Patents by Inventor Yoshihisa AKASHI

Yoshihisa AKASHI 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: 10802279
    Abstract: A display system including a display device which is used by being mounted on the head of a player, comprising: a virtual camera specifier that specifies a visual axis and/or a position of a virtual camera in a virtual space, according to a direction and/or a position of the display device; and a displayer that displays an object present in the virtual space, on the display device, according to the visual axis and/or the position of the virtual camera, wherein in a case where there is an object on the visual axis specified by the virtual camera specifier, the displayer additionally displays information associated with the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignees: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD., GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Naoya Kashima, Yoshihisa Akashi, Robin Boucher, Natsuko Kushida
  • Patent number: 10286303
    Abstract: A game system including a display device used by being mounted on the head of a player and a controller, comprising: a first direction specifier that specifies direction and/or position of the display device; a second direction specifier that specifies direction of the controller; a displayer that displays on the display device, a state of a virtual space where a game is in progress, according to the direction and/or the position specified by the first direction specifier and a plurality of first options; a first selector that selects at least one first option from the plurality of first options, according to a relative relationship between the direction of the display device and the direction of the controller; and a game progressor that causes the game to progress according to the selected first option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignees: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD., GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Naoya Kashima, Yoshihisa Akashi, Natsuko Kushida, Robin Boucher
  • Publication number: 20180071619
    Abstract: A game system including a display device used by being mounted on the head of a player and a controller, comprising: a first direction specifier that specifies direction and/or position of the display device; a second direction specifier that specifies direction of the controller; a displayer that displays on the display device, a state of a virtual space where a game is in progress, according to the direction and/or the position specified by the first direction specifier and a plurality of first options; a first selector that selects at least one first option from the plurality of first options, according to a relative relationship between the direction of the display device and the direction of the controller; and a game progressor that causes the game to progress according to the selected first option.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicants: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD., GREE, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoya KASHIMA, Yoshihisa AKASHI, Natsuko KUSHIDA, Robin BOUCHER
  • Publication number: 20180074328
    Abstract: A display system including a display device which is used by being mounted on the head of a player, comprising: a virtual camera specifier that specifies a visual axis and/or a position of a virtual camera in a virtual space, according to a direction and/or a position of the display device; and a displayer that displays an object present in the virtual space, on the display device, according to the visual axis and/or the position of the virtual camera, wherein in a case where there is an object on the visual axis specified by the virtual camera specifier, the displayer additionally displays information associated with the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicants: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD., GREE, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoya KASHIMA, Yoshihisa AKASHI, Robin BOUCHER, Natsuko KUSHIDA