Patents by Inventor Kentaro Horikawa

Kentaro Horikawa 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: 6918828
    Abstract: A game system comprises game execution apparatus to execute a game adapted to utilize a predetermined pseudovalue based on a game program, a memory card device, which records a pseudovalue obtained as a result of executing the game as a game data, and data reading apparatus to extract the pseudovalue from the game data recorded on the memory card device and transmit the extracted pseudovalue to the game execution apparatus. The memory card device comprises a record medium which is adapted to record the pseudovalue for each of a plurality of kind of the game, communication apparatus to communicate between another memory card device, and a control apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Konami Corporation
    Inventor: Kentaro Horikawa
  • Patent number: 6590580
    Abstract: A data creation device for image display which generates data for image display to display a plurality of target images each having a common display range on a display device, comprises: a first recording section to store a palette data which includes a plurality of color palettes and a code information, in which each of the plurality of color palettes includes a plurality of color informations, the code information includes a plurality of codes, and one of the plurality of codes specifies at least one color information of the plurality of color informations included in each of the plurality of color palettes; a second memory section to store an image data including the plurality of target images, in which the image data includes a the plurality of pixels, a position information concerns with a position of each of the plurality of pixels, one of the plurality of codes corresponds to the position information, and a palette information decides which palette is used among the plurality of palettes; and a drawing
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Konami Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Horikawa, Tetsunori Saito
  • Publication number: 20020143867
    Abstract: A network server system in which a plurality of platforms and a game management station server are connected via a network is provided. A data file is prepared at each platform, based on a single data format. Each prepared data file is uploaded to the game management station server via the network. A game is executed in the game management station server, based on each uploaded data file. Game result data derived from the game are downloaded to the respective platforms via the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: KONAMI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kentaro Horikawa
  • Publication number: 20010023200
    Abstract: A data creation device for image display which generates data for image display to display a plurality of target images each having a common display range on a display device, comprises: a first recording section to store a palette data which includes a plurality of color palettes and a code information, in which each of the plurality of color palettes includes a plurality of color informations, the code information includes a plurality of codes, and one of the plurality of codes specifies at least one color information of the plurality of color informations included in each of the plurality of color palettes; a second memory section to store an image data including the plurality of target images, in which the image data includes a the plurality of pixels, a position information concerns with a position of each of the plurality of pixels, one of the plurality of codes corresponds to the position information, and a palette information decides which palette is used among the plurality of palettes; and a drawing
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Inventors: Kentaro Horikawa, Tetsunori Saito
  • Publication number: 20010007827
    Abstract: A game system comprises: game execution section to execute a game, which treats a predetermined pseudovalue based on a game program; a record medium, which records the pseudovalue obtained as a result of an execution of the game; and data reading section to extract the pseudovalue from the game data recorded on the record medium or other similar kinds of record media and lead it to the game execution section, and the pseudovalue can be shared between other kinds of the games, which treat the corresponding pseudovalue, and the game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Publication date: July 12, 2001
    Inventor: Kentaro Horikawa