Patents by Inventor Yoshikazu Kawatani

Yoshikazu Kawatani 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).

  • Sound controller that generates sound responsive to a situation
    Publication number: 20020094866
    Abstract: A sound controller has a volume controller, which adjusts the output level of a sound processor unit, and a CPU, which sets the gains (or ON/OFF condition) of the volume controller responsive to a scene or situation in a video game, thereby enabling generation of sound that is responsive to individual scenes and situations in the video game, and enabling effective audible enactment for a user of various scenes and situations in the video game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Yasushi Takeda, Noriyuki Henmi, Isamu Terasaka, Yoshikazu Kawatani