Patents by Inventor Shizuto Fukuda

Shizuto Fukuda 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: 10486070
    Abstract: A play time recording device, a play time recording method, a program, and an information storage medium are provided which enable a user to record a play time in a game according to settings without performing an explicit operation. A data obtaining section (56) obtains setting data in which an event serving as timing of starting or ending measurement of a play time in a game to be played is set. A detecting section (64) detects an occurrence of the event set in the setting data during play of the game. A time recording section (66) records time data indicating a time between timing of the occurrence of the event and predetermined timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Shizuto Fukuda, Hisao Wada, Shinji Aizawa
  • Patent number: 10456681
    Abstract: A game system (information processing system (1)) includes: a communication section configured to be communicably connected to a network; an execution section configured to execute a game application; a display section configured to display an execution screen of a game based on the game application; an information acquisition section configured to acquire, from the network, information corresponding to the state of progress on the game; and a display control block configured to cause the display section to display a related picture including at least either text information or a play picture each related to the state of progress on the game, on the basis of the acquired information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Shizuto Fukuda, Hisao Wada, Shinji Aizawa
  • Patent number: 10335679
    Abstract: Provided are a video processing device, a video processing method, and a program that allow for identification of a portion showing playing details at the time of occurrence of an event from a video showing game playing details on the basis of an event log. A tag data acquisition section (56) acquires logs of events that took place in a game. A material video acquisition section (58) acquires a video showing playing details of the game. An identification section (60) identifies a portion, in the video, showing the game playing details at the times of occurrence of the events represented by the logs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Shizuto Fukuda, Shinji Aizawa, Hisao Wada
  • Patent number: 10293250
    Abstract: A game device (information processing device (4)) includes a communication unit communicable with a portable terminal (2), an executing unit that executes a game application, a rendering unit that renders a game screen of a game based on the game application, and a switching unit that switches an operating state. The game device is configured to be usable in an independent use form in which the executing unit executes the game application and the rendering unit renders the game screen to cause the game to progress and a task processing form in which the executing unit processes a partial task of a game application executed in the portable terminal (2) and transmits a processing result of the partial task to the portable terminal (2). The switching unit carries out switching to any of the independent use form and the task processing form to cause the game device to operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Shizuto Fukuda, Shinji Aizawa, Hisao Wada
  • Patent number: 10220316
    Abstract: Provided are an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, an information storage medium, an information processing system, and a management device for allowing a user to request capture of a desired play image. A request section transmits capture condition data representing a condition for capturing a play image that indicates details of a game in progress. A confirmation process execution section performs a confirmation process for capture of the play image appropriate to the condition represented by the capture condition data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Shizuto Fukuda, Shinji Aizawa, Hisao Wada
  • Patent number: 10137367
    Abstract: There are provided a capture notification system, a capture notification method, a program, an information storage medium, and an information processing device for allowing a user executing a program to become aware of another user capturing an image indicating content of execution of the program. A capture request receiving section receives a capture request of an image indicating content of execution of a program from a capture requesting user requesting capture of the image. A notifying section notifies a capture object user that the image is to be captured in response to the receipt of the capture request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Shizuto Fukuda, Shinji Aizawa, Hisao Wada
  • Patent number: 10137370
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an operation acquisition unit (361) configured to acquire an input value in accordance with an inputting operation from an operation apparatus, an operation correction unit (369) configured to correct a rotation angle corresponding to the acquired input value on the basis of a correction value retained in advance, and a processing unit (application execution unit (36B)) configured to rotate a point of view of rendering in a virtual space in accordance with the corrected rotation angle. Consequently, the rotation angle of the point of view can be corrected to a rotation angle favorable to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Shinji Aizawa, Shizuto Fukuda, Hisao Wada
  • Publication number: 20170182415
    Abstract: Provided are a video processing device, a video processing method, and a program that allow for identification of a portion showing playing details at the time of occurrence of an event from a video showing game playing details on the basis of an event log. A tag data acquisition section (56) acquires logs of events that took place in a game. A material video acquisition section (58) acquires a video showing playing details of the game. An identification section (60) identifies a portion, in the video, showing the game playing details at the times of occurrence of the events represented by the logs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Shizuto FUKUDA, Shinji AIZAWA, Hisao WADA
  • Publication number: 20170065884
    Abstract: A game device (information processing device (4)) includes a communication unit communicable with a portable terminal (2), an executing unit that executes a game application, a rendering unit that renders a game screen of a game based on the game application, and a switching unit that switches an operating state. The game device is configured to be usable in an independent use form in which the executing unit executes the game application and the rendering unit renders the game screen to cause the game to progress and a task processing form in which the executing unit processes a partial task of a game application executed in the portable terminal (2) and transmits a processing result of the partial task to the portable terminal (2). The switching unit carries out switching to any of the independent use form and the task processing form to cause the game device to operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Shizuto FUKUDA, Shinji AIZAWA, Hisao WADA
  • Publication number: 20170056768
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an operation acquisition unit (361) configured to acquire an input value in accordance with an inputting operation from an operation apparatus, an operation correction unit (369) configured to correct a rotation angle corresponding to the acquired input value on the basis of a correction value retained in advance, and a processing unit (application execution unit (36B)) configured to rotate a point of view of rendering in a virtual space in accordance with the corrected rotation angle. Consequently, the rotation angle of the point of view can be corrected to a rotation angle favorable to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Shinji AIZAWA, Shizuto FUKUDA, Hisao WADA
  • Publication number: 20170050112
    Abstract: A game system (information processing system (1)) includes: a communication section configured to be communicably connected to a network; an execution section configured to execute a game application; a display section configured to display an execution screen of a game based on the game application; an information acquisition section configured to acquire, from the network, information corresponding to the state of progress on the game; and a display control block configured to cause the display section to display a related picture including at least either text information or a play picture each related to the state of progress on the game, on the basis of the acquired information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Shizuto FUKUDA, Hisao WADA, Shinji AIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20170007929
    Abstract: A play time recording device, a play time recording method, a program, and an information storage medium are provided which enable a user to record a play time in a game according to settings without performing an explicit operation. A data obtaining section (56) obtains setting data in which an event serving as timing of starting or ending measurement of a play time in a game to be played is set. A detecting section (64) detects an occurrence of the event set in the setting data during play of the game. A time recording section (66) records time data indicating a time between timing of the occurrence of the event and predetermined timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Shizuto FUKUDA, Hisao WADA, Shinji AIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20160354686
    Abstract: There are provided a capture notification system, a capture notification method, a program, an information storage medium, and an information processing device for allowing a user executing a program to become aware of another user capturing an image indicating content of execution of the program. A capture request receiving section (38) receives a capture request of an image indicating content of execution of a program from a capture requesting user requesting capture of the image. A notifying section (40) notifies a capture object user that the image is to be captured in response to the receipt of the capture request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Shizuto Fukuda, Shinji Aizawa, Hisao Wada
  • Publication number: 20160354691
    Abstract: Provided are an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, an information storage medium, an information processing system, and a management device for allowing a user to request capture of a desired play image. A request section transmits capture condition data representing a condition for capturing a play image that indicates details of a game in progress. A confirmation process execution section performs a confirmation process for capture of the play image appropriate to the condition represented by the capture condition data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Shizuto Fukuda, Shinji Aizawa, Hisao Wada