Patents by Inventor Koji Kazaoka

Koji Kazaoka 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: 7210998
    Abstract: In a gaming machine provided with operating members actuated by human, a game processor proceeds a game in accordance with the actuation of the operating members. An inhibition requirement determinant determines whether a predetermined inhibition requirement is satisfied while the game processor proceeds the game. A game inhibiter performs game inhibition processing for diverting an attention of the player toward something other than the game, when the inhibition requirement determinant determines that the inhibition requirement is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Konami Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Kazaoka, Eiji Aida
  • Patent number: 6893343
    Abstract: A random number selector selects a random number. A symbol selector selects a symbol associated with the random number. A symbol display displays the symbol. A sound data selector selects at least one of a plurality of sound data based on the random number. A sound reproducer reproduces the at least one sound data as an audible sound, at a predetermined timing while the symbol is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Konami Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Suda, Koji Kazaoka, Takayuki Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20030232645
    Abstract: A random number selector selects a random number. A symbol selector selects a symbol associated with the random number. A symbol display displays the symbol. A sound data selector selects at least one of a plurality of sound data based on the random number. A sound reproducer reproduces the at least one sound data as an audible sound, at a predetermined timing while the symbol is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: KONAMI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Suda, Koji Kazaoka, Takayuki Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20020142824
    Abstract: In a gaming machine provided with operating members actuated by human, a game processor proceeds a game in accordance with the actuation of the operating members. An inhibition requirement determinant determines whether a predetermined inhibition requirement is satisfied while the game processor proceeds the game. A game inhibiter performs game inhibition processing for diverting an attention of the player toward something other than the game, when the inhibition requirement determinant determines that the inhibition requirement is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: KONAMI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Kazaoka, Eiji Aida
  • Publication number: 20020142827
    Abstract: In a gaming machine provided with operating members actuated by human, a game processor proceeds a game in accordance with the actuation of the operating members. An inhibition requirement determinant determines whether a predetermined inhibition requirement is satisfied while the game processor proceeds the game. A game inhibiter performs game inhibition processing for diverting an attention of the player toward something other than the game, when the inhibition requirement determinant determines that the inhibition requirement is satisfied. A game interrupter interrupts the game proceeded by the game processor, when the inhibition requirement determinant determines that the inhibition requirement is satisfied. The game interrupter interrupts the game until a predetermined interruption canceling requirement is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: KONAMI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiji Aida, Koji Kazaoka