Patents by Inventor Minori Koike

Minori Koike 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).

  • Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with executable program stored thereon, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing
    Patent number: 11003312
    Abstract: A program causes a computer to perform determining a display size for each icon image by scaling each icon image with a length-to-width ratio thereof being maintained such that icon images associated with each row are equal in display height in each row in a menu region and by scaling the icon images as a whole associated with each row at an identical ratio such that a width of the row as a whole obtained by scaling each icon image associated with each row is set to a prescribed length, and showing the menu image in which icons of which icon images are shown with corresponding sizes are arranged for each row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi Sakaino, Naoya Morimura, Yasuhiko Matsuzaki, Minori Koike
  • NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM WITH EXECUTABLE PROGRAM STORED THEREON, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200034023
    Abstract: A program causes a computer to perform determining a display size for each icon image by scaling each icon image with a length-to-width ratio thereof being maintained such that icon images associated with each row are equal in display height in each row in a menu region and by scaling the icon images as a whole associated with each row at an identical ratio such that a width of the row as a whole obtained by scaling each icon image associated with each row is set to a prescribed length, and showing the menu image in which icons of which icon images are shown with corresponding sizes are arranged for each row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Masamichi SAKAINO, Naoya MORIMURA, Yasuhiko MATSUZAKI, Minori KOIKE
  • Storage medium, game apparatus, game controlling method and game system for creating and exchanging character information
    Patent number: 9421471
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU acquires character information data from another game apparatus by executing communication processing. Furthermore, the CPU calculates character information data from image data obtained by imaging a QR Code with a camera and acquires the same. The CPU generates a character on the basis of the character information data, and displays the generated character on a second LCD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kanako Tsugihashi, Naonori Ohnishi, Ryosuke Suzuki, Minori Koike
  • Storage medium, game apparatus, game controlling method and game system
    Patent number: 8454435
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU acquires character information data from another game apparatus by executing communication processing. Furthermore, the CPU calculates character information data from image data obtained by imaging a QR Code with a camera and acquires the same. The CPU generates a character on the basis of the character information data, and displays the generated character on a second LCD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kanako Tsugihashi, Naonori Ohnishi, Ryosuke Suzuki, Minori Koike
  • Storage medium, game apparatus, game controlling method and game system
    Publication number: 20110306410
    Abstract: A game apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU acquires character information data from another game apparatus by executing communication processing. Furthermore, the CPU calculates character information data from image data obtained by imaging a QR Code with a camera and acquires the same. The CPU generates a character on the basis of the character information data, and displays the generated character on a second LCD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kanako Tsugihashi, Naonori Ohnishi, Ryosuke Suzuki, Minori Koike