Patents by Inventor Takeshi Jonishi

Takeshi Jonishi 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, game server device therefor, method of controlling game server device, and terminal device therefor and control program product for controlling terminal device
    Patent number: 8038536
    Abstract: A game system has a plurality of game devices (1), a game server device (3) that communicates with the plurality of game devices (1) to obtain a game result for each of a plurality of players, and a plurality of portable terminals (terminal devices) (4) operated individually by at least one of the plurality of game players. The game server device (3) stores private player identifiers for identifying each of the plurality of players and their game results. The game server device (3) also stores a private player identifier of one player in association with a private player identifier of a competitor player specified by the one player, and game server device (3), when it receives from a portable terminal (4) a view request instructing that a game result of the competitor player, transmits a view response containing the game result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeshi Jonishi
  • Game system, game server device therefor, and method of controlling game server device, and game device therefor and method of controlling game device
    Patent number: 8007363
    Abstract: A game system has a plurality of game devices (1), and a game server device (3) that communicates the game devices (1) to obtain a game result for each of a plurality of players, and a plurality of portable terminals (terminal devices) (4) operated individually by at least one of the players. The game server device (3) stores a private player identifier for identifying each of a plurality of players in association with a game result. The game server device (3) also stores a private player identifier of one of the players in association with a private player identifier of a competitor player specified by the one player. The game server device (3), upon receiving a view request from the game device (1) a view request instructing that a game result of the competitor player be transmitted as a response, transmits a view response containing the game result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeshi Jonishi
  • Game System, Game Server Device Therefor, and Method of Controlling Game Server Device, and Game Device Therefor and Method of Controlling Game Device
    Publication number: 20080125229
    Abstract: A game system has a plurality of game devices (1), and a game server device (3) that communicates the game devices (1) to obtain a game result for each of a plurality of players, and a plurality of portable terminals (terminal devices) (4) operated individually by at least one of the players. The game server device (3) stores a private player identifier for identifying each of a plurality of players in association with a game result. The game server device (3) also stores a private player identifier of one of the players in association with a private player identifier of a competitor player specified by the one player. The game server device (3), upon receiving a view request from the game device (1) a view request instructing that a game result of the competitor player be transmitted as a response, transmits a view response containing the game result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi Jonishi
  • Game System, Game Server Device Therefor, Method of Controlling Game Server Device, and Terminal Device Therefor and Control Program Product for Controlling Terminal Device
    Publication number: 20070265095
    Abstract: A game system has a plurality of game devices (1), a game server device (3) that communicates with the plurality of game devices (1) to obtain a game result for each of a plurality of players, and a plurality of portable terminals (terminal devices) (4) operated individually by at least one of the plurality of game players. The game server device (3) stores private player identifiers for identifying each of the plurality of players and their game results. The game server device (3) also stores a private player identifier of one player in association with a private player identifier of a competitor player specified by the one player, and game server device (3), when it receives from a portable terminal (4) a view request instructing that a game result of the competitor player, transmits a view response containing the game result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: Konami Digital Entertainment Co. Ltd
    Inventor: Takeshi Jonishi