Patents by Inventor Norio HANAWA

Norio HANAWA 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).

  • Publication number: 20140306886
    Abstract: An image processing device includes an operation time information obtaining unit, a movement control unit, a movement target position determination unit and a movement manner determination unit. The operation time information obtaining unit obtains information on a period of time needed for a designation operation for designating a partial area in a screen. The movement control unit moves a virtual camera and/or an operation target object so as to approach a focus area in a virtual space displayed in the partial area. The movement target position determination unit determines a movement target position, based on a position in the virtual space, of the partial area and the size of the partial area. The movement manner determination unit determines a movement manner in the case of moving the virtual camera and/or the operation target object toward the movement target position, based on the period of time needed for the designation operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norio Hanawa, Takashi Kinbara, Miki Tagawa
  • Publication number: 20120295705
    Abstract: An image of a player photographed by an image capturer and a timing of an operation of a controller by the player is sensed by a sensor, and if the record by an evaluator is a record that exceeds a fixed evaluation, image processing is performed and displayed on a monitor by a display. In addition, if an individual other than the player is photographed, the face of the individual is recognized by a recognizer, and determination is made by the detector as to whether the face is moving, and the player is identified by the determination of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Norio HANAWA