Patents by Inventor Hayana HONDA

Hayana HONDA 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).

  • Patent number: 9821225
    Abstract: Provided is a game machine that can expand the range of play actions demanded of a player. The game machine is provided with an input apparatus including four play operation units, and provides a music game that demands of the player a predetermined operation of each play operation unit. The game machine is provided with: a vibration sensor that detects a predetermined operation of each play operation unit; and an optical sensor that detects player actions during play of the music game. Also, the game machine evaluates the predetermined operation of the player on the basis of the detection results of the vibration sensor and evaluates player actions that are correlated with the predetermined operation on the basis of the detection results of the optical sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Asami, Hayana Honda, Shuhei Arai, Yohei Takahashi, Yoshiko Ichijo
  • Patent number: 9573052
    Abstract: A position information acquiring unit acquires position information relating to positions of a plurality of body parts of a player. A determination unit determines whether or not the at least one of the plurality of body parts exists within a determination region including the reference position at a time point corresponding to the reference time. A body part information acquiring unit acquires body part information relating to a kind of the at least one of the plurality of body parts determined to exist within the determination region. An evaluation unit evaluates gameplay of the player based on the kind of the at least one of the plurality of body parts acquired by the body part information acquiring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Tarama, Manabu Hazama, Hayana Honda
  • Publication number: 20150141102
    Abstract: Provided is a game machine that can expand the range of play actions demanded of a player. The game machine is provided with an input apparatus including four play operation units, and provides a music game that demands of the player a predetermined operation of each play operation unit. The game machine is provided with: a vibration sensor that detects a predetermined operation of each play operation unit; and an optical sensor that detects player actions during play of the music game. Also, the game machine evaluates the predetermined operation of the player on the basis of the detection results of the vibration sensor and evaluates player actions that are correlated with the predetermined operation on the basis of the detection results of the optical sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Yuichi Asami, Hayana Honda, Shuhei Arai, Yohei Takahashi, Yoshiko Ichijo
  • Publication number: 20130194182
    Abstract: A position information acquiring unit acquires position information relating to positions of a plurality of body parts of a player. A determination unit determines whether or not the at least one of the plurality of body parts exists within a determination region including the reference position at a time point corresponding to the reference time. A body part information acquiring unit acquires body part information relating to a kind of the at least one of the plurality of body parts determined to exist within the determination region. An evaluation unit evaluates gameplay of the player based on the kind of the at least one of the plurality of body parts acquired by the body part information acquiring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki TARAMA, Manabu HAZAMA, Hayana HONDA