Patents by Inventor Nobuyoshi Sano

Nobuyoshi Sano 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 communication with synchronization of soundtrack system
    Patent number: 6309301
    Abstract: A game communication system enhancing and improving clarity of players perception of a game. The game communication system includes gaming machine units connected to each other through communication modules which are adapted to perform a communication procedure within the game communication system. Each of the gaming machine units includes communication units adapted to execute the communication procedure to ensure bi-directional communications among the gaming machine units, a performance unit performing a sound track for a corresponding gaming machine unit, and a synchronization data setting unit setting a synchronization data which is used to control operation timing of the performance unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Namco Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuyoshi Sano