Patents by Inventor Katsumi Yabuno

Katsumi Yabuno 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).

  • CHARACTER COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110004461
    Abstract: A character communication device which is connected to a network and enables at least communication by using characters. The device comprises a candidate term display means (S104) for displaying a group of candidate terms prepared for message communication in a candidate term display area (52) of the screen, a term selecting means (2b) for outputting a term which is selected by the operator from the group of candidate terms, and a message generating means (s108) for generating a message by serially displaying a plurality of outputted terms in a message editing area (53) of the screen and sending the generated message to a transmitting/receiving means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Kei Nakajima, Takao Miyoshi, Yuij Naka, Shiro Maekawa, Katsumi Yabuno
  • Character communication device
    Patent number: 7664536
    Abstract: A character communication device which is connected to a network and enables at least communication by using characters. The device comprises a candidate term display means (S104) for displaying a group of candidate terms prepared for message communication in a candidate term display area (52) of the screen, a term selecting means (2b) for outputting a term which is selected by the operator from the group of candidate terms, and a message generating means (S108) for generating a message by serially displaying a plurality of outputted terms in a message editing area (53) of the screen and sending the generated message to a transmitting/receiving means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega
    Inventors: Kei Nakajima, Takao Miyoshi, Yuji Naka, Shiro Maekawa, Katsumi Yabuno
  • Character communication device
    Patent number: 7203908
    Abstract: A character communication device which is connected to a network and enables at least communication by using characters. The device comprises a candidate term display means (S104) for displaying a group of candidate terms prepared for message communication in a candidate term display area (52) of the screen, a term selecting means (2b) for outputting a term which is selected by the operator from the group of candidate terms, and a message generating means (S108) for generating a message by serially displaying a plurality of outputted terms in a message editing area (53) of the screen and sending the generated message to a transmitting/receiving means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega
    Inventors: Kei Nakajima, Takao Miyoshi, Yuji Naka, Shiro Maekawa, Katsumi Yabuno
  • Character communication device
    Publication number: 20060203009
    Abstract: A character communication device which is connected to a network and enables at least communication by using characters. The device comprises a candidate term display means (S104) for displaying a group of candidate terms prepared for message communication in a candidate term display area (52) of the screen, a term selecting means (2b) for outputting a term which is selected by the operator from the group of candidate terms, and a message generating means (S108) for generating a message by serially displaying a plurality of outputted terms in a message editing area (53) of the screen and sending the generated message to a transmitting/receiving means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Kei Nakajima, Takao Miyoshi, Yuji Naka, Shiro Maekawa, Katsumi Yabuno