Rory A Johnston, Age 4612430 NE 27Th St, Bellevue, WA 98005

7330769, Feb 12, 2008

May 15, 2002

10/145596

Claude Comair - Vancouver, CA
Rory Johnston - Bellevue WA, US
Lawrence Schwedler - Sammamish WA, US
James Phillipsen - Seattle WA, US

Nintendo Software Technology Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 17/00
H03G 3/00

700 94, 381 61

In the context of a video game, multimedia presentation or other application, multiple sound sample files are read out simultaneously and mixed together. The volumes and/or pitches of the wave tables are parameterized to allow a single parameter (e. g. , power, intensity, etc. ) to simultaneously control the multiple read out processes. The control parameter may be, for example, responsive to a user-manipulable control, such as a joystick. Sound effects produced using this technique are rich and interesting, and the user feels as if he or she is directly controlling the effect.

2003003, Feb 27, 2003

May 14, 2002

10/143812

Claude Comair - Vancouver, CA
Rory Johnston - Bellevue WA, US
Lawrence Schwedler - Sammamish WA, US
James Phillipsen - Seattle WA, US

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

G10H001/26

084/609000

An interactive dynamic musical composition real time music presentation video game system uses individually composed musical compositions stored as building blocks. The building blocks are structured as nodes of a sequential state machine. Transitions between states are defined based on exit point of current state and entrance point into the new state. Game-related parameters can trigger transition from one compositional building block to another. For example, an interactivity variable can keep track of the current state of the video game or some aspect of it. In one example, an adrenaline counter gauging excitement based on the number of game objectives that have been accomplished can be used to control transitions between more relaxed musical states to more exciting and energetic musical states. Transitions can be handled by cross-fading between one music compositional component to another, or by providing transitional compositions. The system can be used to dynamically generate a musical composition in real time. Advantages include allowing a musical composer to compose a number of discrete musical compositions corresponding to different video game or other multimedia presentation states, and providing smooth transition between the different compositions responsive to interactive user input and/or other parameters.

2011030, Dec 15, 2011

Jun 14, 2011

13/160305

Rory Johnston - Redmond WA, US
Brian McNeely - Redmond WA, US
Kunitake Aoki - Redmond WA, US

NINTENDO CO., LTD. - Kyoto

G06T 11/40

345582

There are both flat and sloped ground surfaces on which the game characters traverse. In areas where a sloped surface changes angle (i.e. where a sloped surface connects to a flat surface), a transitional method has been created to make the adjoining textures on the top surface area of the ground blend together seamlessly. A unique texture is used for this purpose. This texture uses the same material as the flat “ground trim” texture seen on the top of every surface. The texture has a diagonally drawn alpha mask that blends from completely transparent to completely opaque from the bottom right corner of the texture to the top left corner. When this texture is drawn at the ends of each sloped surface where they change angle, the combination of the color channels and the alpha mask line up with adjoining textures to blend them together and create a seamless visual transition.

2011030, Dec 15, 2011

Jun 14, 2011

13/160342

Yukimi Shimura - Redmond WA, US
Dean Russell - Redmond WA, US
Brian McNeely - Redmond WA, US
Rory Johnston - Redmond WA, US
Yoonjoon Lee - Redmond WA, US

NINTENDO CO., LTD. - Kyoto

G06T 3/40

345661

A touch-based computer graphics user interface enhances a stylus pen with virtual suction to create a virtual vacuum or suction tool. The virtual tool may simulate a physical world suction tool and/or provide capabilities not available in the real world. The virtual suction tool allows the user to feel as if he or she has transcended the boundary between the virtual world and the real world by physically holding in his or her hand an object that is able to interact with and virtually attract and contain items (e.g., objects with characteristics and behaviors) removed from or expellable into the virtual world. The resulting highly intuitive user interface provides fun and exciting video game play and has other applications as well.

2011030, Dec 15, 2011

Jun 9, 2011

13/156762

Brian McNeely - Redmond WA, US
Steven Petofalvi - Redmond WA, US
Dean Russell - Redmond WA, US
Rory Johnston - Redmond WA, US
Yukimi Shimura - Redmond WA, US
Philip Brodsky - Redmond WA, US

Nintendo Co., Ltd. - Kyoto

A63F 13/00

463 31

A method and apparatus that utilizes techniques for modifying the game space of a video game displayed on a display screen by inserting structural elements which become part of the game space and can interact with various game characters.

2012000, Jan 5, 2012

Jun 14, 2011

13/067614

Rory Johnston - Redmond WA, US

Nintendo Software Technology Corporation - Redmond WA
Nintendo Co., Ltd. - Kyoto

G06F 3/048

715825

A user menu is created by retrieving at least one animation frame that corresponds to a user selected portion of stored subject matter. The animation frame or frames are displayed at a portion of the display and aid the user to accurately enter the subject matter at a desired location.

2012032, Dec 20, 2012

Nov 23, 2011

13/303529

Rory A JOHNSTON - Redmond WA, US

NINTENDO CO., LTD - Kyoto

G06T 11/20

345441

A drawing system and method is provided for drawing objects and maps in a virtual world editor. The drawing method performs object checking to determine if a particular object can be drawn in the virtual world editor. When drawing the object, if the drawing method for the object does not satisfy a specific condition, the method will not allow the object to “set.” If the object satisfies the specific condition, the method will allow the object to set and be drawn onto the terrain. If the object is obstructed as it is being drawn, the drawing system will adjust the object so it is appropriately drawn in the software environment.

2016026, Sep 15, 2016

Mar 18, 2016

15/074445

- Kyoto, JP
Rory A. JOHNSTON - Redmond WA, US

G06T 11/60
A63F 13/95
G06F 3/0484

A drawing system and method is provided for drawing objects and maps in a virtual world editor. The drawing method performs object checking to determine if a particular object can be drawn in the virtual world editor. When drawing the object, if the drawing method for the object does not satisfy a specific condition, the method will not allow the object to “set.” If the object satisfies the specific condition, the method will allow the object to set and be drawn onto the terrain. If the object is obstructed as it is being drawn, the drawing system will adjust the object so it is appropriately drawn in the software environment.