Patents by Inventor Tatsuya Kousaki

Tatsuya Kousaki 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: 5993318
    Abstract: Sound processing technology is provided whereby sound can be changed to correspond to changes in the viewpoint for generating a virtual image. The sound processing device generates sound corresponding to a virtual image obtained by observing a virtual space from any one of a plurality of viewpoints set inside this space. It comprises sound generation conditions determining means for identifying the viewpoint of the virtual image currently being generated and determining sound generation conditions for the sound corresponding to the identified viewpoint, and sound generating means for generating sound based on sound signals in accordance with the determined sound generation conditions determined by the sound generation conditions determining means. A very realistic environment is provided to a player viewing the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises
    Inventor: Tatsuya Kousaki