Patents by Inventor Tomoo Kondou

Tomoo Kondou 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).

  • Image generating device and image generating method
    Patent number: 7479958
    Abstract: An image generating device for forming a behind object prepared with polygon data as a part of the background of a virtual three-dimensional space and generating images of the movement of a character object prepared with polygon data in this virtual three-dimensional space. A visual field seen from a viewpoint is operated, and behind objects OTa, OTb, and OTc positioned within this visual field and observable from the viewpoint are specified. Moreover, judged is whether it is the specific condition wherein the character object OTch is within the visual field and positioned in the space closer to the viewpoint side than the specified behind object. The character object OTch is incorporated as the object of display only when it is judged as being this specific condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises
    Inventors: Yu Suzuki, Takeshi Hirai, Tomoo Kondou, Kazunori Masuda
  • Image generating device and image generating method
    Publication number: 20070262986
    Abstract: An image generating device for forming a behind object prepared with polygon data as a part of the background of a virtual three-dimensional space and generating images of the movement of a character object prepared with polygon data in this virtual three-dimensional space. A visual field seen from a viewpoint is operated, and behind objects OTa, OTb, and OTc positioned within this visual field and observable from the viewpoint are specified. Moreover, judged is whether it is the specific condition wherein the character object OTch is within the visual field and positioned in the space closer to the viewpoint side than the specified behind object. The character object OTch is incorporated as the object of display only when it is judged as being this specific condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Yu Suzuki, Takeshi Hirai, Tomoo Kondou, Kazunori Masuda