Patents by Inventor Madoka Nakayama

Madoka Nakayama 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).

  • Memory device, controller, and electronic device
    Patent number: 6786826
    Abstract: A gaming system includes a parent game apparatus and at least one child game apparatus which is connectable to the parent game apparatus. A main game program executes on the parent game apparatus and is ordinarily controlled by player actions on the parent game apparatus. When the main game reaches a predetermined state, the parent gain apparatus downloads a subgame to a child game apparatus connected to the parent game apparatus. The subgame executes on the child game apparatus and transfers a result of the subgame to the parent game apparatus. The result of the subgame affects the state of the main game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsunori Himoto, Kenji Tosaki, Madoka Nakayama, Miyuki Yasuoka, Koji Tsuchiya
  • Electronic game apparatus
    Patent number: 6656049
    Abstract: An electronic game apparatus constituting a body 101, comprising legs 103, and being capable of placement on an arbitrary surface. Further, a portion of the switches 102 of an operating portion are arranged in a location that differs from the surface on which a display panel 100 is provided, making operation easy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisah Sega Enterprises
    Inventors: Namiko Masaki, Fujio Nobata, Madoka Nakayama, Yoshiyuki Endo
  • Memory device, controller and electronic device
    Patent number: 6478679
    Abstract: A memory device has a small-sized LCD disposed on an upper part of the front side of a case, and operation buttons disposed below the LCD. An external connection terminal for connecting a game apparatus or others to an outside apparatus is disposed in the lower side of the case nearer the front side thereof. A controller has a card slot for the memory device to be loaded in, which is provided in an upper part of an operation side thereof. The card slot has a window opened so as to expose a required part of the memory device when the memory device is loaded in the controller. With the memory device loaded in the controller a game player operates the operation buttons while watching the LCD of the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsunori Himoto, Kenji Tosaki, Madoka Nakayama, Miyuki Yasuoka, Koji Tsuchiya
  • Memory device, controller and electronic device
    Publication number: 20020111216
    Abstract: A memory device has a small-sized LCD disposed on an upper part of the front side of a case, and operation buttons disposed below the LCD. An external connection terminal for connecting a game apparatus or others to an outside apparatus is disposed in the lower side of the case nearer the front side thereof. A controller has a card slot for the memory device to be loaded in, which is provided in an upper part of an operation side thereof. The card slot has a window opened so as to expose a required part of the memory device when the memory device is loaded in the controller. With the memory device loaded in the controller a game player operates the operation buttons while watching the LCD of the memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Atsunori Himoto, Kenji Tosaki, Madoka Nakayama, Miyuki Yasuoka, Koji Tsuchiya