Patents by Inventor Yasumichi Kaneko

Yasumichi Kaneko 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).

  • Virtual pet device and control program recording medium therefor
    Patent number: 6772121
    Abstract: A special relation is formed between an owner and a virtual pet and a sense for feeling a pet more similar to a true pet is produced. Voice inputted from a microphone 22 is recognized by a recognizing part 20. Then, a speaker data base 12 is referred to to identify a speaking individual. In the data base 12, prescribed words and phrases are registered and events corresponding to the words and phrases are stored in an event list 31. If the words and phrases spoken by the individual to a pet satisfy an event generating condition, events (crying, swinging a tail, etc.) corresponding to the recognized words and phrases will be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Namco, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasumichi Kaneko