Patents by Inventor Naoki Enokido

Naoki Enokido 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: 11260286
    Abstract: A computer device evaluates an input timing at which a player performed an operation input. The player holds a controller containing sensors for measuring acceleration and angular speed and performs a motion of shaking and stopping the controller. The computer device is communicably connected to the sensors. The computer device determines the input timing by detecting a peak of a measurement value that appears immediately before the stop of the motion. Then, the computer device performs the evaluation based on a difference between the determined input timing and a reference timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Enokido, Masayuki Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11253776
    Abstract: A computer device determines operation inputs one by one when a reference operation requesting successive inputs is presented. The computer device recognizes an inheritance condition is satisfied when a change in acceleration measured by an inertial sensor of a game controller appears at successive vertical movement of the controller. When recognizing that the inheritance condition is satisfied, the computer device can reduce a process load by limiting operation input determination to determination based on a change in acceleration. In addition, when recognizing that the inheritance condition is satisfied, the computer device can further reduce a process load by simplifying the process of type discrimination of the operation input through inheritance of the previous discrimination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Enokido, Masayuki Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20200324194
    Abstract: A computer device determines operation inputs one by one when a reference operation requesting successive inputs is presented. The computer device recognizes an inheritance condition is satisfied when a change in acceleration measured by an inertial sensor of a game controller appears at successive vertical movement of the controller. When recognizing that the inheritance condition is satisfied, the computer device can reduce a process load by limiting operation input determination to determination based on a change in acceleration. In addition, when recognizing that the inheritance condition is satisfied, the computer device can further reduce a process load by simplifying the process of type discrimination of the operation input through inheritance of the previous discrimination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Naoki Enokido, Masayuki Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20200324195
    Abstract: A computer device evaluates an input timing at which a player performed an operation input. The player holds a controller containing sensors for measuring acceleration and angular speed and performs a motion of shaking and stopping the controller. The computer device is communicably connected to the sensors. The computer device determines the input timing by detecting a peak of a measurement value that appears immediately before the stop of the motion. Then, the computer device performs the evaluation based on a difference between the determined input timing and a reference timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Naoki ENOKIDO, Masayuki SHIMIZU