Patents by Inventor Hidekazu Sekiguchi

Hidekazu Sekiguchi 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: 8827786
    Abstract: A display control section displays, on a game screen, a whole or a part of a game space in which a plurality of objects are located. An update section updates a location state of the plurality of objects. A notification subject situation saving section stores, as a notification subject situation, a location state of the plurality of objects at a given time point in a notification subject situation storage. A notification control section executes notification output based on a result of comparison between the location state of the plurality of objects and the notification subject situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Shin, Seitaro Kimura, Hitoshi Otomo, Hidekazu Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 8292734
    Abstract: A game configured such that one or more game characters behave based on behavior control data is executed. A reexecution section reexecutes the game from a situation at a time point in the past. A generation section generates second behavior control data based on first behavior control data used at the time point in the past and an operation of a user. A save section causes the situation at the time point in the past and the second behavior control data to be stored as a reference situation and special behavior control data associated with the reference situation, respectively. In a case where a comparison result between the situation of the game and the reference situation is a predetermined result, behavior control section starts behavior control of the one or more game characters based on the special behavior control data associated with the reference situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Otomo, Seitaro Kimura, Hideyuki Shin, Hidekazu Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20100248827
    Abstract: A display control section displays, on a game screen, a whole or a part of a game space in which a plurality of objects are located. An update section updates a location state of the plurality of objects. A notification subject situation saving section stores, as a notification subject situation, a location state of the plurality of objects at a given time point in a notification subject situation storage. A notification control section executes notification output based on a result of comparison between the location state of the plurality of objects and the notification subject situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideyuki SHIN, Seitaro Kimura, Hitoshi Otomo, Hidekazu Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20100248830
    Abstract: A game configured such that one or more game characters behave based on behavior control data is executed. A reexecution section reexecutes the game from a situation at a time point in the past. A generation section generates second behavior control data based on first behavior control data used at the time point in the past and an operation of a user. A save section causes the situation at the time point in the past and the second behavior control data to be stored as a reference situation and special behavior control data associated with the reference situation, respectively. In a case where a comparison result between the situation of the game and the reference situation is a predetermined result, behavior control section starts behavior control of the one or more game characters based on the special behavior control data associated with the reference situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi OTOMO, Seitaro KIMURA, Hideyuki SHIN, Hidekazu SEKIGUCHI