Patents by Inventor Yoshiyasu Ogasawara
Yoshiyasu Ogasawara 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).
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Patent number: 12259288Abstract: A light emitting apparatus has a visible light emitter, an invisible light emitter, invisible light receiver for receiving invisible light emitted from the invisible light emitter, cover member covering these components, and controller for controlling operation of the visible light emitter. The cover member has flexibility so as to deform when receiving external force, and at least partially reflects invisible light and passes and diffuses visible light. The invisible light emitter emits invisible light toward an inside surface of the cover member, and the invisible light receiver receives invisible light and reflected by the cover member. The controller controls an emission mode of visible light emitted from the visible light emitter in accordance with a reception state of invisible light at the invisible light receiver, which changes in accordance with deformation of the cover member.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyasu Ogasawara, Hironori Furuike
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Publication number: 20220196495Abstract: A light emitting apparatus has a visible light emitter, an invisible light emitter, invisible light receiver for receiving invisible light emitted from the invisible light emitter, cover member covering these components, and controller for controlling operation of the visible light emitter. The cover member has flexibility so as to deform when receiving external force, and at least partially reflects invisible light and passes and diffuses visible light. The invisible light emitter emits invisible light toward an inside surface of the cover member, and the invisible light receiver receives invisible light and reflected by the cover member. The controller controls an emission mode of visible light emitted from the visible light emitter in accordance with a reception state of invisible light at the invisible light receiver, which changes in accordance with deformation of the cover member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Yoshiyasu Ogasawara, Hironori Furuike
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Publication number: 20220096924Abstract: An example of an apparatus includes a ring-shaped portion, a detector and a main portion. At least a part of the ring-shaped portion is elastically deformable. The detector detects deformation of the ring-shaped portion. The main portion is secured to the ring-shaped portion. The main portion includes an attachment portion, a terminal and a transmitter. A game controller can be attached to the attachment portion. The terminal is for electrical connection with the game controller. The transmitter transmits data regarding a detection result of the detector to the game controller through the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Yoshitaka TAMURA, Yoshiyasu OGASAWARA, Tomofumi IKEDA, Yuko ZENRI
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Patent number: 11260293Abstract: An example of an apparatus includes a ring-shaped portion, a detector and a main portion. At least a part of the ring-shaped portion is elastically deformable. The detector detects deformation of the ring-shaped portion. The main portion is secured to the ring-shaped portion. The main portion includes an attachment portion, a terminal and a transmitter. A game controller can be attached to the attachment portion. The terminal is for electrical connection with the game controller. The transmitter transmits data regarding a detection result of the detector to the game controller through the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshitaka Tamura, Yoshiyasu Ogasawara, Tomofumi Ikeda, Yuko Zenri
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Publication number: 20200398156Abstract: An example of an apparatus includes a ring-shaped portion, a detector and a main portion. At least a part of the ring-shaped portion is elastically deformable. The detector detects deformation of the ring-shaped portion. The main portion is secured to the ring-shaped portion. The main portion includes an attachment portion, a terminal and a transmitter. A game controller can be attached to the attachment portion. The terminal is for electrical connection with the game controller. The transmitter transmits data regarding a detection result of the detector to the game controller through the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Yoshitaka TAMURA, Yoshiyasu OGASAWARA, Tomofumi IKEDA, Yuko ZENRI
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Patent number: 10751613Abstract: An example of an apparatus includes a ring-shaped portion, a detector and a main portion. At least a part of the ring-shaped portion is elastically deformable. The detector detects deformation of the ring-shaped portion. The main portion is secured to the ring-shaped portion. The main portion includes an attachment portion, a terminal and a transmitter. A game controller can be attached to the attachment portion. The terminal is for electrical connection with the game controller. The transmitter transmits data regarding a detection result of the detector to the game controller through the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshitaka Tamura, Yoshiyasu Ogasawara, Tomofumi Ikeda, Yuko Zenri
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Patent number: 10744404Abstract: Provided is an information processing system including a reflection member, a hand-held information processing apparatus including an imaging section, and an information processing apparatus communicable with the hand-held information processing apparatus. The reflection member is a retroreflecting material. The hand-held information processing apparatus includes the imaging section and a light emitting section. The hand-held information processing apparatus analyzes a captured image, calculates the position of an image of the retroreflecting material corresponding to reflected light from the retroreflecting material, and outputs positional information thereof. The information processing apparatus estimates the orientation or position of the hand-held information processing apparatus on the basis of the positional information, and generates an image based on the result of the estimation.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiyasu Ogasawara, Tomohisa Kawakami, Yasuyuki Shimohata, Naoki Hatta
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Patent number: 10596461Abstract: A data transmission device that includes an image capturing unit and transmits data generated based on an image captured by the image capturing unit is allowed to be located at a case while at least a part of the data transmission device is accommodated in the case, such that an image capturing direction of the image capturing unit is directed toward an inner space of a case main body. An image capturing target member movable in the inner space of the case main body in accordance with an operation made from outside of the case main body is located at a position where an image of the image capturing target member is allowed to be captured by the image capturing unit. Based on the transmitted data, an information process is executed.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuki Onozawa, Shinichi Kasuno, Yoshiyasu Ogasawara, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Kochi Kawai
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Patent number: 10514723Abstract: An example accessory can be attached to an information processing device. The accessory includes a housing, a movable operation section, and a movable portion. An inside of the housing is visible from an outside thereof through at least a portion thereof. At least a portion of the operation section is exposed on the outside of the housing. The movable portion is placed at a position inside the housing that is visible from the outside of the housing through the portion of the housing. A position and/or an attitude of the movable portion changes in response to the operation section being operated.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumihiko Inoue, Shinichi Kinuwaki, Yoshitaka Tamura, Yoshiyasu Ogasawara
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Publication number: 20190354137Abstract: An example accessory can be attached to an information processing device. The accessory includes a housing, a movable operation section, and a movable portion. An inside of the housing is visible from an outside thereof through at least a portion thereof. At least a portion of the operation section is exposed on the outside of the housing. The movable portion is placed at a position inside the housing that is visible from the outside of the housing through the portion of the housing. A position and/or an attitude of the movable portion changes in response to the operation section being operated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Fumihiko INOUE, Shinichi KINUWAKI, Yoshitaka TAMURA, Yoshiyasu OGASAWARA
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Patent number: 10474924Abstract: A non-limiting example information processing apparatus includes a processor, and an infrared LED and an imaging device are connected to the processor. The processor controls on/off of the infrared LED, and an image sensor images infrared images according to switching timings thereof. An image processing circuit estimates an influence (situation) of noise such as sunlight etc. based on respective infrared images at times when the infrared LED is turned on and off, and determines at least advisability of use of the imaging device (infrared sensor). A determination result about the advisability of use is applied to the processor from the image processing circuit, and when it cannot be used, a message to that effect is displayed on an LCD.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Nishikawa, Yoshiyasu Ogasawara, Yasuyuki Shimohata, Yuki Tanaka
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Patent number: 10416708Abstract: An example accessory can be attached to an information processing device. The accessory includes a housing, a movable operation section, and a movable portion. An inside of the housing is visible from an outside thereof through at least a portion thereof. At least a portion of the operation section is exposed on the outside of the housing. The movable portion is placed at a position inside the housing that is visible from the outside of the housing through the portion of the housing. A position and/or an attitude of the movable portion changes in response to the operation section being operated.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumihiko Inoue, Shinichi Kinuwaki, Yoshitaka Tamura, Yoshiyasu Ogasawara
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Patent number: 10376778Abstract: Provided is an information processing system including at least a reflection member, and an information processing apparatus capable of image processing. The reflection member is a retro reflecting material. The information processing apparatus includes an imaging section that captures an image, a first light emitting section, a second light emitting section, and a light source detecting section. The first light emitting section and the second light emitting section each emit light. At least one of a half-power angle and an entrance angle of the second light emitting section is different from that of the first light emitting section. The light source detecting section detects, in the image captured by the imaging section, a light source image including an image of the retro reflecting material.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshiyasu Ogasawara
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Patent number: 10348983Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium encoded with a computer readable image processing program is provided. The image processing program causes a computer to perform functionality including obtaining an infrared image of a subject and determining a position of the subject included in the infrared image based on brightness and a size of a prescribed region of the subject within the infrared image.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiyasu Ogasawara, Shinichi Kinuwaki
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Publication number: 20190132068Abstract: A reception device detects whether or not there has been updating of configuration information including correlation information correlated with audio data provided in a program from reception signals received in a broadcast, selects one of a plurality of audio data in accordance with operating input, and includes a decoding unit that decodes audio data that the selecting unit has selected. When the configuration information is updated, the selecting unit selects, out of correlation information included in the configuration information that has been updated, audio data corresponding to correlation information including a predetermined element that is the same as correlation information corresponding to audio data selected before updating.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: HIDEKI SUZUKI, TAKAMASA SHIMIZU, YOSHIYASU OGASAWARA, TOMOO NISHIGAKI
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Patent number: 10201761Abstract: An attachment configured to be attached to a game controller with a camera is provided. The attachment includes a housing having a support portion which supports the game controller and an operation portion in the housing. The support portion supports the game controller such that a direction of shooting of the camera is oriented to the inside of the housing and supports the game controller such that a field of view of shooting with the camera includes a first region including a first indication in the housing as a subject and a second region including a second indication in the housing as a subject. The first indication is located such that a position thereof is maintained regardless of an operation onto the operation portion, and the second indication is located such that a position thereof is variable in accordance with an operation onto the operation portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyasu Ogasawara, Yasuyuki Shimohata, Naoki Hatta, Takeshi Nishikawa
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Patent number: 10155155Abstract: An attachment configured to be attached to a game controller with a camera is provided. The attachment includes a housing and an operation portion in the housing. The housing includes a support portion which supports the game controller such that a direction of shooting of the camera is oriented to the inside of the housing. The operation portion has a movable portion in the housing, a position of the movable portion being changed in accordance with a pressing operation onto the operation portion, and at least one of a shape of and a pattern on the movable portion viewed from the camera being changed in accordance with a rotation operation onto the operation portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyasu Ogasawara, Fumihiko Inoue, Yoshitaka Tamura, Shinta Minagawa, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Yasuyuki Shimohata, Shinichi Kinuwaki, Naoki Hatta, Takeshi Nishikawa, Kazuyoshi Osawa
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Publication number: 20180239393Abstract: An example accessory can be attached to an information processing device. The accessory includes a housing, a movable operation section, and a movable portion. An inside of the housing is visible from an outside thereof through at least a portion thereof. At least a portion of the operation section is exposed on the outside of the housing. The movable portion is placed at a position inside the housing that is visible from the outside of the housing through the portion of the housing. A position and/or an attitude of the movable portion changes in response to the operation section being operated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Fumihiko INOUE, Shinichi KINUWAKI, Yoshitaka TAMURA, Yoshiyasu OGASAWARA
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Patent number: 10025975Abstract: An example information processing device includes a housing and a camera for capturing an image in a side surface direction of the housing. The information processing device calculates, based on a camera image obtained by the camera, a three-dimensional position of an object (e.g., a hand of a user) included in the camera image, and performs an information process in accordance with the three-dimensional position. Note that the information processing device may specify a shape of the object based on the camera image to perform an information process in accordance with the three-dimensional position and the shape of the object. Then, it is possible to realize various inputs using a captured image.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyasu Ogasawara, Kazuyoshi Osawa
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Patent number: 9996107Abstract: An example accessory can be attached to an information processing device. The accessory includes a housing, a movable operation section, and a movable portion. An inside of the housing is visible from an outside thereof through at least a portion thereof. At least a portion of the operation section is exposed on the outside of the housing. The movable portion is placed at a position inside the housing that is visible from the outside of the housing through the portion of the housing. A position and/or an attitude of the movable portion changes in response to the operation section being operated.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Fumihiko Inoue, Shinichi Kinuwaki, Yoshitaka Tamura, Yoshiyasu Ogasawara