Patents by Inventor Tomomi Shigura

Tomomi Shigura 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 device, game device control method, program, program distribution device, information storage medium
    Patent number: 7753796
    Abstract: The present invention provides a game device that can display strings more suited to speech recognition at the time of speech input. A priority input device information acquisition unit (56) acquires priority input device information. When the priority input device information represents a character input device, an input criteria display unit (58) and a determination unit (60) display character input criteria as input criteria and determine whether or not that input corresponds to the input criteria. When the priority input device information represents a speech input device, the input criteria display unit (58) and the determination unit (60) display character input criteria as input criteria, and in regard to predetermined character input criteria, display speech input criteria corresponding to the character input criteria as input criteria, and determine whether or not that input corresponds to speech recognition data corresponding to the input criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Ishikawa, Yasumi Takase, Kazuhiko Nobe, Kei Nagaoka, Tomomi Shigura, Toshiaki Kishino
  • Game device, game device control method, program, program distribution device, information storage medium
    Publication number: 20060063573
    Abstract: The present invention provides a game device that can display strings more suited to speech recognition at the time of speech input. A priority input device information acquisition unit (56) acquires priority input device information. When the priority input device information represents a character input device, an input criteria display unit (58) and a determination unit (60) display character input criteria as input criteria and determine whether or not that input corresponds to the input criteria. When the priority input device information represents a speech input device, the input criteria display unit (58) and the determination unit (60) display character input criteria as input criteria, and in regard to predetermined character input criteria, display speech input criteria corresponding to the character input criteria as input criteria, and determine whether or not that input corresponds to speech recognition data corresponding to the input criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: KONAMI Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotaka Ishikawa, Yasumi Takase, Kazuhiko Nobe, Kei Nagaoka, Tomomi Shigura, Toshiaki Kishino