Patents by Inventor Shuyou Murata

Shuyou Murata 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 system provided with message exchange function, game apparatus used in the game system, message exchange system, and computer readable storage medium
    Patent number: 6612931
    Abstract: A game system capable of message exchange taking profit of functions proper to the game machine is achieved by a game system, comprising a first game apparatus 1 including a message creation device 4, 10 and a device 10 for transmitting the created message, and a second game apparatus 1 including a reception device 10 of said message and a display control device 10 for displaying the received message on the screen of a predetermined display apparatus 3, wherein said second game apparatus 1 includes a game execution device 10 for making a user to play a predetermined game, and a display permission control device 10 for prohibiting to display at least a part of said message until a predetermined condition is met in said game, and allowing to display the display prohibited part of said message when said condition is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Konami Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Kojima, Noriaki Okamura, Shuyou Murata
  • Game system provided with message exchange function, game apparatus used in the game system, message exchange system, and computer readable storage medium
    Publication number: 20020025853
    Abstract: A game system capable of message exchange taking profit of functions proper to the game machine is achieved by a game system, comprising a first game apparatus 1 including a message creation device 4, 10 and a device 10 for transmitting the created message, and a second game apparatus 1 including a reception device 10 of said message and a display control device 10 for displaying the received message on the screen of a predetermined display apparatus 3, wherein said second game apparatus 1 includes a game execution device 10 for making a user to play a predetermined game, and a display permission control device 10 for prohibiting to display at least a part of said message until a predetermined condition is met in said game, and allowing to display the display prohibited part of said message when said condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Applicant: KONAMI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideo Kojima, Noriaki Okamura, Shuyou Murata