Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Naobayashi

Hiroshi Naobayashi 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).

  • Publication number: 20070225061
    Abstract: A slot machine of the present invention selectively provides a game in normal and special modes. A winning judgment unit assigns winning combinations of symbols to various awards depending on the modes. During the normal mode, the awards comprise awards which change from the normal mode to the special mode, and awards which change the rules (the maximum number of rounds and the payouts) used in the special mode. The winning judgment unit checks whether or not a winning combination is included in a symbol arrangement determined randomly. A memory unit stores rule data used in the special mode. A rule managing unit updates the rule data stored in the memory unit in accordance with an award won in the normal mode. A controller unit conducts a game in each mode, changes the modes according to the award won in the normal mode, and uses the rule data in the special mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: KONAMI GAMING INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Hiroshi Naobayashi
  • Publication number: 20040127282
    Abstract: The present invention provides a game machine and game program that includes a display module providing, at a start of a game, a changing display wherein a plurality of symbols statically displayed in a plurality of display regions is changed to various symbols in a continuously changing manner and a static display wherein the symbols being displayed in a changing manner are displayed again in a static manner in the display regions; an evaluation module evaluating whether symbols establishing a win are statically displayed on a win line selected ahead of time on the display module; a moving indicator on the display module; and a control module controlling game progress and emphasizing the win line when the win is established by moving the indicator along the win line. The game machine and game program of the present invention displays established wins in a manner that is easy to understand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Konami Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Naobayashi