Patents by Inventor Teiyu Goto

Teiyu Goto 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: 9566507
    Abstract: A game controller includes a plurality of LEDs formed on the rear of a case. The plurality of LEDs are arranged two-dimensionally in its layout area. The game controller has a plurality of PWM control units which are provided inside the case and control the lighting of the plurality of LEDs, respectively. The PWM control units control the lighting of the LEDs based on a control signal from a game apparatus. The game apparatus acquires a captured image of the game controller, and acquires the position of the game controller in the captured image based on the positions of the LEDs in the captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Teiyu Goto, Katsu Saito, Akio Ohba, Hiroyuki Segawa
  • Patent number: 9180367
    Abstract: An operating device used in a game machine for playing a television game includes a main body and first and second finger-manipulatable operating units positioned symmetrically on the main body. The operating device may include first and second grips projecting at spaced positions from the main body, with the first and second operating units being positioned adjacent the first and second grips. The operating device may further include vibration-imparting units for imparting vibrations to the user's hands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Teiyu Goto, Hiroki Ogata
  • Publication number: 20150301616
    Abstract: A game controller includes a plurality of LEDs formed on the rear of a case. The plurality of LEDs are arranged two-dimensionally in its layout area. The game controller has a plurality of PWM control units which are provided inside the case and control the lighting of the plurality of LEDs, respectively. The PWM control units control the lighting of the LEDs based on a control signal from a game apparatus. The game apparatus acquires a captured image of the game controller, and acquires the position of the game controller in the captured image based on the positions of the LEDs in the captured image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Teiyu GOTO, Katsu Saito, Akio Ohba, Hiroyuki Segawa
  • Patent number: 9084934
    Abstract: A game controller includes a plurality of LEDs formed on the rear of a case. The plurality of LEDs are arranged two-dimensionally in its layout area. The game controller has a plurality of PWM control units which are provided inside the case and control the lighting of the plurality of LEDs, respectively. The PWM control units control the lighting of the LEDs based on a control signal from a game apparatus. The game apparatus acquires a captured image of the game controller, and acquires the position of the game controller in the captured image based on the positions of the LEDs in the captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Teiyu Goto, Katsu Saito, Akio Ohba, Hiroyuki Segawa
  • Publication number: 20140080607
    Abstract: A game controller includes a plurality of LEDs formed on the rear of a case. The plurality of LEDs are arranged two-dimensionally in its layout area. The game controller has a plurality of PWM control units which are provided inside the case and control the lighting of the plurality of LEDs, respectively. The PWM control units control the lighting of the LEDs based on a control signal from a game apparatus. The game apparatus acquires a captured image of the game controller, and acquires the position of the game controller in the captured image based on the positions of the LEDs in the captured image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Teiyu Goto, Katsu Saito, Akio Ohba, Hiroyuki Segawa
  • Publication number: 20140073431
    Abstract: An operating device used in a game machine for playing a television game includes a main body and first and second finger-manipulatable operating units positioned symmetrically on the main body. The operating device may include first and second grips projecting at spaced positions from the main body, with the first and second operating units being positioned adjacent the first and second grips. The operating device may further include vibration-imparting units for imparting vibrations to the user's hands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicants: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC., SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teiyu Goto, Hiroki Ogata
  • Patent number: 8613665
    Abstract: A game controller includes a plurality of LEDs formed on the rear of a case. The plurality of LEDs are arranged two-dimensionally in its layout area. The game controller has a plurality of PWM control units which are provided inside the case and control the lighting of the plurality of LEDs, respectively. The PWM control units control the lighting of the LEDs based on a control signal from a game apparatus. The game apparatus acquires a captured image of the game controller, and acquires the position of the game controller in the captured image based on the positions of the LEDs in the captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Teiyu Goto, Katsu Saito, Akio Ohba, Hiroyuki Segawa
  • Patent number: 8608565
    Abstract: An operating device used in a game machine for playing a television game includes a main body and first and second finger-manipulatable operating units positioned symmetrically on the main body. The operating device may include first and second grips projecting at spaced positions from the main body, with the first and second operating units being positioned adjacent the first and second grips. The operating device may further include vibration-imparting units for imparting vibrations to the user's hands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Teiyu Goto, Hiroki Ogata
  • Publication number: 20130143661
    Abstract: An operating device used in a game machine for playing a television game includes a main body and first and second finger-manipulatable operating units positioned symmetrically on the main body. The operating device may include first and second grips projecting at spaced positions from the main body, with the first and second operating units being positioned adjacent the first and second grips. The operating device may further include vibration-imparting units for imparting vibrations to the user's hands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Teiyu Goto, Hiroki Ogata
  • Patent number: 8360883
    Abstract: An operating device used in a game machine for playing a television game includes a main body and first and second finger-manipulatable operating units positioned symmetrically on the main body. The operating device may include first and second grips projecting at spaced positions from the main body, with the first and second operating units being positioned adjacent the first and second grips. The operating device may further include vibration-imparting units for imparting vibrations to the user's hands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Teiyu Goto, Hiroki Ogata
  • Patent number: 8292737
    Abstract: The present invention provides a game system using LEDs in a controller 20. In a game system of the present invention, an image pickup apparatus captures the controller. The controller includes multiple input units for making an operation input to advance a game, and multiple LEDs for indicating a controller number set for the controller in a game application executed. A game apparatus accepts an operation input provided to the controller and reflects the operation input in the processing of a game application, acquires a captured image from the image pickup apparatus, acquires the position of the controller in the captured image based on the position of the LED in the captured image and reflects the acquired position information in the processing of the game application, and generates an image signal showing the result of application processing performed based on the operation input and acquired position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Teiyu Goto, Katsu Saito, Akio Ohba, Hiroyuki Segawa
  • Patent number: 7936519
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a head mounted display including: an eyeglasses frame-like frame to be mounted onto an observer's head; and two image display devices, each of the image display devices including an image generating device, and light guide means which is mounted to the image generating device, which as a whole is located on the side of the center of an observer's face relative to the image generating device, on which beams emitted from the image generating device are incident, through which the beams are guided, and from which the beams are emitted toward an observer's pupil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mukawa, Akio Funanami, Teiyu Goto
  • Patent number: 7882511
    Abstract: A disk apparatus is provided that includes an apparatus body including a driving section for rotating a disk, an information reading/writing section, and a control section for controlling the driving section and the information reading/writing section. The disk apparatus also includes a housing accommodating the apparatus body and including a housing body having an accommodating recess formed at a position thereof corresponding to the driving section and the information reading/writing section for accommodating the disk therein, and a lid member supported for pivotal motion on the apparatus body for closing up the accommodating recess. The accommodating recess has a convex portion formed in a projecting manner on a bottom face thereof such that the convex portion surrounds the disk mounted around a rotary shaft of the driving section A space which is formed by the convex portion surrounds the disk having a circular shape and a polygonal shape combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Teiyu Goto
  • Patent number: 7753200
    Abstract: In a disk containing body including a containing section (1) for containing a disk (D) formed by mounting a disk main body in a cabinet and a lid section (2) for closing a disk receiving aperture of the containing section (1), the containing section (1) has a rising wall (11) that surrounds at least part of the outer periphery of the disk (D) and rises from the bottom surface of the containing section (1), a pair of anchoring claws (12) projecting from the lateral surface of the rising wall (11) toward each other with the disk (D) interposed between them so as to press the contained disk (D) from the aperture side of the containing section (1) toward the bottom surface thereof and a plurality of supporting projections (13) formed at the opposite sides of the line (A) connecting the pair of anchoring claws (12) and adapted to support the disk (D) at the bottom surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Teiyu Goto, Takamasa Araki, Nobutoshi Hamada, Hajime Ishihara, Mitsuyuki Tokusashi
  • Publication number: 20100157433
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a head mounted display including: an eyeglasses frame-like frame to be mounted onto an observer's head; and two image display devices, each of the image display devices including an image generating device, and light guide means which is mounted to the image generating device, which as a whole is located on the side of the center of an observer's face relative to the image generating device, on which beams emitted from the image generating device are incident, through which the beams are guided, and from which the beams are emitted toward an observer's pupil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi MUKAWA, Akio FUNANAMI, Teiyu GOTO
  • Patent number: 7687711
    Abstract: An entertainment device or other electronic device having an outward shape improved in functionality compared with that in the related art are provided. The electronic device includes a main housing that is formed in an approximately elliptical cylinder form, and disposed in a such a manner that a longitudinal direction is approximately horizontal to a setting surface, and has medium insertion ports for inserting a portable information storage medium such as an optical disk, and an approximately boxlike base portion attached to a lower portion of the main housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Kutaragi, Teiyu Goto
  • Patent number: D630211
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Teiyu Goto, Gary M. Zalewski
  • Patent number: D630212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Teiyu Goto, Gary M. Zalewski
  • Patent number: D631049
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Teiyu Goto, Gary M. Zalewski
  • Patent number: D647524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Teiyu Goto