Patents by Inventor Franklin KANG

Franklin KANG 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 control method, and storage medium storing a program
    Patent number: 9911287
    Abstract: A game device includes a first setting unit, a lottery unit, a decision unit, and a determination unit. The first setting unit sets a first character for a first player and a second character different from the first character, both belonging to a first group. The lottery unit decides stop positions of spinning slot reels of a reel group displayed on a display. The decision unit decides a battle action of the first group. The determination unit decreases hit points of an enemy character in response to the battle action and decreases hit points of at least one of the first and second characters in response to another battle action by the enemy character, so as to determine a winner based on respective remaining amounts of the hit points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co.. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Takahashi, Franklin Kang, Naoki Okada
  • GAME DEVICE, GAME CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20140295937
    Abstract: A game device includes a first setting unit, a lottery unit, a decision unit, and a determination unit. The first setting unit sets a first character for a first player and a second character different from the first character, both belonging to a first group. The lottery unit decides stop positions of spinning slot reels of a reel group displayed on a display. The decision unit decides a battle action of the first group. The determination unit decreases hit points of an enemy character in response to the battle action and decreases hit points of at least one of the first and second characters in response to another battle action by the enemy character, so as to determine a winner based on respective remaining amounts of the hit points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuya TAKAHASHI, Franklin KANG, Naoki OKADA