Patents by Inventor Masafumi Kamio

Masafumi Kamio 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).

  • Method of controlling video game, video game device, and medium recording video game program
    Patent number: 6758756
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a novel video game in which dancing is used as a factor in the behavior of a character, a machine for the video game, and a medium in which a program for the video game is recorded, and makes it possible to dance characters 611 and 612 displayed using 3-D polygons in time with music, to evaluate their dance skills based mainly on whether dance actions are in time with the music, and to proceed with a story by winning matches with a computer or to match with other players.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Konami Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Horigami, Satoshi Shimo, Chiaki Nakanishi, Yoshimasa Hagiwara, Eriko Yamada, Naomitsu Tsugiiwa, Masafumi Kamio, Yukiko Daitoku, Ryo Kato, Masayuki Takahashi