception unit that receives an operating input from a player, a control unit that controls a game in accordance with the timing of the operating input, and a screen generation unit that displays a screen of the game, wherein the screen generation unit generates and displays a screen of a player's character in the motion of making a shot, and a power determination unit and an impact determination unit determine the power or impact of a shot in accordance with the degree of the progress of the motion of making the shot at the point when the operating input is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Daisaku Ikejiri, Masashi Muramori, Toshiyuki Kuwabara, Kentarou Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20140302899
    Abstract: A game device is provided with an input reception unit that receives an operating input from a player, a control unit that controls a game in accordance with the timing of the operating input, and a screen generation unit that displays a screen of the game, wherein the screen generation unit generates and displays a screen of a player's character in the motion of making a shot, and a power determination unit and an impact determination unit determine the power or impact of a shot in accordance with the degree of the progress of the motion of making the shot at the point when the operating input is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Daisaku IKEJIRI, Masashi MURAMORI, Toshiyuki KUWABARA, Kentarou NAKAZAWA
  • Patent number: 8808087
    Abstract: A game device is provided with an input reception unit that receives an operating input from a player, a control unit that controls a game in accordance with the timing of the operating input, and a screen generation unit that displays a screen of the game, wherein the screen generation unit generates and displays a screen of a player's character in the motion of making a shot, and a power determination unit and an impact determination unit determine the power or impact of a shot in accordance with the degree of the progress of the motion of making the shot at the point when the operating input is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computekr Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Daisaku Ikejiri, Masashi Muramori, Toshiyuki Kuwabara, Kentarou Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20100099473
    Abstract: A game device is provided with an input reception unit that receives an operating input from a player, a control unit that controls a game in accordance with the timing of the operating input, and a screen generation unit that displays a screen of the game, wherein the screen generation unit generates and displays a screen of a player's character in the motion of making a shot, and a power determination unit and an impact determination unit determine the power or impact of a shot in accordance with the degree of the progress of the motion of making the shot at the point when the operating input is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Daisaku Ikejiri, Masashi Muramori, Toshiyuki Kuwabara, Kentarou Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20080268952
    Abstract: A game control technique which is improved in convenience is provided. A game apparatus includes a control section which receives an instruction input from a player to control a character or an object, a data receive section which acquires information about a character or an object controlled by another player; and an image creation section which creates and displays a game image including the character or the object controlled by the player and the character or the object controlled by the other player. The position of the character or the object controlled by the other player may meet a predetermined condition that the player's progression through a game is interrupted by the character or the object controlled by the other player being displayed in the game image. A competitor display section then causes the character or the object controlled by the other player to be not displayed at all, or to be displayed with increased transparency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Daisaku Ikejiri, Masashi Muramori, Yoshihiro Ueno, Kentarou Nakazawa