Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Kunieda

Tsuyoshi Kunieda 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).

  • Virtual space control method
    Patent number: 7094153
    Abstract: A program execution apparatus moves the fixation point in a virtual space in response to a change in the direction of a prescribed part of a virtual character in the virtual space. When the program execution apparatus moves the fixation point in a virtual space in response to a change in the direction of a prescribed part of a virtual character in the virtual space, it causes the occurrence of a prescribed object in the virtual space, thereby achieving a video game having a high level of reality and an improved level of entertainment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kunieda, Hiroshi Shiina
  • Virtual space control method
    Publication number: 20020128063
    Abstract: A program execution apparatus moves the fixation point in a virtual space in response to a change in the direction of a prescribed part of a virtual character in the virtual space. When the program execution apparatus moves the fixation point in a virtual space in response to a change in the direction of a prescribed part of a virtual character in the virtual space, it causes the occurrence of a prescribed object in the virtual space, thereby achieving a video game having a high level of reality and an improved level of entertainment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kunieda, Hiroshi Shiina