Patents by Inventor Yuichiro Komoriya

Yuichiro Komoriya 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: 6256040
    Abstract: A covering object (42) that covers a three-dimensional object (40) is provided within an object space. Every time a game-clear condition is satisfied, the display/non-display state of a polygon forming the covering object (42) is sequentially switched. If a moving body (44) moves to specify a region (36), the polygons of that region (36) are set to non-display. Alternatively, polygons that form the covering object (42) are sequentially set to non-display, on the basis of a criterion such as the ratio of correct answers in a quiz game, whether or not a mini-game has been cleared, or whether or not the player has won in Mah-Jongg. The transparent/nontransparent state of the covering object could equally well be switched sequentially, or the translucency thereof could be sequentially changed, or a texture mapped onto the three-dimensional object could be sequentially changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: NAMCO, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyota Tanaka, Masateru Umeda, Yuichiro Komoriya, Koji Yamaguchi