Patents by Inventor Yoshitsugu HIRAI

Yoshitsugu HIRAI 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, method of controlling a game device, and information storage medium
    Patent number: 8715049
    Abstract: A first selecting section selects any one of a plurality of movement control information items. Relationship information between a first game character and a second game character in possess ion of a moving object is acquired. A second selecting section selects any one of the plurality of movement control information items based on a selection result obtained by the first selecting section and the relationship information. The first game character moves based on the movement control information selected by one of the first and second selecting sections. The second game character performs an action for moving the moving object toward a target position based on the movement control information selected by another one of the first and second selecting sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Yanagihara, Masaki Yoshino, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Yoshitsugu Hirai, Yuta Taki
  • GAME DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING A GAME DEVICE, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20110244934
    Abstract: A first selecting section selects any one of a plurality of movement control information items. Relationship information between a first game character and a second game character in possess ion of a moving object is acquired. A second selecting section selects any one of the plurality of movement control information items based on a selection result obtained by the first selecting section and the relationship information. The first game character moves based on the movement control information selected by one of the first and second selecting sections. The second game character performs an action for moving the moving object toward a target position based on the movement control information selected by another one of the first and second selecting sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki YANAGIHARA, Masaki YOSHINO, Hiroyuki WATANABE, Yoshitsugu HIRAI, Yuta TAKI