Patents by Inventor Hirokazu SHIMAOKA

Hirokazu SHIMAOKA 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).

  • Information processing system, information processing apparatus, storage medium and information processing method
    Patent number: 9654457
    Abstract: A non-limiting example game system includes a game apparatus which is stored with various kinds of application programs. When an application program for a specific service such as a television program guide (program guide program) is started, prior to an acquisition of a content (webpage), an authentication of the game apparatus is performed, and a white list which records a domain name accessible by the game apparatus (the program guide program) is acquired from a managing server which is controlled by a provider of the television program guide. In the program guide program, it is determined whether or not a domain name described in URL of the webpage appears in the white list when a request to send the webpage is to be sent. If not appeared in the white list, the program guide program is suspended, and a web browser is activated to send the request to send the webpage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoji Kamikawa, Taiyo Hara, Makoto Takano, Kojiro Taguchi, Hirokazu Shimaoka, Yuya Ono
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20140143832
    Abstract: A non-limiting example game system includes a game apparatus which is stored with various kinds of application programs. When an application program for a specific service such as a television program guide (program guide program) is started, prior to an acquisition of a content (webpage), an authentication of the game apparatus is performed, and a white list which records a domain name accessible by the game apparatus (the program guide program) is acquired from a managing server which is controlled by a provider of the television program guide. In the program guide program, it is determined whether or not a domain name described in URL of the webpage appears in the white list when a request to send the webpage is to be sent. If not appeared in the white list, the program guide program is suspended, and a web browser is activated to send the request to send the webpage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoji KAMIKAWA, Taiyo HARA, Makoto TAKANO, Kojiro TAGUCHI, Hirokazu SHIMAOKA, Yuya ONO