Patents by Inventor Ngo Tuyen THIBAUD
Ngo Tuyen THIBAUD 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).
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Publication number: 20230249071Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for carrying out a method for rendering a virtual-three dimensional space on a display, including: acquiring information indicative of a position of a head mounted display worn on a head of a user; acquiring information indicative of a position of an input apparatus for use by the user; acquiring information indicative of an instruction entered in the input apparatus; and generating an image of the virtual three-dimensional space to be displayed on the head mounted display at a viewpoint position and a sightline direction, wherein the generating includes generating an image of the input apparatus at the position in the image determined on a basis of a relative position between the head mounted display of the input apparatus, and wherein the generating includes generating an image of an object which is emitted from the input apparatus in response to the user manipulating the input apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Nicolas Doucet, Yutaka Yokokawa, Gento Morita, Keiichiro Ishihara, Yuki Miyamae, Kazutomo Sasaki, Ngo Tuyen Thibaud, Masafumi Noda, Takumi Yoshida
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Patent number: 11660536Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for carrying out a method for rendering a virtual-three dimensional space on a display, including: acquiring information indicative of a position of a head mounted display worn on a head of a user; acquiring information indicative of a position of an input apparatus for use by the user; acquiring information indicative of an instruction entered in the input apparatus; and generating an image of the virtual three-dimensional space to be displayed on the head mounted display at a viewpoint position and a sightline direction, where the generating includes generating an image of the input apparatus at the position in the image determined on a basis of a relative position with the head mounted display of the input apparatus, and where the generating includes generating an image of a hand of the user when the user controls the input apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Nicolas Doucet, Yutaka Yokokawa, Gento Morita, Keiichiro Ishihara, Yuki Miyamae, Kazutomo Sasaki, Ngo Tuyen Thibaud, Masafumi Noda, Takumi Yoshida
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Publication number: 20230009819Abstract: A display control apparatus includes: a head mounted display information acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of a position of a head mounted display worn on a head of a user; an input apparatus information acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of a position of an input apparatus for use by the user; an instruction input acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of an instruction entered in the input apparatus; and an image generation block configured to generate an image to be displayed on the head mounted display on a basis of an instruction acquired by the instruction input acquisition block. The image generation block displays an image of the input apparatus at a position in the image determined on a basis of a relative position with the head mounted display of the input apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Nicolas DOUCET, Yutaka YOKOKAWA, Masafumi NODA, Takumi YOSHIDA, Keiichiro ISHIHARA, Gento MORITA, Yuki MIYAMAE, Ngo Tuyen THIBAUD, Kazutomo SASAKI
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Patent number: 11474361Abstract: A display control apparatus includes: a head mounted display information acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of a position of a head mounted display worn on a head of a user; an input apparatus information acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of a position of an input apparatus for use by the user; an instruction input acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of an instruction entered in the input apparatus; and an image generation block configured to generate an image to be displayed on the head mounted display on a basis of an instruction acquired by the instruction input acquisition block. The image generation block displays an image of the input apparatus at a position in the image determined on a basis of a relative position with the head mounted display of the input apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Nicolas Doucet, Yutaka Yokokawa, Masafumi Noda, Takumi Yoshida, Keiichiro Ishihara, Gento Morita, Yuki Miyamae, Ngo Tuyen Thibaud, Kazutomo Sasaki
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Publication number: 20220008825Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for carrying out a method for rendering a virtual-three dimensional space on a display, including: acquiring information indicative of a position of a head mounted display worn on a head of a user; acquiring information indicative of a position of an input apparatus for use by the user; acquiring information indicative of an instruction entered in the input apparatus; and generating an image of the virtual three-dimensional space to be displayed on the head mounted display at a viewpoint position and a sightline direction, where the generating includes generating an image of the input apparatus at the position in the image determined on a basis of a relative position with the head mounted display of the input apparatus, and where the generating includes generating an image of a hand of the user when the user controls the input apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Nicolas Doucet, Yutaka Yokokawa, Gento Morita, Keiichiro Ishihara, Yuki Miyamae, Kazutomo Sasaki, Ngo Tuyen Thibaud, Masafumi Noda, Takumi Yoshida
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Patent number: 11154778Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling a display include: acquiring information indicative of first entered instructions from a first input apparatus used by a first user wearing a head mounted display and information indicative of second entered instructions from a second input apparatus used by a second user enabled to view a display apparatus; controlling, in a virtual three-dimensional space, an event on the basis of one or more of the first entered instructions and the second entered instructions acquired; generating a first image of said virtual three-dimensional space to be displayed on said head mounted display; and generating a second image of said virtual three-dimensional space to be displayed on said display apparatus, where the first image includes the first input apparatus, and where the second image does not include the second input apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Nicolas Doucet, Yutaka Yokokawa, Gento Morita, Keiichiro Ishihara, Yuki Miyamae, Kazutomo Sasaki, Ngo Tuyen Thibaud, Masafumi Noda, Takumi Yoshida
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Publication number: 20200271940Abstract: A display control apparatus includes: a head mounted display information acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of a position of a head mounted display worn on a head of a user; an input apparatus information acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of a position of an input apparatus for use by the user; an instruction input acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of an instruction entered in the input apparatus; and an image generation block configured to generate an image to be displayed on the head mounted display on a basis of an instruction acquired by the instruction input acquisition block. The image generation block displays an image of the input apparatus at a position in the image determined on a basis of a relative position with the head mounted display of the input apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Nicolas DOUCET, Yutaka YOKOKAWA, Masafumi NODA, Takumi YOSHIDA, Keiichiro ISHIHARA, Gento MORITA, Yuki MIYAMAE, Ngo Tuyen THIBAUD, Kazutomo SASAKI
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Patent number: 10712575Abstract: A display control apparatus includes: a head mounted display information acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of a position of a head mounted display worn on a head of a user; an input apparatus information acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of a position of an input apparatus for use by the user; an instruction input acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of an instruction entered in the input apparatus; and an image generation block configured to generate an image to be displayed on the head mounted display on a basis of an instruction acquired by the instruction input acquisition block. The image generation block displays an image of the input apparatus at a position in the image determined on a basis of a relative position with the head mounted display of the input apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Nicolas Doucet, Yutaka Yokokawa, Masafumi Noda, Takumi Yoshida, Keiichiro Ishihara, Gento Morita, Yuki Miyamae, Ngo Tuyen Thibaud, Kazutomo Sasaki
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Publication number: 20200171385Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling a display include: acquiring information indicative of first entered instructions from a first input apparatus used by a first user wearing a head mounted display and information indicative of second entered instructions from a second input apparatus used by a second user enabled to view a display apparatus; controlling, in a virtual three-dimensional space, an event on the basis of one or more of the first entered instructions and the second entered instructions acquired; generating a first image of said virtual three-dimensional space to be displayed on said head mounted display; and generating a second image of said virtual three-dimensional space to be displayed on said display apparatus, where the first image includes the first input apparatus, and where the second image does not include the second input apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Nicolas Doucet, Yutaka Yokokawa, Gento Morita, Keiichiro Ishihara, Yuki Miyamae, Kazutomo Sasaki, Ngo Tuyen Thibaud, Masafumi Noda, Takumi Yoshida
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Patent number: 10596464Abstract: The game apparatus has an instruction input acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of an entered instruction from a first input apparatus used by a first user whose head wearing a head mounted display on and information indicative of entered instruction from a second input apparatus used by a second user enabled to view a display apparatus; a control block configured to control, in a virtual three-dimensional space, an event on the basis of an instruction acquired by the instruction input acquisition block; a first image generation block configured to generate a first image of the virtual three-dimensional space to be displayed on the head mounted display; and a second image generation block configured to generate a second image of the virtual three-dimensional space to be displayed on the display apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Nicolas Doucet, Yutaka Yokokawa, Gento Morita, Keiichiro Ishihara, Yuki Miyamae, Kazutomo Sasaki, Ngo Tuyen Thibaud, Masafumi Noda, Takumi Yoshida
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Publication number: 20180284458Abstract: A display control apparatus includes: a head mounted display information acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of a position of a head mounted display worn on a head of a user; an input apparatus information acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of a position of an input apparatus for use by the user; an instruction input acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of an instruction entered in the input apparatus; and an image generation block configured to generate an image to be displayed on the head mounted display on a basis of an instruction acquired by the instruction input acquisition block. The image generation block displays an image of the input apparatus at a position in the image determined on a basis of a relative position with the head mounted display of the input apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Nicolas DOUCET, Yutaka YOKOKAWA, Masafumi NODA, Takumi YOSHIDA, Keiichiro ISHIHARA, Gento MORITA, Yuki MIYAMAE, Ngo Tuyen THIBAUD, Kazutomo SASAKI
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Patent number: 10025105Abstract: A display control apparatus includes: a head mounted display information acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of a position of a head mounted display worn on a head of a user; an input apparatus information acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of a position of an input apparatus for use by the user; an instruction input acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of an instruction entered in the input apparatus; and an image generation block configured to generate an image to be displayed on the head mounted display on a basis of an instruction acquired by the instruction input acquisition block. The image generation block displays an image of the input apparatus at a position in the image determined on a basis of a relative position with the head mounted display of the input apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Nicolas Doucet, Yutaka Yokokawa, Masafumi Noda, Takumi Yoshida, Keiichiro Ishihara, Gento Morita, Yuki Miyamae, Ngo Tuyen Thibaud, Kazutomo Sasaki
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Publication number: 20180028915Abstract: The game apparatus has an instruction input acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of an entered instruction from a first input apparatus used by a first user whose head wearing a head mounted display on and information indicative of entered instruction from a second input apparatus used by a second user enabled to view a display apparatus; a control block configured to control, in a virtual three-dimensional space, an event on the basis of an instruction acquired by the instruction input acquisition block; a first image generation block configured to generate a first image of the virtual three-dimensional space to be displayed on the head mounted display; and a second image generation block configured to generate a second image of the virtual three-dimensional space to be displayed on the display apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Nicolas Doucet, Yutaka Yokokawa, Gento Morita, Keiichiro Ishihara, Yuki Miyamae, Kazutomo Sasaki, Ngo Tuyen Thibaud, Masafumi Noda, Takumi Yoshida
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Publication number: 20160252729Abstract: A display control apparatus includes: a head mounted display information acquisition block configured to acquire information .indicative of a position of a head mounted display worn on a head of a user; an input apparatus information acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of a position of an input apparatus for use by the user; an instruction input acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of an instruction entered in the input apparatus; and an image generation block configured to generate an image to be displayed on the head mounted display on a basis of an instruction acquired by the instruction input acquisition block. The image generation block displays an image of the input apparatus at a position in the image determined on a basis of a relative position with the head mounted display of the input apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2016Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Nicolas DOUCET, Yutaka YOKOKAWA, Masafumi NODA, Takumi YOSHIDA, Keiichiro ISHIHARA, Gento MORITA, Yuki MIYAMAE, Ngo Tuyen THIBAUD, Kazutomo SASAKI