Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Kaneshige
Tsutomu Kaneshige 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).
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Patent number: 9849383Abstract: A computer generating a three-dimensional space and the images to be shown on a display: sets a first angle of view of the virtual camera; displays the image in accordance with the first angle of view; detects a position on the displayed image pointed to by the input device; calculates a straight line passing through the detected position and the virtual camera in the three-dimensional space; identifies an object intersecting the straight line; automatically sets a second angle of view of the virtual camera to zoom in and display the identified object, and displays the identified object using the display device from the perspective of the second angle of view.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Kaneshige, Yoshitaka Ajioka, Kiyoshi Mizuki, Yasushi Ebisawa
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Publication number: 20140349759Abstract: A computer generating a three-dimensional space and the images to be shown on a display: sets a first angle of view of the virtual camera; displays the image in accordance with the first angle of view; detects a position on the displayed image pointed to by the input device; calculates a straight line passing through the detected position and the virtual camera in the three-dimensional space; identifies an object intersecting the straight line; automatically sets a second angle of view of the virtual camera to zoom in and display the identified object, and displays the identified object using the display device from the perspective of the second angle of view.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Tsutomu Kaneshige, Yoshitaka Ajioka, Kiyoshi Mizuki, Yasushi Ebisawa
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Patent number: 8836639Abstract: A computer generating a three-dimensional space and the images to be shown on a display: sets a first angle of view of the virtual camera; displays the image in accordance with the first angle of view; detects a position on the displayed image pointed to by the input device; calculates a straight line passing through the detected position and the virtual camera in the three-dimensional space; identifies an object intersecting the straight line; automatically sets a second angle of view of the virtual camera to zoom in and display the identified object, and displays the identified object using the display device from the perspective of the second angle of view.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Kaneshige, Yoshitaka Ajioka, Kiyoshi Mizuki, Yasushi Ebisawa
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Patent number: 8684845Abstract: A game system includes a game apparatus and a controller. For example, whether an operation of waving the controller has been performed is determined based on at least one of a pointed position on a display screen by the controller and acceleration. A wind object is generated and moved in virtual game space according to the waving operation. When it is determined that the wind object has collided with a windmill object disposed in the virtual game space, the windmill object is influenced by the wind and its rotation speed is changed.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2006Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Kaneshige, Takayuki Shimamura
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Patent number: 8621457Abstract: An example method of installing an application onto an apparatus involves displaying an application menu screen comprising a fixed number of menu item display locations, at least one of the menu item display locations displaying a first menu item for an non-installed application. An announcement screen is displayed in response to selection of the first menu item for the non-installed application, the announcement screen comprising a selection item configured to initiate a downloading operation for the non-installed application. The downloading operation is initiated in response to selection of the selection item. The application can be installed/non-installed separately from other applications.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2009Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Yamamoto, Tsutomu Kaneshige, Yusuke Shibata, Takeshi Shimada
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Patent number: 8612247Abstract: A healthcare professional terminal 90 creates a question message based on an input operation of a healthcare professional, and transmits the question message to a game apparatus 12. The game apparatus 12 creates, based on an input operation of a healthcare recipient, an answer message including an answer to a question contained in the question message received from the healthcare professional terminal 90, and transmits the answer message to the healthcare professional terminal 90 together with automatically obtained biological information (weight data, exercise time data, and step count data) of the healthcare recipient.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2009Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takao Sawano, Kenji Yamamoto, Tsutomu Kaneshige
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Patent number: 8139027Abstract: A game system includes a game apparatus and a controller. For example, whether an operation of waving the controller has been performed is determined based on at least one of a pointed position on a display screen by the controller and acceleration. A wind object is generated and moved in virtual game space according to the waving operation. When it is determined that the wind object has collided with a windmill object disposed in the virtual game space, the windmill object is influenced by the wind and its rotation speed is changed.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2009Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Kaneshige, Yoshitaka Ajioka, Kiyoshi Mizuki, Yasushi Ebisawa
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Patent number: 8120574Abstract: In the present invention, a strike determination range is set for an object in a game space. A straight line passing through coordinates in a three-dimensional space corresponding to coordinates on a touch panel input by a player, where a virtual camera is placed at the origin, is calculated. It is determined whether or not the straight line strikes an object in the game space. If the straight line strikes an object, the object is zoomed in and displayed.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2005Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Kaneshige, Yoshitaka Ajioka, Kiyoshi Mizuki, Yasushi Ebisawa
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Publication number: 20110227916Abstract: A computer generating a three-dimensional space and the images to be shown on a display: sets a first angle of view of the virtual camera; displays the image in accordance with the first angle of view; detects a position on the displayed image pointed to by the input device; calculates a straight line passing through the detected position and the virtual camera in the three-dimensional space; identifies an object intersecting the straight line; automatically sets a second angle of view of the virtual camera to zoom in and display the identified object, and displays the identified object using the display device from the perspective of the second angle of view.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsutomu KANESHIGE, Yoshitaka AJIOKA, Kiyoshi MIZUKI, Yasushi EBISAWA
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Publication number: 20110113423Abstract: An example method of installing an application onto an apparatus involves displaying an application menu screen comprising a fixed number of menu item display locations, at least one of the menu item display locations displaying a first menu item for an non-installed application. An announcement screen is displayed in response to selection of the first menu item for the non-installed application, the announcement screen comprising a selection item configured to initiate a downloading operation for the non-installed application. The downloading operation is initiated in response to selection of the selection item. The application can be installed/non-installed separately from other applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Yamamoto, Tsutomu Kaneshige, Yusuke Shibata, Takeshi Shimada
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Publication number: 20100169110Abstract: A healthcare professional terminal 90 creates a question message based on an input operation of a healthcare professional, and transmits the question message to a game apparatus 12. The game apparatus 12 creates, based on an input operation of a healthcare recipient, an answer message including an answer to a question contained in the question message received from the healthcare professional terminal 90, and transmits the answer message to the healthcare professional terminal 90 together with automatically obtained biological information (weight data, exercise time data, and step count data) of the healthcare recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: Takao SAWANO, Kenji Yamamoto, Tsutomu Kaneshige
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Publication number: 20090187863Abstract: A game system includes a game apparatus and a controller. For example, whether an operation of waving the controller has been performed is determined based on at least one of a pointed position on a display screen by the controller and acceleration. A wind object is generated and moved in virtual game space according to the waving operation. When it is determined that the wind object has collided with a windmill object disposed in the virtual game space, the windmill object is influenced by the wind and its rotation speed is changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2009Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsutomu KANESHIGE, Yoshitaka AJIOKA, Kiyoshi MIZUKI, Yasushi EBISAWA
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Publication number: 20070270220Abstract: A game system includes a game apparatus and a controller. For example, whether an operation of waving the controller has been performed is determined based on at least one of a pointed position on a display screen by the controller and acceleration. A wind object is generated and moved in virtual game space according to the waving operation. When it is determined that the wind object has collided with a windmill object disposed in the virtual game space, the windmill object is influenced by the wind and its rotation speed is changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2006Publication date: November 22, 2007Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Kaneshige, Takayuki Shimamura
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Publication number: 20060205502Abstract: In the present invention, a strike determination range is set for an object in a game space. A straight line passing through coordinates in a three-dimensional space corresponding to coordinates on a touch panel input by a player, where a virtual camera is placed at the origin, is calculated. It is determined whether or not the straight line strikes an object in the game space. If the straight line strikes an object, the object is zoomed in and displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2005Publication date: September 14, 2006Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsutomu Kaneshige, Yoshitaka Ajioka, Kiyoshi Mizuki, Yasushi Ebisawa