Patents by Inventor Shohei KONNO
Shohei KONNO 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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Patent number: 11759700Abstract: Only a first parameter associated with an active object is incremented in accordance with an exercise amount of a user. In accordance with the exercise amount of the user, a second parameter is incremented even when the first parameter has not reached an upper limit, and the second parameter is incremented also when the first parameter has reached the upper limit. An in-game reward according to the active object with which the first parameter is associated is given to the user when the first parameter has reached the upper limit.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Motoki Yano, Keita Tsutsui, Hiroki Asakawa, Shohei Konno
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Publication number: 20230173389Abstract: A player may send virtual characters to travel to remote locations in a parallel-reality game. The remote locations are virtual locations corresponding to real-world locations other than where the player is located. The player can therefore send a virtual character to a virtual location without traveling to the corresponding real-world location themselves. A travel time and a path the character will travel along to reach the remote location is determined. Once the virtual character has reached the remote location, it stays there for a duration of time. Client devices of players near the remote location may display a visual representation of the virtual character. The virtual character may collect virtual items and interact with other players and return to the player with any virtual items it has collected or been given.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Shohei Konno, Keita Tsutsui, Tatsuo Nomura, Hiroki Asakawa, Shigeru Miyamoto, Motoki Yano
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Patent number: 11590421Abstract: A player may send virtual characters to travel to remote locations in a parallel-reality game. The remote locations are virtual locations corresponding to real-world locations other than where the player is located. The player can therefore send a virtual character to a virtual location without traveling to the corresponding real-world location themselves. A travel time and a path the character will travel along to reach the remote location is determined. Once the virtual character has reached the remote location, it stays there for a duration of time. Client devices of players near the remote location may display a visual representation of the virtual character. The virtual character may collect virtual items and interact with other players and return to the player with any virtual items it has collected or been given.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Niantic, Inc.Inventors: Shohei Konno, Keita Tsutsui, Tatsuo Nomura, Hiroki Asakawa, Shigeru Miyamoto, Motoki Yano
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Publication number: 20220305385Abstract: A player may send virtual characters to travel to remote locations in a parallel-reality game. The remote locations are virtual locations corresponding to real-world locations other than where the player is located. The player can therefore send a virtual character to a virtual location without traveling to the corresponding real-world location themselves. A travel time and a path the character will travel along to reach the remote location is determined. Once the virtual character has reached the remote location, it stays there for a duration of time. Client devices of players near the remote location may display a visual representation of the virtual character. The virtual character may collect virtual items and interact with other players and return to the player with any virtual items it has collected or been given.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2021Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Shohei Konno, Keita Tsutsui, Tatsuo Nomura, Hiroki Asakawa, Shigeru Miyamoto, Motoki Yano
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Publication number: 20220296995Abstract: Only a first parameter associated with an active object is incremented in accordance with an exercise amount of a user. In accordance with the exercise amount of the user, a second parameter is incremented even when the first parameter has not reached an upper limit, and the second parameter is incremented also when the first parameter has reached the upper limit. An in-game reward according to the active object with which the first parameter is associated is given to the user when the first parameter has reached the upper limit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Shigeru MIYAMOTO, Motoki YANO, Keita TSUTSUI, Hiroki ASAKAWA, Shohei KONNO
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Patent number: 10031866Abstract: It is made possible for a user to set whether to download data used by a program without waiting for the acceptance of a download permission or download the data in response to the acceptance of the download permission via a screen that allows for making the setting for a plurality of programs. An input/output control section (90) accepts, from the user, a setting as to whether to select an automatic download state or a manual download state via a screen that allows for doing so for a plurality of programs. If the setting of selecting the automatic download state is accepted, an item management section (96) downloads the data from a server without waiting for the acceptance of the download permission from the user when a predetermined condition is satisfied. If the setting of selecting the manual download state is accepted, the item management section (96) downloads the data from the server in response to the acceptance of the download permission from the user when the predetermined condition is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2013Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Eiichi Nishina, Shohei Konno, Hiroshi Tamate, Keisuke Ichikawa, Kazuhiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 9398417Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for a user to feel the presence of other users existing in the same daily living area without using short-distance wireless communication. The system includes a position coordinate receiving section for obtaining positions from a plurality of user terminals, and a nearby user distributing section for selecting, under the condition that the nearby user distributing section obtains a position of a specified user terminal, one or more of the plurality of user terminals corresponding to the position obtained from the specified user terminal and the positions obtained from the plurality of user terminals and providing the specified user terminal with information on the selected one or more of the plurality of user terminals.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kenji Kaido, Eiichi Nishina, Shohei Konno, Tomohiro Hasekura, Takamasa Shichisawa, Keigo Tsuchiya
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Patent number: 9351108Abstract: The present invention is to facilitate finding of a user expected to have a high relevance among other users present in the same living area when identification information of these other users is displayed as a list. A location information acquirer acquires location information showing a location measured in an information processing terminal. A display controller (70) carries out control to make identification information of a plurality of users be displayed on a specific terminal.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Shohei Konno, Tomohiro Hasekura, Eiichi Nishina, Kenji Kaido, Hiroshi Tamate
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Publication number: 20160073237Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for a user to feel the presence of other users existing in the same daily living area without using short-distance wireless communication. The system includes a position coordinate receiving section for obtaining positions from a plurality of user terminals, and a nearby user distributing section for selecting, under the condition that the nearby user distributing section obtains a position of a specified user terminal, one or more of the plurality of user terminals corresponding to the position obtained from the specified user terminal and the positions obtained from the plurality of user terminals and providing the specified user terminal with information on the selected one or more of the plurality of user terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Kenji KAIDO, Eiichi NISHINA, Shohei KONNO, Tomohiro HASEKURA, Takamasa SHICHISAWA, Keigo TSUCHIYA
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Patent number: 9220019Abstract: Provided is a communication system for allowing a user to feel the presence of other users existing in the same daily living area without using short-distance wireless communication. The system includes a position coordinate receiving section (80) for obtaining positions from a plurality of user terminals, and a nearby user distributing section (94) for selecting, under the condition that the nearby user distributing section (94) obtains a position of a specified user terminal, one or more of the plurality of user terminals corresponding to the position obtained from the specified user terminal and the positions obtained from the plurality of user terminals and providing the specified user terminal with information on the selected one or more of the plurality of user terminals.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kenji Kaido, Eiichi Nishina, Shohei Konno, Tomohiro Hasekura, Takamasa Shichisawa, Keigo Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20150207730Abstract: It is made possible for a user to set whether to download data used by a program without waiting for the acceptance of a download permission or download the data in response to the acceptance of the download permission via a screen that allows for making the setting for a plurality of programs. An input/output control section (90) accepts, from the user, a setting as to whether to select an automatic download state or a manual download state via a screen that allows for doing so for a plurality of programs. If the setting of selecting the automatic download state is accepted, an item management section (96) downloads the data from a server without waiting for the acceptance of the download permission from the user when a predetermined condition is satisfied. If the setting of selecting the manual download state is accepted, the item management section (96) downloads the data from the server in response to the acceptance of the download permission from the user when the predetermined condition is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2013Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Eiichi Nishina, Shohei Konno, Hiroshi Tamate, Keisuke Ichikawa, Kazuhiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 8983777Abstract: Provided is an information processing device that provides a user with a trajectory of positions calculated by positioning unit in a user-friendly way without displaying a map. The device includes a positioning section (60) repeatedly calculates a position, a position coordinate storage section (62) that stores a plurality of positions calculated by the positioning section, and an other-user information providing section (70) that displays letter strings indicating the positions stored in the position coordinate storage section (62) in an order that the positions are calculated. The positioning section (60) stores, in a case where a newly calculated position is at a given distance or more from the position last stored in the position coordinate storage section (62), the newly calculated position into the position coordinate storage section (62).Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kenji Kaido, Eiichi Nishina, Shohei Konno, Tomohiro Hasekura
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Publication number: 20150024783Abstract: The present invention is to facilitate finding of a user expected to have a high relevance among other users present in the same living area when identification information of these other users is displayed as a list. A location information acquirer acquires location information showing a location measured in an information processing terminal. A display controller (70) carries out control to make identification information of a plurality of users be displayed on a specific terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2012Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Shohei Konno, Tomohiro Hasekura, Eiichi Nishina, Kenji Kaido, Hiroshi Tamate
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Patent number: 8655376Abstract: A position coordinate receiving section obtains a position from a user terminal. A nearby user distributing section provides information about a source user terminal to a recipient user terminal. The nearby user distributing section controls whether or not to provide the information about the source user terminal to the recipient user terminal based on a position that is obtained from the recipient user terminal and a position obtained from the source user terminal. The position obtained from the source user terminal that is used in the control is a position outside an area set by a user of the source user terminal. Accordingly, a user is provided a way to prevent other users from knowing that the user is in a place specified by the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kenji Kaido, Eiichi Nishina, Tomohiro Hasekura, Shohei Konno
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Publication number: 20130157698Abstract: Provided is a communication system for allowing a user to feel the presence of other users existing in the same daily living area without using short-distance wireless communication. The system includes a position coordinate receiving section (80) for obtaining positions from a plurality of user terminals, and a nearby user distributing section (94) for selecting, under the condition that the nearby user distributing section (94) obtains a position of a specified user terminal, one or more of the plurality of user terminals corresponding to the position obtained from the specified user terminal and the positions obtained from the plurality of user terminals and providing the specified user terminal with information on the selected one or more of the plurality of user terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Kenji Kaido, Eiichi Nishina, Shohei Konno, Tomohiro Hasekura, Takamasa Shichisawa, Keigo Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20130103310Abstract: Provided is an information processing device that provides a user with a trajectory of positions calculated by positioning unit in a user-friendly way without displaying a map. The device includes a positioning section (60) repeatedly calculates a position, a position coordinate storage section (62) that stores a plurality of positions calculated by the positioning section, and an other-user information providing section (70) that displays letter strings indicating the positions stored in the position coordinate storage section (62) in an order that the positions are calculated. The positioning section (60) stores, in a case where a newly calculated position is at a given distance or more from the position last stored in the position coordinate storage section (62), the newly calculated position into the position coordinate storage section (62).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Kenji Kaido, Eiichi Nishina, Shohei Konno, Tomohiro Hasekura
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Publication number: 20120214505Abstract: A position coordinate receiving section obtains a position from a user terminal. A nearby user distributing section provides information about a source user terminal to a recipient user terminal. The nearby user distributing section controls whether or not to provide the information about the source user terminal to the recipient user terminal based on a position that is obtained from the recipient user terminal and a position obtained from the source user terminal. The position obtained from the source user terminal that is used in the control is a position outside an area set by a user of the source user terminal. Accordingly, a user is provided a way to prevent other users from knowing that the user is in a place specified by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Kenji KAIDO, Eiichi NISHINA, Tomohiro HASEKURA, Shohei KONNO