Patents by Inventor Yasuto KAKIMOTO

Yasuto KAKIMOTO 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: 10097492
    Abstract: An exemplary group selection screen shows groups in which users share a message, so that any of the groups is selectable. In an avatar display area (Ar12) for each group, avatars (Av1) of not more than five users belonging to a group, who have recently posted a message, are displayed. An arrangement of the avatars (Av1) is determined based on a posting time and date of a latest message posted by each user represented by an avatar (Av1). In an avatar display area (Ar12), a message included in a balloon is displayed, which message has been posted by a user represented by a displayed avatar (Av1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Munetaka Tsuda, Yui Iida, Kouichi Kawamoto, Taiyo Hara, Ryoma Aoki, Naonori Oonishi, Akihiro Umehara, Ginga Kamei, Hiroaki Hiruma, Masayuki Okada, Yasuto Kakimoto, Arisa Yanagi, Hayuru Soma
  • Patent number: 10069778
    Abstract: An exemplary group selection screen shows groups in which users share a message, so that any of the groups is selectable. In an avatar display area (Ar12) for each group, avatars (Av1) of not more than five users belonging to a group, who have recently posted a message, are displayed. An arrangement of the avatars (Av1) is determined based on a posting time and date of a latest message posted by each user represented by an avatar (Av1). In an avatar display area (Ar12), a message included in a balloon is displayed, which message has been posted by a user represented by a displayed avatar (Av1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Munetaka Tsuda, Yui Iida, Kouichi Kawamoto, Taiyo Hara, Ryoma Aoki, Naonori Oonishi, Akihiro Umehara, Ginga Kamei, Hiroaki Hiruma, Masayuki Okada, Yasuto Kakimoto, Arisa Yanagi, Hayuru Soma
  • Patent number: 9928304
    Abstract: An example information-processing device that includes: a first registering unit that registers, in accordance with an operation performed by a user, a link data set indicating a specific data set, a specifying unit that specifies a status of use of a link data set registered by the first registering unit or a status of use of a specific data set indicated by a link data set registered by the first registering unit, and a second registering unit that registers at least one of a plurality of link data sets registered by the first registering unit based on a status of use specified by the specifying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Sasaki, Munetaka Tsuda, Yasuto Kakimoto, Ryoma Aoki
  • Patent number: 9535585
    Abstract: An example information-processing device includes a display controller that, when a scaling operation for changing a scale of an image to be displayed is not performed, displays in a display the image with a first magnification, and when the operation is performed, displays in the display the image with a second magnification that is greater than the first magnification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Munetaka Tsuda, Yasuto Kakimoto, Ryoma Aoki
  • Publication number: 20160231878
    Abstract: An exemplary communication terminal (10) includes a first accepting unit (115), a second accepting unit (116), a third accepting unit (117), and a sending unit (118). The first accepting unit (115) accepts an input of a message. The second accepting unit (116) accepts a selection of an image to be associated with the message. The third accepting unit (117) accepts a transmission instruction to send a set of message information indicative of the message and image information indicative of the image. The sending unit (118) sends the set of the message information and the image information to another communication terminal (10) in response to receipt of a transmission instruction by the third accepting unit (117).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Munetaka TSUDA, Kouichi KAWAMOTO, Yui IIDA, Ryoma AOKI, Naonori OONISHI, Akihiro UMEHARA, Ginga KAMEI, Hiroaki HIRUMA, Taiyo HARA, Masayuki OKADA, Yasuto KAKIMOTO, Arisa YANAGI, Hayuru SOMA
  • Publication number: 20160234149
    Abstract: An exemplary group selection screen shows groups in which users share a message, so that any of the groups is selectable. In an avatar display area (Ar12) for each group, avatars (Av1) of not more than five users belonging to a group, who have recently posted a message, are displayed. An arrangement of the avatars (Av1) is determined based on a posting time and date of a latest message posted by each user represented by an avatar (Av1). In an avatar display area (Ar12), a message included in a balloon is displayed, which message has been posted by a user represented by a displayed avatar (Av1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Munetaka TSUDA, Yui IIDA, Kouichi KAWAMOTO, Taiyo HARA, Ryoma AOKI, Naonori OONISHI, Akihiro UMEHARA, Ginga KAMEI, Hiroaki HIRUMA, Masayuki OKADA, Yasuto KAKIMOTO, Arisa YANAGI, Hayuru SOMA
  • Patent number: 9304661
    Abstract: An information-processing device includes: a first display controller that causes a display to display multiple first images in a predetermined arrangement; a second display controller that, upon receipt of a first operation for one of the multiple first images, changes at least part of an arrangement of the multiple first images from the predetermined arrangement, and causes a second image associated with the first image, for which the first operation was received, to be displayed on the display so as not to overlap the multiple first images; and an execution unit that, upon receipt of a second operation for the second image while the second image is displayed, executes a process in accordance with the second operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Munetaka Tsuda, Yasuto Kakimoto, Ryoma Aoki
  • Patent number: 9189138
    Abstract: An example display control device including: a first acquisition unit that acquires operation information indicative of an orientation of an device held by a user; a second acquisition unit that acquires size information in dictate of a size of a content displayed on a display; a determination unit that determines, based on the acquired size information, a scrolling amount by which the content displayed on the display is scrolled in a predetermined direction in accordance with the acquired operation information; and a display controller that controls display of the content performed by the display unit to scroll the content by the determined scrolling amount in accordance with the acquired operation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoma Aoki, Munetaka Tsuda, Yasuto Kakimoto
  • Patent number: 9075880
    Abstract: An exemplary information-processing device includes: a display controller configured, when a second application program, capable of performing a search is activated during execution of a first application program, to display a second image displayed as a result of execution of the activated second application program, and a first image that has been displayed as a result of execution of the first application program before activation of the second application program; and an execution controller configured to notify the second application program of an event corresponding to an input operation, to execute a process according to a procedure described in the second application program, while maintaining the first image to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Munetaka Tsuda, Ryoma Aoki, Yasuto Kakimoto
  • Patent number: 9019315
    Abstract: An exemplary information-processing device includes: a first display controller configured to display selectively on a display a first image and a second image including the first image in a reduced size; and a second display controller configured, while the second display is displayed on the display, to display an indicator image on the display, the indicator image indicating a position of an image to be displayed when display of the second image is changed to display of the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Munetaka Tsuda, Ryoma Aoki, Yasuto Kakimoto
  • Publication number: 20140137031
    Abstract: An example display control device including: a first acquisition unit that acquires operation information indicative of an orientation of an device held by a user; a second acquisition unit that acquires size information in dictate of a size of a content displayed on a display; a determination unit that determines, based on the acquired size information, a scrolling amount by which the content displayed on the display is scrolled in a predetermined direction in accordance with the acquired operation information; and a display controller that controls display of the content performed by the display unit to scroll the content by the determined scrolling amount in accordance with the acquired operation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoma AOKI, Munetaka TSUDA, Yasuto KAKIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20140137040
    Abstract: An example information-processing device that includes: a first registering unit that registers, in accordance with an operation performed by a user, a link data set indicating a specific data set, a specifying unit that specifies a status of use of a link data set registered by the first registering unit or a status of use of a specific data set indicated by a link data set registered by the first registering unit, and a second registering unit that registers at least one of a plurality of link data sets registered by the first registering unit based on a status of use specified by the specifying unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya SASAKI, Munetaka TSUDA, Yasuto KAKIMOTO, Ryoma AOKI
  • Publication number: 20140075391
    Abstract: An example information-processing device includes: a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a button image assigned to a function, the button image being selectable by a user, and an object superimposed on the button image; a processing unit that performs a processing corresponding to the function when the button image displayed by the display unit is selected by a user; and a notification control unit that notifies a status of at least the processing performed by the processing unit by changing an appearance of the object displayed by the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Munetaka TSUDA, Yasuto KAKIMOTO, Ryoma AOKI
  • Publication number: 20140075376
    Abstract: An example display control apparatus includes: a first display controller that displays a portion of content in a predetermined area in a display area; a position detector that detects a position of the portion of content being displayed in the predetermined area; and a second display controller that, if the display area includes a blank area in which the portion of content is not being displayed, displays a scroll indicator indicative of the detected position in the blank area, and if the display area does not include the blank area, prevents display of the scroll indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Munetaka TSUDA, Yasuto KAKIMOTO, Ryoma AOKI
  • Publication number: 20130321469
    Abstract: An exemplary information-processing device includes: a display controller configured to display selectively in a display region of a display device a first image and a second image including the first image, in which second image a display magnification decreases or increases toward an end of the display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Munetaka TSUDA, Ryoma AOKI, Yasuto KAKIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130326540
    Abstract: An exemplary information-processing device includes: a display controller configured, when a second application program, capable of performing a search is activated during execution of a first application program, to display a second image displayed as a result of execution of the activated second application program, and a first image that has been displayed as a result of execution of the first application program before activation of the second application program; and an execution controller configured to notify the second application program of an event corresponding to an input operation, to execute a process according to a procedure described in the second application program, while maintaining the first image to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Munetaka TSUDA, Ryoma AOKI, Yasuto KAKIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130321473
    Abstract: An exemplary information-processing device includes: a first display controller configured to display selectively on a display a first image and a second image including the first image in a reduced size; and a second display controller configured, while the second display is displayed on the display, to display an indicator image on the display, the indicator image indicating a position of an image to be displayed when display of the second image is changed to display of the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Munetaka TSUDA, Ryoma AOKI, Yasuto KAKIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130326521
    Abstract: An example information-processing device includes: am acquisition unit configured to acquire application-related information relating to a first application program; and a presentation unit configured, when a second application program, by which a search can be performed, is activated after activation of the first application program, to present to a user the application-related information acquired by the acquisition unit as a candidate for an item to be searched for.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Munetaka TSUDA, Ryoma AOKI, Yasuto KAKIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130214993
    Abstract: An information-processing device includes: a first display controller that causes a display to display multiple first images in a predetermined arrangement; a second display controller that, upon receipt of a first operation for one of the multiple first images, changes at least part of an arrangement of the multiple first images from the predetermined arrangement, and causes a second image associated with the first image, for which the first operation was received, to be displayed on the display so as not to overlap the multiple first images; and an execution unit that, upon receipt of a second operation for the second image while the second image is displayed, executes a process in accordance with the second operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Munetaka TSUDA, Yasuto KAKIMOTO, Ryoma AOKI
  • Publication number: 20130214994
    Abstract: An information-processing system includes: a first display; a second display; a first display controller that causes the first display and the second display to display respective images based on identical content; and a second display controller that, when a predetermined condition is met, conceals at least part of the image displayed on the second display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Munetaka Tsuda, Yasuto Kakimoto