Patents by Inventor Yoshihito Iwanaga

Yoshihito Iwanaga 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: 8013865
    Abstract: An image generation system including: a drawing section which draws an object to generate image data; and an overdrive effect processing section which performs overdrive effect processing for the generated image data and generates image data to be output to a display section. The overdrive effect processing section performs the overdrive effect processing based on differential image data between image data generated in a Kth frame and image data generated in a Jth frame (K>J).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Namco Bandai Games Inc.
    Inventors: Takehiro Imai, Toshihiro Kushizaki, Naohiro Saito, Shigeki Tomisawa, Yoshihito Iwanaga
  • Publication number: 20100156918
    Abstract: An image generation system including: a drawing section which draws an object to generate image data; and an overdrive effect processing section which performs overdrive effect processing for the generated image data and generates image data to be output to a display section. The overdrive effect processing section performs the overdrive effect processing based on differential image data between image data generated in a Kth frame and image data generated in a Jth frame (K>J).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: NAMCO BANDAI GAMES INC.
    Inventors: Takehiro IMAI, Toshihiro KUSHIZAKI, Naohiro SAITO, Shigeki TOMISAWA, Yoshihito IWANAGA
  • Publication number: 20100020080
    Abstract: An image generation system includes a virtual camera control section that controls a virtual camera, a distance calculation section that calculates a distance between the virtual camera and a model object, and a drawing section that draws a plurality of objects including the model object. The drawing section decreases a density of a shadow image that shows a self-shadow or a shadow of another object cast on the model object as the distance between the virtual camera and the model object decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: NAMCO BANDAI GAMES INC.
    Inventor: Yoshihito IWANAGA
  • Patent number: 7609276
    Abstract: An image generation system including: a drawing section which draws an object to generate image data; and an overdrive effect processing section which performs overdrive effect processing for the generated image data and generates image data to be output to a display section. The overdrive effect processing section performs the overdrive effect processing based on differential image data between image data generated in a Kth frame and image data generated in a Jth frame (K>J).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Namco Bandai Games Inc.
    Inventors: Takehiro Imai, Toshihiro Kushizaki, Naohiro Saito, Shigeki Tomisawa, Yoshihito Iwanaga
  • Publication number: 20070019003
    Abstract: An image generation system including: a drawing section which draws an object to generate image data; and an overdrive effect processing section which performs overdrive effect processing for the generated image data and generates image data to be output to a display section. The overdrive effect processing section performs the overdrive effect processing based on differential image data between image data generated in a Kth frame and image data generated in a Jth frame (K>J).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
    Inventors: Takehiro Imai, Toshihiro Kushizaki, Naohiro Saito, Shigeki Tomisawa, Yoshihito Iwanaga
  • Patent number: 7091972
    Abstract: Based on the information of an object OB, a modifier volume MV for that object is set, the set modifier volume MV being then used to change an attribute. A gap region GR is then provided between the object OB and the modifier volume MV. The gap length GL of the gap region GR is changed depending on the distance H between the object OB and a projection plane PP (GL being increased as H increases). A modifier volume is drawn after a background and a plurality of model objects have been drawn. Thus, the shadow of a first model object is drawn to fall on a second model object while preventing the self-shadow of the first model object from falling on the first model object itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Namco Bandai Games INC
    Inventor: Yoshihito Iwanaga
  • Publication number: 20030156109
    Abstract: Based on the information of an object OB, a modifier volume MV for that object is set, the set modifier volume MV being then used to change an attribute. A gap region GR is then provided between the object OB and the modifier volume MV. The gap length GL of the gap region GR is changed depending on the distance H between the object OB and a projection plane PP (GL being increased as H increases). A modifier volume is drawn after a background and a plurality of model objects have been drawn. Thus, the shadow of a first model object is drawn to fall on a second model object while preventing the self-shadow of the first model object from falling on the first model object itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: NAMCO LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshihito Iwanaga