Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Kuroume

Tomoaki Kuroume 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: 20160016079
    Abstract: An input terminal device of one example includes a CPU, and the CPU transmits operation data to a game apparatus executing game processing in response to an operation by a user. Furthermore, when a TV remote control button provided to the input terminal device is operated, the CPU sets a TV control mode capable of operating a television, to thereby display a TV remote controller image on an LCD of the input terminal device. By using this image, the user inputs operation data of the television.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Tomoaki KUROUME, Tetsuya SASAKI
  • Patent number: 9126114
    Abstract: An input terminal device of one example includes a CPU, and the CPU transmits operation data to a game apparatus executing game processing in response to an operation by a user. Furthermore, when a TV remote control button provided to the input terminal device is operated, the CPU sets a TV control mode capable of operating a television, to thereby display a TV remote controller image on an LCD of the input terminal device. By using this image, the user inputs operation data of the television.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Kuroume, Tetsuya Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8552987
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display and a touch panel provided thereon. A CPU core causes the display to display an input screen (image) that has a keyboard image including a plurality of key patterns and an input area formed on each of the key patterns. By touching some of the key patterns, moving a stick or like to the input area while keeping it in a touch-on state and then performing a touch-off from the key pattern, a character graphic for the key pattern can be input (dragged) to a coordinate position in the input area just before the touch-off; however, by touching some of the key patterns and then performing a touch-off from the key pattern, a character graphic for the key pattern is input to a predetermined position in the input area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Kuroume, Tetsuya Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20130113698
    Abstract: An input terminal device of one example includes a CPU, and the CPU transmits operation data to a game apparatus executing game processing in response to an operation by a user. Furthermore, when a TV remote control button provided to the input terminal device is operated, the CPU sets a TV control mode capable of operating a television, to thereby display a TV remote controller image on an LCD of the input terminal device. By using this image, the user inputs operation data of the television.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki KUROUME, Tetsuya Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8327287
    Abstract: A plurality of character input key images are displayed on the screen. One character is displayed on the screen as an undetermined character in a cyclic order from among a group of characters associated with one of the character input key images each time a button provided on the pointing device is operated while the character input key image is being pointed at by a pointing device. When the position pointed at by the pointing device moves out of the character input key image associated with the undetermined character being displayed on the screen, the undetermined character is displayed as a determined character on the screen. Thus, it is possible to suppress the lowering of the character input speed and the possibility of erroneous inputs while reducing the total number of keys required for inputting characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Kuroume, Shinji Okane
  • Publication number: 20120293492
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a server for managing image files of a planar view image file format and a plurality of first information processing apparatuses each capable of transmitting/receiving an image file via the server. At least one of the first information processing apparatuses includes first transmission means for modifying metadata of an image file of a multi-view image file format which contains a multi-view image, to metadata of an image file of a planar view image file format, and transmitting the image file to the server. At least one of the first information processing apparatuses includes first display control means for, when an image file of the planar view image file format that is received from the server contains a multi-view image, performing multi-view display on a first display device by using the multi-view image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki KUROUME, Tetsuya Sasaki, Eiichi Shirakawa
  • Publication number: 20120293494
    Abstract: In a display control apparatus, a first content obtained from a server device is planarly displayed on a screen. When an operation to display a second content is detected, the second content is obtained from the server device. In the display control apparatus, it is determined whether or not the second content thus obtained is a stereoscopically viewable image. When the result of the determination is positive, the stereoscopically viewable image as the second content is stereoscopically displayed on the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki KUROUME, Tetsuya Sasaki, Eiichi Shirakawa
  • Publication number: 20120293493
    Abstract: In a display control apparatus, contents obtained from a server device are planarly displayed on a screen. Then, in the display control apparatus, an image included in the planarly displayed contents is obtained, and it is determined whether or not the obtained image is a stereoscopically viewable image. When the result of determination is that the obtained image is a stereoscopically viewable image, the image is stereoscopically displayed on the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki KUROUME, Tetsuya SASAKI, Eiichi SHIRAKAWA
  • Patent number: 7487469
    Abstract: A part of entry words included in entry word data is displayed in an entry word candidate display area 42. When the user taps a desired entry word in this state, a meaning of that entry word is displayed in an explanation sentence display area 40. When the user slides a stick in the entry word candidate display area 42, an animation of a page being turned is displayed, and the entry words displayed in the entry word candidate display area 42 are replaced with new entry words. This makes it simpler and faster to perform an instruction to switch entry words displayed on the screen and an instruction to select an entry word displayed on the screen and display a meaning thereof on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Toriyama, Tomoaki Kuroume
  • Publication number: 20070242041
    Abstract: A plurality of character input key images are displayed on the screen. One character is displayed on the screen as an undetermined character in a cyclic order from among a group of characters associated with one of the character input key images each time a button provided on the pointing device is operated while the character input key image is being pointed at by a pointing device. When the position pointed at by the pointing device moves out of the character input key image associated with the undetermined character being displayed on the screen, the undetermined character is displayed as a determined character on the screen. Thus, it is possible to suppress the lowering of the character input speed and the possibility of erroneous inputs while reducing the total number of keys required for inputting characters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Kuroume, Shinji Okane
  • Publication number: 20070083828
    Abstract: A part of entry words included in entry word data is displayed in an entry word candidate display area 42. When the user taps a desired entry word in this state, a meaning of that entry word is displayed in an explanation sentence display area 40. When the user slides a stick in the entry word candidate display area 42, an animation of a page being turned is displayed, and the entry words displayed in the entry word candidate display area 42 are replaced with new entry words. This makes it simpler and faster to perform an instruction to switch entry words displayed on the screen and an instruction to select an entry word displayed on the screen and display a meaning thereof on the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Toriyama, Tomoaki Kuroume
  • Publication number: 20060071914
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display and a touch panel provided thereon. A CPU core causes the display to display an input screen (image) that has a keyboard image including a plurality of key patterns and an input area formed on each of the key patterns. By touching some of the key patterns, moving a stick or like to the input area while keeping it in a touch-on state and then performing a touch-off from the key pattern, a character graphic for the key pattern can be input (dragged) to a coordinate position in the input area just before the touch-off; however, by touching some of the key patterns and then performing a touch-off from the key pattern, a character graphic for the key pattern is input to a predetermined position in the input area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Kuroume, Tetsuya Sasaki