Patents by Inventor Takuhiro Mizuno
Takuhiro Mizuno 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: 11393161Abstract: Provided is a heat map presentation device including: a creation factor detection unit 13 that detects the number of viewing times and viewing time by a viewer as a plurality of creation factors for a heat map for each of a plurality of regions obtained by dividing a three-dimensional image on the basis of a detection result of a region that the viewer is viewing in the three-dimensional image; and a heat map creation unit 14 that creates a heat map for a three-dimensional space on the basis of the plurality of creation factors which are detected. The heat map that is displayed in the three-dimensional space is created on the basis of the plurality of creation factors. It is possible to provide multi-dimensional information based on the plurality of creation factors by the heat map on the three-dimensional space having dimensions greater in comparison to a heat map in the related art which is displayed in a two-dimensional space.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Alpha Code Inc.Inventor: Takuhiro Mizuno
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Patent number: 11364432Abstract: A timing game device includes a virtual-space image display unit 13, a movement-line display unit 14, and an object display unit 15. The virtual-space image display unit 13 generates a virtual space image, based on VR image data in which a hit area is set in a virtual space having a range wider than a view field of the HMD 200 and displays the virtual space image on a HMD 200. The virtual space image has a view field that changes in response to a movement of the HMD 200. The movement-line display unit 14 generates and displays a movement line of an object that moves to a hit area. The object display unit 15 displays the object to move along the movement line. A game is caused to progress by performing an operation at a timing at which the object reaches the hit area set in the virtual space of the changed view field while appropriately changing the view field of the virtual space image in response to the movement of the HMD 200.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Alpha Code Inc.Inventor: Takuhiro Mizuno
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Publication number: 20220044038Abstract: A position sensing information acquisition unit that acquire a plurality of pieces of position sensing information from a position sensing sensor mounted on a body of a user or a position sensing sensor mounted on a controller held and used by the user, a physical feature recognition unit 12 that recognizes a physical feature of the body of the user from the plurality of pieces of position sensing information, and an attribute estimation unit 15 that estimates a user attribute from the recognized physical feature of the body of the user are provided, and the user attribute is estimated based on detection information by a sensor mounted on the body of the user who is watching the VR image or a sensor mounted on the controller held by the user, and thus the attribute of the user who is watching the VR image can be estimated even in a place at which no camera is installed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventor: Takuhiro MIZUNO
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Patent number: 11150102Abstract: The invention is provided with: a turning determination unit 13 and an image reproducing unit 14. The turning determination unit 13 determines a section in which an automobile travels with turning, not travels straight, based on road-route information regarding a traveling route and a road on the traveling route. The image reproducing unit 14 displays a selected-virtual space image that is selected in advance in a straight section in which the automobile travels straight, and displays a turning-virtual space image for a view field turning in accordance with a turning pattern determined by a road shape and a traveling direction in a turning section, in the turning section in which the automobile travels with turning.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: ALPHA CODE INC.Inventor: Takuhiro Mizuno
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Publication number: 20210247200Abstract: The invention is provided with: a turning determination unit 13 and an image reproducing unit 14. The turning determination unit 13 determines a section in which an automobile travels with turning, not travels straight, based on road-route information regarding a traveling route and a road on the traveling route. The image reproducing unit 14 displays a selected-virtual space image that is selected in advance in a straight section in which the automobile travels straight, and displays a turning-virtual space image for a view field turning in accordance with a turning pattern determined by a road shape and a traveling direction in a turning section, in the turning section in which the automobile travels with turning.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventor: Takuhiro MIZUNO
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Publication number: 20210220728Abstract: A timing game device includes a virtual-space image display unit 13, a movement-line display unit 14, and an object display unit 15. The virtual-space image display unit 13 generates a virtual space image, based on VR image data in which a hit area is set in a virtual space having a range wider than a view field of the HMD 200 and displays the virtual space image on a HMD 200. The virtual space image has a view field that changes in response to a movement of the HMD 200. The movement-line display unit 14 generates and displays a movement line of an object that moves to a hit area. The object display unit 15 displays the object to move along the movement line. A game is caused to progress by performing an operation at a timing at which the object reaches the hit area set in the virtual space of the changed view field while appropriately changing the view field of the virtual space image in response to the movement of the HMD 200.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2019Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventor: Takuhiro MIZUNO
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Publication number: 20210217223Abstract: Provided is a heat map presentation device including: a creation factor detection unit 13 that detects the number of viewing times and viewing time by a viewer as a plurality of creation factors for a heat map for each of a plurality of regions obtained by dividing a three-dimensional image on the basis of a detection result of a region that the viewer is viewing in the three-dimensional image; and a heat map creation unit 14 that creates a heat map for a three-dimensional space on the basis of the plurality of creation factors which are detected. The heat map that is displayed in the three-dimensional space is created on the basis of the plurality of creation factors. It is possible to provide multi-dimensional information based on the plurality of creation factors by the heat map on the three-dimensional space having dimensions greater in comparison to a heat map in the related art which is displayed in a two-dimensional space.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventor: Takuhiro MIZUNO
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Patent number: 11030821Abstract: A target object detecting unit 13 that detects a target object existing within a predetermined distance from an HMD 200 from a moving image of a real world captured by a camera 202 installed in the HMD 200 displaying a virtual space image and an image superimposition unit 15 that causes an image of a predetermined range including the target object to be displayed superimposed on a virtual space image are provided, and when a user performs a predetermined work with a hand within a range photographed in the camera 202 installed in the HMD 200, the captured image of the predetermined range including the hand is displayed superimposed on the virtual space image, and thus the user can appropriately perform the predetermined work while looking at the captured image displayed superimposed on the virtual space image even while wearing the HMD 200.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Alpha Code Inc.Inventor: Takuhiro Mizuno
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Publication number: 20210005024Abstract: A target object detecting unit 13 that detects a target object existing within a predetermined distance from an HMD 200 from a moving image of a real world captured by a camera 202 installed in the HMD 200 displaying a virtual space image and an image superimposition unit 15 that causes an image of a predetermined range including the target object to be displayed superimposed on a virtual space image are provided, and when a user performs a predetermined work with a hand within a range photographed in the camera 202 installed in the HMD 200, the captured image of the predetermined range including the hand is displayed superimposed on the virtual space image, and thus the user can appropriately perform the predetermined work while looking at the captured image displayed superimposed on the virtual space image even while wearing the HMD 200.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventor: Takuhiro MIZUNO
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Publication number: 20200380554Abstract: An image playback unit 11 playing back a three-dimensional spatial image including a plurality of objects, an attention object detection unit 12 detecting an object that a viewer pays attention to from the three-dimensional spatial image that is played back, an attention degree calculation unit 13 calculating an attention degree of the viewer with respect to the object, and a region evaluation unit 14 evaluating a degree of effect of an advertising display region to be disposed in the vicinity of the object, in accordance with the calculated attention degree are provided. Since an advertising display region to be disposed in the vicinity of an object having a higher attention degree from the viewer is more likely to be seen from the viewer, a degree of effect of the advertisement therein is highly evaluated. Thereby, it is possible to know the effect extent when an advertisement is presented in the advertising display region.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Takuhiro MIZUNO, Yoshitaka NOMURA
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Patent number: 10805063Abstract: This VR viewing system is configured such that an external computer 200 outputs sound from an external speaker 300 while an HMD 100 reproduces a VR moving image by means of a built-in computer. The external computer 200 performs a sound output to the external speaker 300, conducts a master management of a reproduction elapsed time of the VR moving image so as to be synchronized with the sound output, detects a difference between the reproduction elapsed time of the VR moving image by the built-in computer of the HMD 100 and the reproduction elapsed time of the VR moving image undergoing the master management by the external computer 200, and adjusts the reproduction of the VR moving image by the built-in computer so as to eliminate the detected difference.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Alpha Code Inc.Inventors: Takuhiro Mizuno, Yoshitaka Nomura
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Publication number: 20200007306Abstract: This VR viewing system is configured such that an external computer 200 outputs sound from an external speaker 300 while an HMD 100 reproduces a VR moving image by means of a built-in computer. The external computer 200 performs a sound output to the external speaker 300, conducts a master management of a reproduction elapsed time of the VR moving image so as to be synchronized with the sound output, detects a difference between the reproduction elapsed time of the VR moving image by the built-in computer of the HMD 100 and the reproduction elapsed time of the VR moving image undergoing the master management by the external computer 200, and adjusts the reproduction of the VR moving image by the built-in computer so as to eliminate the detected difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2017Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Takuhiro MIZUNO, Yoshitaka NOMURA
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Patent number: 10452917Abstract: The present invention includes: an image reproducing unit 11 that reproduces a three-dimensional image obtained by associating accompanying information with each of one or more objects, and displays the three-dimensional image on an HMD 200; an attention object detecting unit 12 that detects one or more objects to which a viewer pays attention in the three-dimensional image; a ranking unit 13 that ranks attention objects in descending order of the degree of attention; and an accompanying information transmitting unit 14 that provides a user terminal 400 with accompanying information of the attention objects in accordance with the ranking, in which the accompanying information corresponding to the attention object detected when the three-dimensional image is displayed on the HMD 200 is provided to a viewer, through the user terminal 400 different from the HMD 200 after the reproduction of the three-dimensional image is ended or stopped, so that detailed accompanying information related to the object of attentiType: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: ALPHA CODE INC.Inventor: Takuhiro Mizuno
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Publication number: 20190244025Abstract: The present invention includes: an image reproducing unit 11 that reproduces a three-dimensional image obtained by associating accompanying information with each of one or more objects, and displays the three-dimensional image on an HMD 200; an attention object detecting unit 12 that detects one or more objects to which a viewer pays attention in the three-dimensional image; a ranking unit 13 that ranks attention objects in descending order of the degree of attention; and an accompanying information transmitting unit 14 that provides a user terminal 400 with accompanying information of the attention objects in accordance with the ranking, in which the accompanying information corresponding to the attention object detected when the three-dimensional image is displayed on the HMD 200 is provided to a viewer, through the user terminal 400 different from the HMD 200 after the reproduction of the three-dimensional image is ended or stopped, so that detailed accompanying information related to the object of attentiType: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventor: Takuhiro MIZUNO
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Publication number: 20050239437Abstract: A point management method and a point management system are provided which can transfer points based on a plea. A server, which operates a point system, includes a unit for producing and transmitting a point transfer request mail, a unit for subtracting points to be transferred from the balance of points of a user who offers a transfer of points and producing and retaining point transfer information, a unit for producing and transmitting an allowance mail containing point number information and a unit for adding the number of points agreed to be transferred to the balance of points of the user who pleads for points upon receipt of an access from the user based on the allowance mail. A user, who is short of points, can positively plead with a user, who is likely to have residual points, for some points, and the user who is willing to transfer points can transfer points through a simple operation, thereby making it possible to enhance the conveniences to the users.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2004Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicant: Dwango Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuka Kanehara, Takuhiro Mizuno, Kazuto Kubo