Patents by Inventor Masahiro Oku

Masahiro Oku 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: 9421462
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes an inward camera, and a skin color is extracted from an imaged image imaged by the inward camera. During execution of the game, it is determined whether or not a skin color region being above a predetermined ratio is detected at a specific region. If the skin color region is above the predetermined ratio, it is determined the face of a user is correctly recognized, and feature points are detected from the imaged image. By detecting whether or not the entire face of the user is recognized, by detecting a part of the face or its movement, on the basis of the feature points, the game is progressed depending on whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. However, if the skin color is equal to or less than the predetermined ratio, it is determined that the face of the user is not correctly recognized, and a determination based on the feature points is not performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Oku
  • Patent number: 9220976
    Abstract: A processor repeatedly executes, at a predetermined cycle, obtaining image data by an inner camera and body recognition processing based on the obtained image data. The processor proceeds with a game based on a recognition result (user's image) obtained (updated) periodically. The processor captures image data at the timing of the recognition result (user's image) satisfying each of conditions 1, 2, . . . during the game proceeding. After the game is over, image data 1, 2, . . . captured during game play is displayed (replayed).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Oku
  • Publication number: 20140364241
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes an inward camera, and a skin color is extracted from an imaged image imaged by the inward camera. During execution of the game, it is determined whether or not a skin color region being above a predetermined ratio is detected at a specific region. If the skin color region is above the predetermined ratio, it is determined the face of a user is correctly recognized, and feature points are detected from the imaged image. By detecting whether or not the entire face of the user is recognized, by detecting a part of the face or its movement, on the basis of the feature points, the game is progressed depending on whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. However, if the skin color is equal to or less than the predetermined ratio, it is determined that the face of the user is not correctly recognized, and a determination based on the feature points is not performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventor: Masahiro OKU
  • Patent number: 8852003
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes an inward camera, and a skin color is extracted from an imaged image imaged by the inward camera. During execution of the game, it is determined whether or not a skin color region being above a predetermined ratio is detected at a specific region. If the skin color region is above the predetermined ratio, it is determined the face of a user is correctly recognized, and feature points are detected from the imaged image. By detecting whether or not the entire face of the user is recognized, by detecting a part of the face or its movement, on the basis of the feature points, the game is progressed depending on whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. However, if the skin color is equal to or less than the predetermined ratio, it is determined that the face of the user is not correctly recognized, and a determination based on the feature points is not performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Oku
  • Publication number: 20100160050
    Abstract: A processor repeatedly executes, at a predetermined cycle, obtaining image data by an inner camera and body recognition processing based on the obtained image data. The processor proceeds with a game based on a recognition result (user's image) obtained (updated) periodically. The processor captures image data at the timing of the recognition result (user's image) satisfying each of conditions 1, 2, . . . during the game proceeding. After the game is over, image data 1, 2, . . . captured during game play is displayed (replayed).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventor: Masahiro OKU
  • Publication number: 20100160049
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes an inward camera, and a skin color is extracted from an imaged image imaged by the inward camera. During execution of the game, it is determined whether or not a skin color region being above a predetermined ratio is detected at a specific region. If the skin color region is above the predetermined ratio, it is determined the face of a user is correctly recognized, and feature points are detected from the imaged image. By detecting whether or not the entire face of the user is recognized, by detecting a part of the face or its movement, on the basis of the feature points, the game is progressed depending on whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. However, if the skin color is equal to or less than the predetermined ratio, it is determined that the face of the user is not correctly recognized, and a determination based on the feature points is not performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro OKU
  • Patent number: 6925865
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tire information providing method for providing information on at least one kind of tire to customer comprising the steps of: setting at least one kind of tire of which information is to be provided; setting at least one kind of road surface condition on which said tire is made to run; setting at least one kind of mounting condition for mounting said tire; setting at least one kind of evaluation parameter of said tire that is being wanted by said customer; performing tire rolling simulation based on said tire, said road surface condition and said mounting condition getting said evaluation parameter from said tire rolling simulation; and providing information comprising said evaluation parameter to said customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Oku
  • Patent number: 6827114
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a pneumatic tire comprises making a rubber-coated cord-member by coating one or more cords with rubber, and making the tread reinforcement by putting together a plurality of the cord-members around a drum into a cylindrical network of the cords, so that the cords make a first array of cords inclining in one direction with respect to the tire equator and a second array of cords inclining in one direction which is opposite to the cords of the first array with respect to the tire equator. It is possible that the cord-members are woven. It is also possible that the cord-members are not woven and, in the crossings of the cords, one of the two cross cords is curved along the other cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Oku
  • Publication number: 20040144168
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tire information providing method for providing information on at least one kind of tire to customer comprising the steps of: setting at least one kind of tire of which information is to be provided; setting at least one kind of road surface condition on which said tire is made to run; setting at least one kind of mounting condition for mounting said tire; setting at least one kind of evaluation parameter of said tire that is being wanted by said customer; performing tire rolling simulation based on said tire, said road surface condition and said mounting condition getting said evaluation parameter from said tire rolling simulation; and providing information comprising said evaluation parameter to said customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventor: Masahiro Oku
  • Publication number: 20020121324
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a pneumatic tire comprises making a rubber-coated cord-member by coating one or more cords with rubber, and making the tread reinforcement by putting together a plurality of the cord-members around a drum into a cylindrical network of the cords, so that the cords make a first array of cords inclining in one direction with respect to the tire equator and a second array of cords inclining in one direction which is opposite to the cords of the first array with respect to the tire equator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventor: Masahiro Oku
  • Patent number: 5242002
    Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire is disclosed, including an annular tread having a belt incorporated therein, a pair of sidewalls which extend radially inward from both ends of the annular tread and a bead portion, provided at the inner end of each sidewall, wherein the belt includes a belt ply having a plurality of belt cords in parallel arrangement, the belt cords being formed by twisting a plurality of steel filaments or two or more strands each consisting of a plurality of steel. filaments, and at least one of said steel filaments being replaced by a filament of a shape-memory alloy which, before it is twisted either as a belt cord or as a strand which forms a belt cord, has been heat set at a predetermined heat set temperature whereby the filament has a linear shape at a temperature below the heat set temperature and has a wavy shape at a temperature at or above the heat set temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Oku
  • Patent number: 5186773
    Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire for automobiles having a belt of steel cords and an organic cord reinforcement structure radially outward of the belt. The tire has improved uniformity and low vibration during high speed running due to the relative circumferential location of the joint in the tread layer, the joint in the full band reinforcement layer and the joint in the edge band which surrounds the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Oku, Kazumitsu Iwamura, Kiichiro Kakumu
  • Patent number: 4928742
    Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire, which comprises a carcass of at least one ply of radially arranged cords turned up around bead cords from the inside to the outside thereof, and a breaker disposed radially outside the carcass, the breaker comprising at least two radially adjacent plies of cords, the breaker having at least a portion in which the cords of each of the two plies are inclined with respect to an equatorial plane of the tire and the cords of one ply are inclined oppositely to the cords of the other ply, the cords of each of the breaker plies being so arranged that the cord angle QC in a crown portion of the breaker with respect to the equatorial plane differs from the cord angle QS in each of the shoulder portions of the breaker with respect to the equatorial plane, wherein the crown portion is centered on a tire equator and has a width of 0.4 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Oku, Kazumitsu Iwamura
  • Patent number: 4867218
    Abstract: A radial tire comprises a carcass, a tread thereon, a breaker therebetween, bead cores, and rubber bead apexes, and is characterized in that:(a) the clip width (C1) is smaller than the rim width (C2) of a normal rim for a tire;(b) the carcass (6), in a state of the tire mounted on the normal rim and inflated to a standard pressure, has:an outwardly bulging outer part (21) between the largest width point (D) and a radially outer second point (E2),an outwardly bulging middle part (22) between the largest width point (D) and a inflexion point (F), andan inwardly bulging inner part (23) between the inflexion point (F) and a radially inner first point (E1);(c) the radial height (H2) of the largest width point (D) from the first point (E1) is 50-40% of the height (H1) of the second point (E2);(d) the axial distance (L1) between the largest width point (D) and a third line (X3) is 28-33% of the height (H1); and(e) the axial distance (L2) between the inflexion point (F) and the third line (X3) is 70-55% of the distan
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Asano, Masahiro Oku, Mitsushige Idei, Yoshihide Kojima