Patents by Inventor Kodai MATSUMOTO

Kodai MATSUMOTO 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: 11951920
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an operation device which can be easily installed on a vehicle door, and a vehicle door comprising the operation device. An operation device of the present invention comprises: a gripper provided on an inner surface of a door of a vehicle; an operation interface provided on an inner side surface of the gripper for receiving an operation input entered by an occupant to operate at least one in-vehicle device; a first sensor provided on an outer side surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; a second sensor provided on at least one of the inner side surface and an upper surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; and a controller connected to the operation interface, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the at least one in-vehicle device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Takayoshi Ito, Kazumasa Narita, Yuma Miyamoto, Akihito Kobayashi, Kodai Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20240101211
    Abstract: An electrical device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a main body, an item storage, and an actuator. The main body is configured to be coupled to a vehicle body of the human-powered vehicle. The item storage is at least partially provided to the main body so as to store an item. The item is free from function of the electrical device or non-operational with respect to the electrical device in a state where the item is at least partially arranged in the item storage. The actuator is coupled to the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki KOMADA, Kodai HIROTA, Hiroshi MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11925865
    Abstract: A non-limiting example game system includes a processor incorporated in a main body apparatus, and the processor makes a first index image move toward an upper end from a lower end in a movement gauge in a parameter determination screen when a player starts a second parameter determination operation. When the first index image is stopped according to an operation of the player, a hitting power for a ball is determined based on the stopped position. Moreover, if the first index image is stopped, a second index image is moved up to a position that the first index image is stopped from the lower end in the movement gauge. The player performs a direction input during a direction input period that is a period of time that the second index image is being moved. Then, a trajectory after the ball starts moving is changed in a direction based on the direction input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Yamamura, Kodai Matsumoto, Shinya Saito, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Shugo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20240033634
    Abstract: A non-limiting example game system includes a main body apparatus that executes a virtual game, and a game screen is displayed on a display. In the game screen, a player character and background objects such as a floor, stairs and a door are displayed. In a normal mode during play of a normal game, if a change to a shooting mode is selected, a virtual camera is arranged in a position and a direction that are set based on a position and a direction of a virtual camera in the normal mode. Moreover, if a change to a menu mode from the normal mode is selected, the virtual camera is arranged based on a position and a direction of the player character to view a virtual space over a shoulder of the player character. If the shooting mode is selected in the menu mode, the virtual camera is arranged in a position and a direction that are set based on a position and a direction of the virtual camera in the menu mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Shinya SANO, Kodai MATSUMOTO, Takaki ABE
  • Publication number: 20240033635
    Abstract: A non-limiting example game system includes a main body apparatus that executes a virtual game, and a game screen is displayed on a display. On the game screen, a player character and background objects such as a floor, stairs and a door are displayed, an indicating object is displayed so as to surround the player character. The indicating object is an object that indicates a direction that the player character is to move, and specifically, indicates a target point set in a virtual space. The indicating object includes a first direction indicating portion of a circular shape or cylindrical shape and a second direction indicating portion of a triangular shape, and a horizontal orientation and a lean are controlled so that a direction toward a colored portion from a non-colored portion of the first direction indicating portion faces the target point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Shinya SANO, Kodai MATSUMOTO, Takaki ABE
  • Publication number: 20230253861
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a motor drive device. The motor drive device includes a terminal, a logic unit, a drive unit and a determination unit. The terminal is configured to receive a Hall signal output from a Hall sensor. The logic unit is configured to generate a control signal based on the Hall signal. The drive unit is configured to generate a driving signal based on the control signal. The determination unit is configured to determine a level of a voltage applied to the terminal. The logic unit is configured to switch a function setting based on a determination result of the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Kodai MATSUMOTO, Moto YAMADA, Shigeru HIRATA
  • Patent number: 11707678
    Abstract: A non-limiting example game system includes a processor incorporated in a main body apparatus, and the processor makes a player character hit a ball according to an operation of a player. A movement gauge is displayed in a parameter determination screen, and the movement gauge includes a belt-shaped basic area and a risk area outside the basic area. A first index image is moved inside the basic area, and a hitting power is determined at a position that the movement is stopped by an operation of the player. The hitting power affects a flight distance of a ball. After the hitting power is determined, a position of a deviation indication image displayed along the first index image is determined at random. A deviation amount is made larger as the deviation indication image is moved away from the center of the first index image. The risk area is enlarged toward an upper end of the movement gauge. That is, if the flight distance of the ball is made longer, the deviation amount may become larger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Yamamura, Kodai Matsumoto, Shinya Saito, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Shugo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20220184497
    Abstract: A non-limiting example game system includes a processor incorporated in a main body apparatus, and the processor makes a player character hit a ball according to an operation of a player. A movement gauge is displayed in a parameter determination screen, and the movement gauge includes a belt-shaped basic area and a risk area outside the basic area. A first index image is moved inside the basic area, and a hitting power is determined at a position that the movement is stopped by an operation of the player. The hitting power affects a flight distance of a ball. After the hitting power is determined, a position of a deviation indication image displayed along the first index image is determined at random. A deviation amount is made larger as the deviation indication image is moved away from the center of the first index image. The risk area is enlarged toward an upper end of the movement gauge. That is, if the flight distance of the ball is made longer, the deviation amount may become larger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohiro YAMAMURA, Kodai MATSUMOTO, Shinya SAITO, Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI, Shugo TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220168643
    Abstract: A non-limiting example game system includes a processor incorporated in a main body apparatus, and the processor makes a first index image move toward an upper end from a lower end in a movement gauge in a parameter determination screen when a player starts a second parameter determination operation. When the first index image is stopped according to an operation of the player, a hitting power for a ball is determined based on the stopped position. Moreover, if the first index image is stopped, a second index image is moved up to a position that the first index image is stopped from the lower end in the movement gauge. The player performs a direction input during a direction input period that is a period of time that the second index image is being moved. Then, a trajectory after the ball starts moving is changed in a direction based on the direction input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohiro YAMAMURA, Kodai MATSUMOTO, Shinya SAITO, Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI, Shugo TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220153214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an operation device which can be easily installed on a vehicle door, and a vehicle door comprising the operation device. An operation device of the present invention comprises: a gripper provided on an inner surface of a door of a vehicle; an operation interface provided on an inner side surface of the gripper for receiving an operation input entered by an occupant to operate at least one in-vehicle device; a first sensor provided on an outer side surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; a second sensor provided on at least one of the inner side surface and an upper surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; and a controller connected to the operation interface, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the at least one in-vehicle device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Jinichi TANABE, Takayoshi ITO, Kazumasa NARITA, Yuma MIYAMOTO, Akihito KOBAYASHI, Kodai MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210370174
    Abstract: A non-limiting example game system includes a processor incorporated within a main body apparatus, and the processor simultaneously controls a player character and a competitive partner character to advance a golf game. The player character is moved, when hitting a ball, toward a next hitting position. During movement, the player character interferes with movement or hitting of the competitive partner character according to an operation of a player. Moreover, when the player character executes a special shot, a shape or a property of a game filed is changed so as to interfere with movement or hitting of the competitive partner character. On the other hand, the competitive partner character interferes with movement or hitting of the player character or another competitive partner character. A victory or defeat of a competition game A is determined based on the time and the number of strokes both required from execution of a tee shot up to a cup-in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Tomohiro YAMAMURA, Kodai MATSUMOTO, Shinya SAITO, Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI, Shugo TAKAHASHI