Patents Assigned to Wiz Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20140066204
    Abstract: A game device executes a game in which a manipulated character is brought up. When a first manipulation input is accepted, the game device controls events that are generated for a manipulated character in the game and require manipulation inputs by the user of the game device so that a non-generation state, in which their generation is not allowed, is entered. Accordingly, restrictions involved in the behavior of the user are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: WIZ CO., LTD., BANDAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaori KITSUGI, Maki TAKEUCHI, Sachiko YAMAGISHI
  • Patent number: 8545324
    Abstract: A communication game device which is disclosed can communicate with another game device, memorize the information about a communication partner at the time of the communication, and offer the communication game device which can process information for the succeeding game to be reflected in the contents of a game or the simulation. The communication game device has a processing section, a program storage part which memorizes a control program, an image storage section which memorizes character pictures matched with picture IDs, and controlling elements which can be operated by a game player. When the player's game device receives parameters from another communication game device, the parameters are stored or the data is renewed. If a parameter containing a body ID and the same body ID as arbitrary data is not stored, the arbitrary data in the parameter is memorized. If the parameter has been memorized, it is updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignees: Bandai Co., Ltd., Wiz Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazue Murase, Akihiro Yokoi
  • Publication number: 20090029779
    Abstract: There is provided a game apparatus, which includes a storage unit and a communication unit which communicates with another game apparatus. This game apparatus controls the storage unit to store a character group including two characters of a first type and one or more characters of a second type, and to store a parameter value indicating a relationship between the character group and that of the other game apparatus. Furthermore, when the parameter value satisfies the predetermined condition and when one of the one or more characters of the second type is selected, the character group is updated so that the selected character and a predetermined character of the second type of the other game apparatus are set as new, two characters of the first type, and only newly generated one or more characters of the second type are set as the one or more characters of the second type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicants: BANDAI CO., LTD., WiZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazue Murase, Hiromi Kimura, Hideki Aratani, Megumi Moriyama
  • Patent number: 6916241
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a display means for displaying a rearing information on a display according to the game progress conditions; an input means for a player inputting player's operations; a storage means for storing information of which the game progress conditions, a rearing character, graphics and temporary information; an environment set up means for said player setting rearing environment of characters freely; a connection means for connecting with the doll body including a storage means. In said environment set up means, when said player starts to play, the player connects the doll body with said connection means and make to communicate with the game apparatus. Parameters such as ability points and skill stored in said doll body change by various environment. Therefore, said player can rear own character by said environment set up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Wiz Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eiji Utsu
  • Patent number: 6722973
    Abstract: There is provided a rearing simulation apparatus which can dramatically produce further rearing pleasure for a player by allowing the player to rear and grow an imaginary living body of the rearing simulation apparatus and constructing the rearing simulation apparatus not only to display information but also to move or run, the rearing simulation apparatus comprising a memory means for memorizing control data related to the rearing of the imaginary living body, a control means for reading out control data corresponding to an input related to the rearing when the input is entered from the input means and executing control processing related to the rearing of the imaginary living body based on the control data so read out, a display means for displaying rearing information related to the imaginary living body and an operating means adapted to be operated by the information obtained from the control means, whereby the results of the rearing by the rearing means are displayed on the display means and the operatin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Wiz Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Susumu Akaishi
  • Patent number: D450891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignees: Bandai Co., Ltd., Wiz Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeichi Hongo, Taro Tsuji, Katsuhiro Watanabe, Mitsuhiro Takeda
  • Patent number: D526025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Wiz Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Watanabe
  • Patent number: D526026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Wiz Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Watanabe
  • Patent number: D527053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Wiz Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Watanabe
  • Patent number: D565122
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignees: Bandai Co., Ltd., Wiz Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoto Nishizawa, Akihiro Yokoi
  • Patent number: D627830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai, WiZ Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Araki, Ryo Matsumoto, Takayuki Takeda
  • Patent number: D803944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignees: BANDAI CO., LTD., WIZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaori Kitsugi, Daisuke Yanachi
  • Patent number: D955487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: BANDAI CO., LTD., WiZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaori Kitsugi, Ayaka Tabata, Yuri Okamoto