Patents by Inventor Hisashi Nogami

Hisashi Nogami 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).

  • Game apparatus and a power save mode management program executed by the same
    Patent number: 6948083
    Abstract: During a sleep mode, if an input made via operation switches matches a resume condition, a portable game apparatus cancels the sleep mode and generates a resume window. Next, a timer which counts down a predetermined length of time is set off, and the resume window is displayed on an LCD. Then, if an instruction from a user instructs a resume from the sleep mode, the resume window is erased, and game data and a game image which existed immediately before entering the sleep mode are restored, and the normal game processing is resumed. On the other hand, if inactivity for the predetermined length or longer with respect to the operation switches is detected, or if an option of not choosing to resume has been selected by the user, the sleep mode is again entered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuya Eguchi, Hisashi Nogami
  • Game apparatus and a power save mode management program executed by the same
    Publication number: 20030096650
    Abstract: During a sleep mode, if an input made via operation switches matches a resume condition, a portable game apparatus cancels the sleep mode and generates a resume window. Next, a timer which counts down a predetermined length of time is set off, and the resume window is displayed on an LCD. Then, if an instruction from a user instructs a resume from the sleep mode, the resume window is erased, and game data and a game image which existed immediately before entering the sleep mode are restored, and the normal game processing is resumed. On the other hand, if inactivity for the predetermined length or longer with respect to the operation switches is detected, or if an option of not choosing to resume has been selected by the user, the sleep mode is again entered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Katsuya Eguchi, Hisashi Nogami