Patents by Inventor Shingo HORIGUCHI

Shingo HORIGUCHI 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).

  • System, method, and computer readable medium with program for virtual camera placement in a virtual environment
    Patent number: 12343626
    Abstract: An example of an image processing system includes a first HMD worn by a first user and a smart device carried by a second user. In a virtual space, a second virtual camera and a second object are placed in accordance with a position of the smart device relative to a reference in a real space. In the virtual space, a first object is placed regardless of a position of the first HMD in the real space, and a first virtual camera is placed at a position relating to a position of the first object. An image of the virtual space including the second object is displayed on the first HMD based on the first virtual camera. An image of the virtual space including the first object is displayed on the smart device based on the second virtual camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kuwahara, Kochi Kawai, Tatsuya Ajimizu, Shingo Horiguchi, Keisuke Seko, Yuriko Sakai, Shinji Kurimoto
  • IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20220362667
    Abstract: An example of an image processing system includes a first HMD worn by a first user and a smart device carried by a second user. In a virtual space, a second virtual camera and a second object are placed in accordance with a position of the smart device relative to a reference in a real space. In the virtual space, a first object is placed regardless of a position of the first HMD in the real space, and a first virtual camera is placed at a position relating to a position of the first object. An image of the virtual space including the second object is displayed on the first HMD based on the first virtual camera. An image of the virtual space including the first object is displayed on the smart device based on the second virtual camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato KUWAHARA, Kochi KAWAI, Tatsuya AJIMIZU, Shingo HORIGUCHI, Keisuke SEKO, Yuriko SAKAI, Shinji KURIMOTO