Patents by Inventor Jiro Hotta

Jiro Hotta 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: 10510052
    Abstract: In a fee collection system a game machine as a charge collective apparatus is provided with a reader terminal for obtaining predetermined identification information from a card, and a reader control unit for outputting to a control board a signal equivalent to an output signal of a coin selector, wherein when a card ID is transmitted from the reader control unit, a management PC refers to charge setting data, determines the consumption amount of electronic money, and requests an account management server to process withdrawal of the consumption amount from an account of electronic money corresponding to the card ID. The management PC notifies the reader control unit the processing result transmitted from the account management server, and outputs to the control board a signal equivalent to the output signal of the coin selector when the withdrawal is successful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Keina Kanisawa, Yusuke Kitakaze, Jiro Hotta, Masahiko Kami, Tadanobu Otaki, Toyofumi Kitano, Kazutaka Kubota, Satoshi Ueda, Hideaki Minoda
  • Patent number: 10130887
    Abstract: There is stored in a storage device a conversion coefficient for correcting the difference between payment methods with respect to the correlation between the unit for enumerating a consumption amount and monetary value and treating the consumption amount of monetary value of each payment method as an enumerated value in the same unit system. Obtained from a payment apparatus is consumption record data where the consumption amount of monetary consumption by a user is represented by the number of units for each payment method. Calculated is an enumerate value corresponding to the consumption amount of each payment method based on the consumption amount of each payment method included in the consumption record data and the conversion coefficient. Based on the enumerated value obtained for each payment method and a predetermined unit price, calculated is a counter value to be charged from the first party to the second party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadanobu Otaki, Masahiko Kami, Jiro Hotta
  • Patent number: 10013687
    Abstract: A card ID and a consumption amount of virtual money are transmitted from a game terminal as charging-target terminal apparatus, the card ID being recorded in a card possessed by a user (step S31). The server apparatus replaces the card ID with a user ID unique to each user (step S32), and specifies a virtual money account managed by the server apparatus in association with the user ID. When the balance of the account is not less than the consumption amount, the consumption amount is subtracted from the balance of the account, and when the balance is less than the consumption amount, the subtraction of the consumption amount is stopped (step S34). Transaction result information including information indicating whether the subtraction of consumption amount has succeeded is transmitted to the game terminal (3) as a response (steps S35, S36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keina Kanisawa, Yasuyuki Nagatomo, Yusuke Kitakaze, Koji Makino, Jiro Hotta, Masahiko Kami, Tadanobu Otaki, Kazutaka Kubota
  • Publication number: 20130303272
    Abstract: There is stored in a storage device a conversion coefficient for correcting the difference between payment methods with respect to the correlation between the unit for enumerating a consumption amount and monetary value and treating the consumption amount of monetary value of each payment method as an enumerated value in the same unit system. Obtained from a payment apparatus is consumption record data where the consumption amount of monetary consumption by a user is represented by the number of units for each payment method. Calculated is an enumerate value corresponding to the consumption amount of each payment method based on the consumption amount of each payment method included in the consumption record data and the conversion coefficient. Based on the enumerated value obtained for each payment method and a predetermined unit price, calculated is a counter value to be charged from the first party to the second party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadanobu Otaki, Masahiko Kami, Jiro Hotta
  • Patent number: 8562426
    Abstract: There is provided a system where usage charge of a facility can be paid by virtual money. A card ID and a consumption amount of virtual money are transmitted from a game terminal as charging-target terminal apparatus, the card ID being recorded in a card possessed by a user (step S31). The server apparatus replaces the card ID with a user ID unique to each user (step S32), and specifies a virtual money account managed by the server apparatus in association with the user ID. When the balance of the account is not less than the consumption amount, the consumption amount is subtracted from the balance of the account, and when the balance is less than the consumption amount, the subtraction of the consumption amount is stopped (stepS34). Transaction result information including information indicating whether the subtraction of consumption amount has succeeded is transmitted to the game terminal (3) as a response (steps S35, S36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keina Kanisawa, Yasuyuki Nagatomo, Yusuke Kitakaze, Koji Makino, Jiro Hotta, Masahiko Kami, Tadanobu Otaki, Kazutaka Kubota
  • Patent number: 8556726
    Abstract: There is provided a game system which is capable of differentiating depending on the payment method of a play fee. The game system where it is possible to pay a game play fee by selecting one payment method from a plurality of payment methods, determines the payment method which the play fee has been paid by (S1), and controls the game in such a way that modification is generated depending on the payment method, on the basis of the determination result (S2-S13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Kitakaze, Keina Kanisawa, Yasuyuki Nagatomo, Koji Makino, Tadanobu Otaki, Jiro Hotta, Masahiko Kami, Hajime Takahama, Yuuki Harano, Kazutaka Kubota
  • Publication number: 20130238494
    Abstract: In a fee collection system a game machine as a charge collective apparatus is provided with a reader terminal for obtaining predetermined identification information from a card, and a reader control unit for outputting to a control board a signal equivalent to an output signal of a coin selector, wherein when a card ID is transmitted from the reader control unit, a management PC refers to charge setting data, determines the consumption amount of electronic money, and requests an account management server to process withdrawal of the consumption amount from an account of electronic money corresponding to the card ID. The management PC notifies the reader control unit the processing result transmitted from the account management server, and outputs to the control board a signal equivalent to the output signal of the coin selector when the withdrawal is successful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keina Kanisawa, Yusuke Kitakaze, Jiro Hotta, Masahiko Kami, Tadanobu Otaki, Toyofumi Kitano, Kazutaka Kubota, Satoshi Ueda, Hideaki Minoda
  • Publication number: 20120208627
    Abstract: There is provided a game system which is capable of differentiating depending on the payment method of a play fee. The game system where it is possible to pay a game play fee by selecting one payment method from a plurality of payment methods, determines the payment method which the play fee has been paid by (S1), and controls the game in such a way that modification is generated depending on the payment method, on the basis of the determination result (S2-S13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Yusuke Kitakaze, Keina Kanisawa, Yasuyuki Nagatomo, Koji Makino, Tadanobu Otaki, Jiro Hotta, Masahiko Kami, Hajime Takahama, Yuuki Harano, Kazutaka Kubota
  • Publication number: 20120047068
    Abstract: A card ID and a consumption amount of virtual money are transmitted from a game terminal as charging-target terminal apparatus, the card ID being recorded in a card possessed by a user (step S31). The server apparatus replaces the card ID with a user ID unique to each user (step S32), and specifies a virtual money account managed by the server apparatus in association with the user ID. When the balance of the account is not less than the consumption amount, the consumption amount is subtracted from the balance of the account, and when the balance is less than the consumption amount, the subtraction of the consumption amount is stopped (step S34). Transaction result information including information indicating whether the subtraction of consumption amount has succeeded is transmitted to the game terminal (3) as a response (steps S35, S36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Keina Kanisawa, Yasuyuki Nagatomo, Yusuke Kitakaze, Koji Makino, Jiro Hotta, Masahiko Kami, Tadanobu Otaki, Kazutaka Kubota
  • Publication number: 20120040748
    Abstract: There is provided a system where usage charge of a facility can be paid by virtual money. A card ID and a consumption amount of virtual money are transmitted from a game terminal as charging-target terminal apparatus, the card ID being recorded in a card possessed by a user (step S31). The server apparatus replaces the card ID with a user ID unique to each user (step S32), and specifies a virtual money account managed by the server apparatus in association with the user ID. When the balance of the account is not less than the consumption amount, the consumption amount is subtracted from the balance of the account, and when the balance is less than the consumption amount, the subtraction of the consumption amount is stopped (stepS34). Transaction result information including information indicating whether the subtraction of consumption amount has succeeded is transmitted to the game terminal (3) as a response (steps S35, S36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Keina Kanisawa, Yasuyuki Nagatomo, Yusuke Kitazake, Koji Makino, Jiro Hotta, Masahiko Kami, Tadanobu Otaki, Kazutaka Kubota