Patents by Inventor Kenichirou Shigeno

Kenichirou Shigeno 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, judgment table producing method, and computer-readable storage medium carrying game program
    Patent number: 6688981
    Abstract: A game system includes: a storage device for storing data of imaginary game field constituted by a plurality of areas to be displayed in scenes of game; and a control device for advancing the game according a predetermined program and reading out the data of the imaginary game field from the storage device to produce images to be displayed. The control device includes: a judgment table producing unit for judging whether or not a character located in an area is within a visual field of another character located in another area for all areas in the imaginary game field in which the character can be located, when the data of the imaginary game field is read out, and for producing judgment tables based on judgment results; and a unit for controlling action of the character located in the areas of the imaginary game field based on the judgment tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenichirou Shigeno
  • Game system, judgement table producting method, and computer-readable storage medium carrying game program
    Publication number: 20010036852
    Abstract: A game system includes: a storage device for storing data of imaginary game field constituted by a plurality of areas to be displayed in scenes of game; and a control device for advancing the game according a predetermined program and reading out the data of the imaginary game field from the storage device to produce images to be displayed. The control device includes: a judgment table producing unit for judging whether or not a character located in an area is within a visual field of another character located in another area for all areas in the imaginary game field in which the character can be located, when the data of the imaginary game field is read out, and for producing judgment tables based on judgment results; and a unit for controlling action of the character located in the areas of the imaginary game field based on the judgment tables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Applicant: KONAMI COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT JAPAN, INC.
    Inventor: Kenichirou Shigeno