Patents by Inventor Sakumi Oyama

Sakumi Oyama 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).

  • Amusement system having type practice function, typing practice system, and computer readable storage medium
    Patent number: 6634886
    Abstract: An amusement system includes a keyboard having a plurality of keys and a main control portion capable of instructing operation of the keyboard through a predetermined display device, an operation instructive portion at which a plurality of regions associated with the user's fingers are provided in a visually identifiable mode is displayed on a screen of a display device. An instructive mark for specifying a key to be operated by the finger associated with each region is displayed in the regions, respectively. The instructive mark and a predetermined reference mark are scrolled relatively in a predetermined direction, and the operation time of the key specified by each instructive mark is indicated based on a positional relationship between the instructive mark and the reference mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Konami Corporation
    Inventors: Sakumi Oyama, Isato Obana
  • Amusement system having typing practice function, typing practice system, and computer readable storage medium
    Publication number: 20010014440
    Abstract: An amusement system comprises a keyboard having a plurality of keys and a main control portion capable of instructing operation of the keyboard through a predetermined display device, an operation instructive portion at which a plurality of regions associated with the user's fingers are provided in a visually identifiable mode is displayed on a screen of a display device. An instructive mark for specifying a key to be operated by the finger associated with each region is displayed in the regions, respectively. The instructive mark and a predetermined reference mark are scrolled relatively in a predetermined direction, and the operation time of the key specified by each instructive mark is indicated based on a positional relationship between the instructive mark and the reference mark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventors: Sakumi Oyama, Isato Obana