Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Takeyasu

Hiroshi Takeyasu 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 system and computer-readable recording medium
    Patent number: 6582309
    Abstract: A game system has a display monitor for displaying a game image, a plurality of control buttons manually operable by a game player, and a memory for storing data representing timings to operate the control buttons, respectively. The game system has a control operation indicating function for displaying in the game image an image for indicating the timings to operate the control buttons based on the data stored in the memory, and an obstructing function for generating an obstructive effect in the image for indicating the timings to operate the control buttons, to obstruct an attempt of the game player to grasp the timings to operate the control buttons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Konami Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Higurashi, Kiyoshi Mizuki, Shintaro Mukai, Masato Akiyama, Hiroshi Takeyasu, Ryo Komatsu, Hiroshi Naraoka
  • GAME SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20020002411
    Abstract: A game system has a display monitor for displaying a game image, a plurality of control buttons manually operable by a game player, and a memory for storing data representing timings to operate the control buttons, respectively. The game system has a control operation indicating function for displaying in the game image an image for indicating the timings to operate the control buttons based on the data stored in the memory, and an obstructing function for generating an obstructive effect in the image for indicating the timings to operate the control buttons, to obstruct an attempt of the game player to grasp the timings to operate the control buttons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 1999
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: SEIJI HIGURASHI, KIYOSHI MIZUKI, SHINTARO MUKAI, MASATO AKIYAMA, HIROSHI TAKEYASU, RYO KOMATSU, HIROSHI NARAOKA