Patents by Inventor Manabu Furuya

Manabu Furuya 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: 20230314842
    Abstract: An electronic device including a plurality of devices, wiring electrically connecting each of the devices, and a substrate on which the wiring is formed and a slit is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: SEED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taku Kinoshita, Manabu Furuya
  • Publication number: 20220362678
    Abstract: A game system includes one or more memories configured to store instructions and one or more processors communicatively connected to the one or more memories. The one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions to: select one of a plurality of modes including a first mode and a second mode; execute authentication processing using biometric information of a player; permit the player to play a game without requiring the authentication processing in the first mode; and permit the player to play the game subject to success of the authentication processing in the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: KONAMI AMUSEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noboru NAKASAKA, Manabu FURUYA
  • Patent number: 8257176
    Abstract: Proper recognition of a position can be achieved even when a predetermined part of a player moves rapidly. An image of a player is captured by a camera unit, and from this image the head position of the player is recognized, so that the game proceeds based on the recognized result. At this time, a base position group is selected in principle from a difference between the latest and immediately preceding player images within a selection range corresponding to the previously recognized position (S207), and the selection range is changed exceptionally to reselect the base position group from the difference (S210).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Manabu Furuya
  • Publication number: 20030003992
    Abstract: Proper recognition of a position can be achieved even when a predetermined part of a player moves rapidly. An image of a player is captured by a camera unit, and from this image the head position of the player is recognized, so that the game proceeds based on the recognized result. At this time, a base position group is selected in principle from a difference between the latest and immediately preceding player images within a selection range corresponding to the previously recognized position (S207), and the selection range is changed exceptionally to reselect the base position group from the difference (S210).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: KONAMI CORPORATION, KONAMI COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT TOKYO, INC.
    Inventor: Manabu Furuya
  • Patent number: 5134389
    Abstract: A display terminal and apparatus for detecting the position of a light pen detecting field on a display surface at times the light pen is pointed to the light pen detecting field is described incorporating a column counter, scanning line counter, character row counter, light pen detecting field counter, and a light pen detecting line counter interconnected with an address generator, decoder, character code buffer, attribute buffer, font memory, light pen detection line generator mask line generator and scanning type display device. The invention overcomes the problem of misjudging the column address arising from variable delay times of the sensor signal from a light pen pointed to and sensing light from a display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Furuta, Manabu Furuya