Patents by Inventor Junpei Sato

Junpei Sato 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: 8016655
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display 201, when a sub player touches a select button area 1206 arranged under a main game display area 2001 through a transparent touch panel 202 covering the liquid crystal display 201, the sub player can select the play of a main game. In addition, when the sub player touches a select button area 1206 arranged under the sub game display area 2002, the sub player can select a back bet game serving as a sub game. Selection by the sub player is made prior to starting the main game and the sub game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Junpei Sato
  • Patent number: 8012008
    Abstract: Two card decks A and B are allocated to and shared by a dealer and each of “main players 1 to 5”. Two cards to be dealt respectively to the dealer and each of the main players are determined from the two card decks A and B. On the other hand, two card decks C and D are allocated to “sub player 3”. Two cards to be dealt to the sub player are determined from the two card decks C and D. In the determination, the same cards which dealt to the dealer are excluded from the two card decks C and D. Similarly, with respect to “sub player 5”, two cards to be dealt to the sub player are determined from two card decks E and F. Further, with respect to “sub player 8”, two cards to be dealt to the sub player are determined from two card decks G and H.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Junpei Sato
  • Patent number: 7662039
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-player gaming machine that enables players waiting for players now playing a game to end it, to enjoy another game during waiting. The multi-player gaming machine includes a main game section providing a main game which can be played by a plurality of main players at the same time for coins or the like and in which awards based on the bet coins or the like are paid out to the main players in accordance with an outcome of the game, and a sub-game section providing a sub-game in which sub-players bet playing values on the game outcome for the main players and in which awards based on the coins obtained or the like are paid out to the sub-players in accordance with an outcome of the game. The main game section sends main game status information indicating a status of the main game to the sub-game section. The sub-game section determines a bet acceptance period of the sub-game on the basis of the main game status information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Matsuno, Junpei Sato, Hirobumi Toyoda
  • Publication number: 20080227511
    Abstract: Two card decks A and B are allocated to and shared by a dealer and each of “main players 1 to 5”. Two cards to be dealt respectively to the dealer and each of the main players are determined from the two card decks A and B. On the other hand, two card decks C and D are allocated to “sub player 3”. Two cards to be dealt to the sub player are determined from the two card decks C and D. In the determination, the same cards which dealt to the dealer are excluded from the two card decks C and D. Similarly, with respect to “sub player 5”, two cards to be dealt to the sub player are determined from two card decks E and F. Further, with respect to “sub player 8”, two cards to be dealt to the sub player are determined from two card decks G and H.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Aruze Corp.
    Inventor: Junpei SATO
  • Publication number: 20080227539
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display 201, when a sub player touches a select button area 1206 arranged under a main game display area 2001 through a transparent touch panel 202 covering the liquid crystal display 201, the sub player can select the play of a main game. In addition, when the sub player touches a select button area 1206 arranged under the sub game display area 2002, the sub player can select a back bet game serving as a sub game. Selection by the sub player is made prior to starting the main game and the sub game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Aruze Corp.
    Inventor: Junpei SATO
  • Publication number: 20070082731
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes: a first game unit that performs a first game process for providing a first game to a first group of players; and a second game unit that performs a second game process for providing a second game to a second player. The second game process includes: allowing the second player to bet on any one of players from among the first group of players; and paying out a first part of a second award to the second player based on the bet amount in accordance with a result of the first game, the second award being divided into the first part and a second part. The first game process further includes paying out the second part of the second award to the players of the first game on which the second player bet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Masaki Matsuno, Junpei Sato, Toshihiko Kosaka
  • Publication number: 20070066390
    Abstract: A gaming machine according to one embodiment of the invention is a gaming machine which provides a series of games using a plurality of player terminals (sub-player terminals) each displaying a status of a game of respective one of players, and a panel portion displaying statuses of the game of all the players, has a game controller that performs control to conduct the game, and an assignment manager that manages assignment of a right to play in the status of the game of a player playing the game, and thereby provides an occasion to participate in the game to a person who desires to participate in the game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Masaki Matsuno, Junpei Sato, Hirobumi Toyoda
  • Publication number: 20070066387
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-player gaming machine that enables players waiting for players now playing a game to end it, to enjoy another game during waiting. The multi-player gaming machine includes a main game section providing a main game which can be played by a plurality of main players at the same time for coins or the like and in which awards based on the bet coins or the like are paid out to the main players in accordance with an outcome of the game, and a sub-game section providing a sub-game in which sub-players bet playing values on the game outcome for the main players and in which awards based on the coins obtained or the like are paid out to the sub-players in accordance with an outcome of the game. The main game section sends main game status information indicating a status of the main game to the sub-game section. The sub-game section determines a bet acceptance period of the sub-game on the basis of the main game status information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Masaki Matsuno, Junpei Sato, Hirobumi Toyoda
  • Publication number: 20070066381
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes: a first game unit that performs a first game process for providing a first game to a first group of players; and a second game unit that performs a second game process for providing a second game to a second group of players. The first game unit performs the first game process including transmitting first game status information to the second game unit, the first game status information representing status of the first game. The second game unit performs the second game process including: receiving the first game status information from the first game unit; allowing the second group of players to bet on the status of the first game; and paying out an award to the second group of players based on the bet amount in accordance with a result of the first game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Masaki Matsuno, Junpei Sato, Hirobumi Toyoda
  • Publication number: 20050187018
    Abstract: The present invention provides, in a gaming machine which uses a game table, an information input device which can detect positions indicated by player's hands or the like without relying on the detection of touching of the game table by players. An information input device includes a table which has one or a plurality of input regions which are preset, a position detector which detects a position of an object on the table and outputs positional information on the object, and a positional information determining unit which determines whether the position of the object is in any one of the input regions for a given period based on the positional information on the object from the position detector and treats the positional information valid when the positional information determining unit determines that the object is in the input region for the given period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Applicant: Aruze Corp.
    Inventors: Kengo Takeda, Osamu Sato, Jun Haishima, Junpei Sato
  • Patent number: 6402617
    Abstract: Provides a fishing game device capable of sensing operation of a fishing rod imparting action to a lure, affording more realistic simulation of tugging by the fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Sega Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Gouji, Yutaka Yokoyama, Masaru Sugahara, Junpei Sato, Yoshiharu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6361436
    Abstract: Provides a fishing game device capable of sensing operation of a fishing rod imparting action to a lure, affording more realistic simulation of tugging by the fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Gouji, Yutaka Yokoyama, Masaru Sugahara, Junpei Sato, Yoshiharu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20010021665
    Abstract: Provides a fishing game device capable of sensing operation of a fishing rod imparting action to a lure, affording more realistic simulation of tugging by the fish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Publication date: September 13, 2001
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Gouji, Yutaka Yokoyama, Masaru Sugahara, Junpei Sato, Yoshiharu Suzuki