Patents by Inventor Teruyuki Gunji

Teruyuki Gunji 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: 8167692
    Abstract: A moving character and a background image are displayed on a display screen with a touch panel thereon. When the player operates the touch panel to draw a line in an intended path extending between a start point and an end point along which the player wishes to guide the moving character, an operation trace image having the shape of the line drawn is displayed on the display screen. Then, the moving character moves along or in parallel to the operation trace image. The operation trace image is gradually erased after a predetermined amount of time elapses. Thus, it is possible to provide a video game device and a video game program in which the player can influence the moving path or the moving direction of the player (moving) character based on the shape and/or the direction of the line drawn by the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd., HAL Laboratory Inc.
    Inventors: Motomi Katayama, Teruyuki Gunji, Kouji Mori, Masaaki Fukunaga
  • Publication number: 20100022304
    Abstract: A moving character and a background image are displayed on a display screen with a touch panel thereon. When the player operates the touch panel to draw a line in an intended path extending between a start point and an end point along which the player wishes to guide the moving character, an operation trace image having the shape of the line drawn is displayed on the display screen. Then, the moving character moves along or in parallel to the operation trace image. The operation trace image is gradually erased after a predetermined amount of time elapses. Thus, it is possible to provide a video game device and a video game program in which the player can influence the moving path or the moving direction of the player (moving) character based on the shape and/or the direction of the line drawn by the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Motomi KATAYAMA, Teruyuki Gunji, Kouji Mori, Masaaki Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 7637813
    Abstract: A moving character and a background image are displayed on a display screen with a touch panel thereon. When the player operates the touch panel to draw a line in an intended path extending between a start point and an end point along which the player wishes to guide the moving character, an operation trace image having the shape of the line drawn is displayed on the display screen. Then, the moving character moves along or in parallel to the operation trace image. The operation trace image is gradually erased after a predetermined amount of time elapses. Thus, it is possible to provide a video game device and a video game program in which the player can influence the moving path or the moving direction of the player (moving) character based on the shape and/or the direction of the line drawn by the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd., HAL Laboratory Inc.
    Inventors: Motomi Katayama, Teruyuki Gunji, Kouji Mori, Masaaki Fukunaga
  • Publication number: 20060094502
    Abstract: A moving character and a background image are displayed on a display screen with a touch panel thereon. When the player operates the touch panel to draw a line in an intended path extending between a start point and an end point along which the player wishes to guide the moving character, an operation trace image having the shape of the line drawn is displayed on the display screen. Then, the moving character moves along or in parallel to the operation trace image. The operation trace image is gradually erased after a predetermined amount of time elapses. Thus, it is possible to provide a video game device and a video game program in which the player can influence the moving path or the moving direction of the player (moving) character based on the shape and/or the direction of the line drawn by the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicants: Nintendo Co., Ltd., HAL Laboratory Inc.
    Inventors: Motomi Katayama, Teruyuki Gunji, Kouji Mori, Masaaki Fukunaga