Patents by Inventor Kunio Sasayama

Kunio Sasayama 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: 8663008
    Abstract: A plurality of regions are set for a target, and target information for specifying information relating to a second movable object, which is set to be moveable toward a first movable object for each region, is stored. The game controller judges, in response to the operation of the operator, in which region the first movable object, at an arrival position, which has started movement from the reference position, is located, refers to the target information, and arranges the second movable object in a virtual space based on the information relating to the second movable object corresponding to the region in which the first movable object is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tsujino, Kunio Sasayama, Daisuke Takeda
  • Publication number: 20110223999
    Abstract: A plurality of regions are set for a target, and target information for specifying information relating to a second movable object, which is set to be moveable toward a first movable object for each region, is stored. The game controller judges, in response to the operation of the operator, in which region the first movable object, at an arrival position, which has started movement from the reference position, is located, refers to the target information, and arranges the second movable object in a virtual space based on the information relating to the second movable object corresponding to the region in which the first movable object is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SEGA DBA SEGA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tsujino, Kunio Sasayama, Daisuke Takeda
  • Publication number: 20090104990
    Abstract: The game device of the present invention comprises a first image processing means for generating an image captured from the view of a virtual camera which moves together with a virtual player on landforms in a game world and displaying it as a main screen, a second image processing means for generating an image on which a destination for the virtual player can be designated and displaying it as a map image, a destination designation means for designating a destination for the virtual player, route determination means for detecting the position of a destination for the virtual player designated on the map screen, determining the shortest route connecting the detection position of the destination and the present position of the virtual player, and determining a movement route for the virtual player, and a movement control means for allowing the virtual player to move to the destination along the movement route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tsujino, Kunio Sasayama, Kaoru Mizoguchi, Hiroki Horiguchi