Patents by Inventor Kojiro Miyamoto

Kojiro Miyamoto 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: 7770894
    Abstract: Provided is a prize acquisition game device in which a control unit constituted from a microcomputer controls a prize acquisition unit that moves in a game space with a plurality of prizes disposed therein, and controls the acquisition of the prize. The control device moves the prize acquisition unit to the target prize based on an operation signal, judges the success of the acquisition of the prize, and moves the prize acquisition unit that acquired the prize to apposition where the prize can be paid out to the player. And an obstruction unit for obstructing the prize while it is being transported, or when the prize is to be dropped in the prize payout slot has been provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega
    Inventors: Hideki Watanabe, Kojiro Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 7648142
    Abstract: Provided is a prize acquisition game device in which a control unit constituted from a microcomputer controls a prize acquisition unit that moves in a game space with a plurality of prizes disposed therein, and controls the acquisition of the prize. The control device moves the prize acquisition unit to the target prize based on an operation signal, judges the success of the acquisition of the prize, and moves the prize acquisition unit that acquired the prize to a position where the prize can be paid out to the player. And an obstruction unit for obstructing the prize while it is being transported, or when the prize is to be dropped in the prize payout slot has been provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega
    Inventors: Hideki Watanabe, Kojiro Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20090295095
    Abstract: Provided is a prize acquisition game device in which a control unit constituted from a microcomputer controls a prize acquisition unit that moves in a game space with a plurality of prizes disposed therein, and controls the acquisition of the prize. The control device moves the prize acquisition unit to the target prize based on an operation signal, judges the success of the acquisition of the prize, and moves the prize acquisition unit that acquired the prize to apposition where the prize can be paid out to the player. And an obstruction unit for obstructing the prize while it is being transported, or when the prize is to be dropped in the prize payout slot has been provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Hideki WATANABE, Kojiro MIYAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20050218602
    Abstract: Provided is a prize acquisition game device in which a control unit constituted from a microcomputer controls a prize acquisition unit that moves in a game space with a plurality of prizes disposed therein, and controls the acquisition of the prize. The control device moves the prize acquisition unit to the target prize based on an operation signal, judges the success of the acquisition of the prize, and moves the prize acquisition unit that acquired the prize to a position where the prize can be paid out to the player. And an obstruction unit for obstructing the prize while it is being transported, or when the prize is to be dropped in the prize payout slot has been provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Hideki Watanabe, Kojiro Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 6176780
    Abstract: In video game device 1, two game players opposed to each other across a monitor screen 3 compete a game. Game images are displayed on the monitor screen 3, properly positioned with respect to the respective game players. A logo is displayed in a game image. The logo is rotated to be displayed properly with respect to the respective game players and horizontally properly positioned. Thus game images can be recognized by the respective game players opposed to each other, and the logo display can be more effective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kojiro Miyamoto, Masaki Namikoshi
  • Patent number: 5951009
    Abstract: An object is to provide a game apparatus in which it is possible to increase an operator's interest through a relatively compact arrangement. It has a transparent falling face 10 on which many pins 10a are provided and a medal M falls, a reciprocating target which is provided at a bottom portion of the falling face and performs a reciprocation movement, a transparent thin water tank 13 provided in front of the falling face, a large-size display 7 provided at the rear of the falling face, and a medal supply mechanism 30 which comprises a hopper 31 which pushes up a medal, a rising guiding path 32, first, second guiding path 33, 34, which guide the carrying of medals and medal supply gears 35, 36.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kojiro Miyamoto, Yutaka Yokoyama, Shigetoshi Mizuno