Patents by Inventor Minoru Tsuchihashi

Minoru Tsuchihashi 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).

  • Game sound field creator
    Patent number: 8696457
    Abstract: Game sound field creator is comprised of means for computing a spaced distance between a sound source and a player character, means for outputting sound track data to default speakers if the spaced distance is a first distance or shorter, means for stopping output of the sound track data if the spaced distance is a second distance or longer, means for computing a virtual development angle of each sound channel according to the spaced distance if the spaced distance is between the first distance and the second distance, means for converting a virtual development angle into an actual angle adding a direction of the sound source and means for reproducing the sound track data of each sound channel based upon the converted actual angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Square Enix Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tsuchida, Minoru Tsuchihashi
  • GAME SOUND FIELD CREATOR
    Publication number: 20120315988
    Abstract: Game sound field creator is comprised of means for computing a spaced distance between a sound source and a player character, means for outputting sound track data to default speakers if the spaced distance is a first distance or shorter, means for stopping output of the sound track data if the spaced distance is a second distance or longer, means for computing a virtual development angle of each sound channel according to the spaced distance if the spaced distance is between the first distance and the second distance, means for converting a virtual development angle into an actual angle adding a direction of the sound source and means for reproducing the sound track data of each sound channel based upon the converted actual angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Yoshinori TSUCHIDA, Minoru Tsuchihashi