Patents by Inventor Yoshikazu Hiraki

Yoshikazu Hiraki 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: 6504539
    Abstract: This invention allows a player to perform and enjoy shooting operations without any deterioration of three-dimensional display by displaying an enemy object in the field of view of the player when the player object and the enemy object are within a predetermined distance from each other. A game calculating means 200 performs a calculation to determine the position of the player object based on operation information from an operating means 100. When the enemy object is present within the predetermined distance from the position of the player object, a virtual camera control means 400 sets a virtual camera such that it pursues the enemy object and such that the player object is present in the field of view to generate a field image as viewed from the virtual camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Hiraki