Patents by Inventor Takeshi Yamaya

Takeshi Yamaya 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: 7815509
    Abstract: A game apparatus and associated method comprises means for controlling development of a game based on a game program, a number of displays for displaying game images, a seat for game players to sit on, a number of audio outputs, a rotating table upon which the seat and audio outputs are mounted on, means for calculating rotation angle of the rotating table as the game develops and rotating the rotating table based on this rotation angle, and means for changing conditions of audio output outputted from the audio output sections and controlling assigned position of a sound field of stereophonic sound based on rotating table rotation angle information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega
    Inventors: Takeshi Yamaya, Yuji Sugimori, Motohiko Higashiguchi, Tomoyuki Goto
  • Publication number: 20100009734
    Abstract: A moving operation having much amusement particularly in a simulated shooting game using a simulated gun is implemented in accordance with an input operated by a player character that plays a role as a player. In order to achieve this, as a plurality of objects set in a virtual space, there are a player character (P) that is operated in accordance with an operation of the player, an enemy character (E) that becomes a match-up opponent of the player character (P), and a plurality of shield objects (G) that are disposed in movement areas of the player character (P) and the enemy character (E).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Kazutomo Sambongi, Naotoshi Eguchi, Takeshi Yamaya, Kazuya Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20070161425
    Abstract: A game player is subjected to audiovisual synergetic effects so as to increase the sense of realism by ensuring that a condition displayed in images and a condition outputted for audio match in game apparatus configured so that the positions of a seat and audio output means with respect to screens installed within an enclosure change in a relative manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega, d/b/a Sega Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Yamaya, Yuji Sugimori, Motohiko Higashiguchi, Tomoyuki Goto