Patents by Inventor Shingo Yamaoka

Shingo Yamaoka 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).

  • Patent number: 6059657
    Abstract: A game machine provided with moving means running on a specified race track includes drive controlling means for controlling the moving means to run on the specified race track which is selected from among a plurality of race tracks. The game machine can keep game players amused for a longer period of time and change a layout of race track in a shorter period and with a lower cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventors: Ketsu Oh, Shingo Yamaoka
  • Patent number: 5723855
    Abstract: A system for remotely controlling a movable object includes a drive controller which is provided on the movable object and controls the driving of the movable object in accordance with movement data; an emitter device which is attached to a movable object movable and emits light; a light sensor which receives light emitted from the emitter device to produce light data; a processor which calculates a position of the emitter device attached to the movable object based on the light data from the light sensor; a movement data generator which generates a movement data for the movable object in accordance with the position calculated by the processor; and a movement data sender which sends the generated movement data to the drive controller provided on the movable object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Konami Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ketsu Oh, Shingo Yamaoka, Kazuhiro Kusuda, Kohichi Hayashida