Patents by Inventor Yuji Sawatani

Yuji Sawatani 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: 10870047
    Abstract: An example of a training tool includes a first sensor. The training tool deforms from a stationary state when a force is externally applied thereto. The first sensor output according to deformation of the training tool. A processor receives first sensor information based on an output of the first sensor. While a menu is presented, the processor executes a process according to a first instruction performed on the menu, in a case where the received first sensor information indicates an output obtained when the training tool deforms in a first direction, and executes a process according to a second instruction that is performed on the menu and is different from the first instruction, in a case where the received first sensor information indicates an output obtained when the training tool deforms in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Kawamoto, Masaki Wada, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Yuji Sawatani, Atsushi Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20160364031
    Abstract: An input operation accepting unit (111) of an exemplary information-processing device (100) accepts a pointing operation input using a pointing device to indicate a coordinate of a display area of a display device. A setting unit (112) sets a first stop position for a scroll of a content, a part of the content appearing in the display area, based on a positional relationship between a start coordinate and an end coordinate of the pointing operation accepted by the input operation accepting unit (111). A scrolling unit (113) scrolls the content to the first stop position set by the setting unit (112), based on the pointing operation accepted by the input operation accepting unit (111).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Mai YAMAMOTO, Satoko OKADA, Yuji SAWATANI
  • Patent number: 7794327
    Abstract: A display device 12 covered by a touch panel 13 displays a game space on a display screen. Position coordinates (tx, ty) obtained when the touch panel 13 is touch-operated are detected at a predetermined periodic cycle. At least one of a movement speed (V) and a movement direction (?) is calculated as a movement parameter for a second object based on current position coordinates (tx, ty) and position coordinates (tpx, tpy) having been detected in an immediately preceding time. A new movement parameter (V and ?) is determined using movement parameters having been previously determined (Vp and ?p) and the newly calculated movement parameter (V and ?). When the first object and the second object satisfy a predetermined positional relationship therebetween, the second object is moved and display-controlled based on the updated movement parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Nintento Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Sawatani, Motoi Okamoto, Shigeru Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20090093315
    Abstract: A game system includes a game apparatus. To the game apparatus are connected a monitor, a controller, and a load controller. When the game apparatus starts a game, prior to starting the main content, a weight value of a player is detected and the weight value is set as a reference value. When the reference value is already set, the detected weight value of the player is compared with the reference value. When a comparison result shows a match, the game apparatus continues game play. On the other hand, when the comparison result shows a mismatch, the game apparatus confirms the player whether to continue the game and when the game is continued, the weight value of the player detected this time is reset as the reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsunaga, Tadashi Sugiyama, Yuji Sawatani
  • Publication number: 20060089198
    Abstract: A display device 12 covered by a touch panel 13 displays a game space on a display screen. Position coordinates (tx, ty) obtained when the touch panel 13 is touch-operated are detected at a predetermined periodic cycle. At least one of a movement speed (V) and a movement direction (?) is calculated as a movement parameter for a second object based on current position coordinates (tx, ty) and position coordinates (tpx, tpy) having been detected in an immediately preceding time. A new movement parameter (V and ?) is determined using movement parameters having been previously determined (Vp and ?p) and the newly calculated movement parameter (V and ?). When the first object and the second object satisfy a predetermined positional relationship therebetween, the second object is moved and display-controlled based on the updated movement parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Sawatani, Motoi Okamoto, Shigeru Miyamoto