Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Hiruo

Kazuhiro Hiruo 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: 6964610
    Abstract: A video game device allows a game player to set a degree of difficulty of a technique to be performed by a play character by continuously hitting a pair of buttons in a controller. A command guiding unit guides the input of a command which causes the play character to perform a technique corresponding to the set degree of difficulty, and a stick-shaped controller allows the game player to input commands in accordance with the guide given by the command guiding unit. Upon completion of the performance of the technique by the play character, an evaluating unit evaluates the technique performed in accordance with the commands inputted by the game player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Konami Corporation
    Inventors: Madoka Yamauchi, Katsuma Kashiwagi, Kazuhiro Hiruo
  • Publication number: 20010008844
    Abstract: A video game device is provided with a degree of difficulty setting unit 201h for setting a degree of difficulty of a technique to be performed by a play character by continuously hitting a C1-button 183h and a C2-button 183i provided in a controller 183, a command guiding unit for guiding the input of a command for causing the play character to perform a technique corresponding to the set degree of difficulty, a stick-shaped controller 183e provided in the controller 183 for inputting the command in accordance with the guide given by the command guiding unit, a landing setting unit 201j for setting landing finished upon completion of performance of the technique by the play character MA, and an evaluating unit 201k for evaluating the technique performed in accordance with a command inputting operation. Accordingly, a highly interesting and ingenuous game can be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Publication date: July 19, 2001
    Applicant: KONAMI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Madoka Yamauchi, Katsuma Kashiwagi, Kazuhiro Hiruo