Patents by Inventor Ryo Mahara

Ryo Mahara 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: 20120220366
    Abstract: Disclosed is a game system which is capable of matching the replay range with the replay fee, even when the replay range is set to a portion of the played range. A game system allows a user to play the game in the predetermined range when an initial fee is collected from the user, and sets the play fee necessary for playing the game in the replay range according to the setting of the replay range. After the game is over in the predetermined range, the replay process is performed for allowing the user to play the game in the replay range, on the condition that the set play fee is collected from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Hisayoshi Takayama, Hiroshi Fukuda, Tsuyoshi Okino, Yuma Takafuji, Takashi Ito, Shuichi Kura, Ryo Mahara, Kenichiro Shioda, Shinnosuke Miki, Kohei Kawauchi, Eiichi Yoshioka, Masahiro Saito, Noriaki Nis Nishimura, Ayumi Ishizawa
  • Patent number: 7798904
    Abstract: Provided is an input device for a billiard game comprising: a simulative ball provided as an object to be shot by a player; a link portion having a ball axis on which the simulative ball is mounted; a support portion for movably supporting the link portion; and a sensor for outputting a signal that corresponds to an operation of the link portion, wherein at least either one of rotational motion of the simulative ball around an axle of a ball axis and linear motion of the simulative ball in a predetermined range along an axial direction of the ball axis is permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Konami Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Hamano, Koki Atobe, Hiroshi Kinomoto, Hideki Hashimoto, Ryo Mahara
  • Patent number: 7458893
    Abstract: Provided is an input device for a billiard game comprising: a simulative ball provided as an object to be shot by a player; a link portion having a ball axis on which the simulative ball is mounted; a support portion for movably supporting the link portion; and a sensor for outputting a signal that corresponds to an operation of the link portion, wherein at least either one of rotational motion of the simulative ball around an axle of a ball axis and linear motion of the simulative ball in a predetermined range along an axial direction of the ball axis is permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Konami Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Hamano, Koki Atobe, Hiroshi Kinomoto, Hideki Hashimoto, Ryo Mahara
  • Publication number: 20070072675
    Abstract: The present invention provides a game system which utilizes player's experience efficiently in a competition game to make the competition game more entertaining. A category/style selecting unit 1606 of a terminal 1 enables a player to select one of categories and styles of quizzes selectable for the player who played an academy stage (#5), and sends the category and style of quiz and a difficulty-level of quiz selectable for the player to a center server 3 (#6). A battle stage quiz deciding unit 3616 of the center server 3 selects a predetermined number of quizzes which are in the category and style and the difficulty-level sent from the terminal 1 from a Q&A information storing unit 3625 and decides the quizzes to be set in a battle stage (#7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Takashi Hamano, Hideki Hashimoto, Yoshinobu Morimoto, Ryo Mahara, Mogumi Kohayakawa, Tsuyoshi Okino, Hitomi Yoshimura, Kozue Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20060100016
    Abstract: Provided is an input device for a billiard game comprising: a simulative ball provided as an object to be shot by a player; a link portion having a ball axis on which the simulative ball is mounted; a support portion for movably supporting the link portion; and a sensor for outputting a signal that corresponds to an operation of the link portion, wherein at least either one of rotational motion of the simulative ball around an axle of a ball axis and linear motion of the simulative ball in a predetermined range along an axial direction of the ball axis is permitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: Konami Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Hamano, Koki Atobe, Hiroshi Kinomoto, Hideki Hashimoto, Ryo Mahara
  • Publication number: 20030096649
    Abstract: Provided is an input device for a billiard game comprising: a simulative ball provided as an object to be shot by a player; a link portion having a ball axis on which the simulative ball is mounted; a support portion for movably supporting the link portion; and a sensor for outputting a signal that corresponds to an operation of the link portion,
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: Konami Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Hamano, Koki Atobe, Hiroshi Kinomoto, Hideki Hashimoto, Ryo Mahara