Patents by Inventor Masahiko NAGAYA

Masahiko NAGAYA 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: 10967265
    Abstract: A non-limiting example game system comprises a main body apparatus, and a left controller and a right controller are attachably and detachably attached to the main body apparatus. Each of the left controller and the right controller is provided with a plurality of operation buttons, an analog stick and a vibrator. A player character is provided with a radar object, and a rod-like determination object having one end that is located at a center of the character object is rotated within a plane parallel to a horizontal plane in a virtual space. When the determination object touches an enemy character, the vibrator of the left controller or/and the right controller is caused to vibrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Nagaya, Koichi Kishi, Takeshi Ando
  • Publication number: 20200330867
    Abstract: A non-limiting example game system comprises a main body apparatus, and a left controller and a right controller are attachably and detachably attached to the main body apparatus. Each of the left controller and the right controller is provided with a plurality of operation buttons, an analog stick and a vibrator. A player character is provided with a radar object, and a rod-like determination object having one end that is located at a center of the character object is rotated within a plane parallel to a horizontal plane in a virtual space. When the determination object touches an enemy character, the vibrator of the left controller or/and the right controller is caused to vibrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiko NAGAYA, Koichi KISHI, Takeshi ANDO
  • Patent number: 9152301
    Abstract: An exemplary apparatus at least partially displays a first object group on a first display portion, selects at least one first object from the first object group in response to an operation of a direction operation portion, changes a selected position in an order of alignment in a second object group in response to an operation of a first or second operation portion, displays at least one object included in the second object group and corresponding to the selected position on a second display portion, adds a new object corresponding to the selected first object at a position corresponding to the selected position in the second object group in response to an operation of a third operation portion, and displays at least one object included in the second object group on the second display portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Akifusa, Masahiro Nitta, Masahiko Nagaya, Asako Kagita, Yasuhito Fujisawa
  • Publication number: 20120075267
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a display portion having first and second display regions, a first display control unit for displaying a first object showing first data in the first display region, a second display control unit for displaying a second object showing second data in the second display region, an acceptance portion for accepting a series of position indication operations in the second display region, and an association control unit for selecting the second object based on a position indicated by the series of position indication operations within the second display region accepted by the acceptance portion and performing processing for associating the first data with the second data corresponding to the selected second object based on subsequent variation in the indicated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke AKIFUSA, Masahiro NITTA, Masahiko NAGAYA, Asako KAGITA, Yasuhito FUJISAWA
  • Publication number: 20120075294
    Abstract: An exemplary apparatus at least partially displays a first object group on a first display portion, selects at least one first object from the first object group in response to an operation of a direction operation portion, changes a selected position in an order of alignment in a second object group in response to an operation of a first or second operation portion, displays at least one object included in the second object group and corresponding to the selected position on a second display portion, adds a new object corresponding to the selected first object at a position corresponding to the selected position in the second object group in response to an operation of a third operation portion, and displays at least one object included in the second object group on the second display portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke AKIFUSA, Masahiro NITTA, Masahiko NAGAYA, Asako KAGITA, Yasuhito FUJISAWA