Patents by Inventor Takuma DEGUCHI

Takuma DEGUCHI 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).

  • Publication number: 20240082725
    Abstract: An example of an information processing system performs a control for moving a non-player character so as to accompany a player character, and a control for stopping movement of the non-player character within a first range according to stop of movement of the player character. The information processing system executes a control corresponding to the non-player character according to a second operation input performed in a state where a predetermined positional relationship indicating that the player character and the non-player character are near to each other is satisfied. In a case where the player character resumes moving after having been stopped, if the player character is positioned within a second range including the first range, the non-player character does not resume moving along with the player character, and the non-player character resumes moving according to the player character moving out of the second range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yuya SATO, Takuma DEGUCHI, Yosuke SAKOOKA
  • Publication number: 20240082724
    Abstract: An example of an information processing system moves a plurality of non-player characters in a virtual space according to movement of a player character. The non-player characters are allies of the player character. The information processing system performs a first control corresponding to a non-player character, according to a second operation input performed by a user in a state where a predetermined positional relationship indicating that the non-player character and the player character are near to each other is satisfied. The non-player character on which the first control is performed is set as a designated non-player character. The information processing system performs a movement control for the plurality of non-player characters so that a distance between the player character and the designated non-player character among the plurality of non-player characters becomes shorter than a distance between the player character and any normal non-player character.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yuya SATO, Takuma DEGUCHI, Yosuke SAKOOKA
  • Patent number: 10195529
    Abstract: A computer system is provided that stores data for a plurality of virtual objects and elements that are positioned within a virtual space. Each of the virtual objects can adopt different states depending on which elements are determined to have collided with the virtual objects. Once it is determined that an object is collided with an element a further determination is made as to whether that element effects the virtual object. If the element does affect the virtual object, then the state for that object is updated. Further, a new element is then generated based on this change in state of the virtual object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Asakura, Takuhiro Dohta, Yosuke Sakooka, Takuma Deguchi
  • Publication number: 20180353859
    Abstract: A computer system is provided that stores data for a plurality of virtual objects and elements that are positioned within a virtual space. Each of the virtual objects can adopt different states depending on which elements are determined to have collided with the virtual objects. Once it is determined that an object is collided with an element a further determination is made as to whether that element effects the virtual object. If the element does affect the virtual object, then the state for that object is updated. Further, a new element is then generated based on this change in state of the virtual object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: ATSUSHI ASAKURA, Takuhiro DOHTA, Yosuke SAKOOKA, Takuma DEGUCHI