Patents by Inventor Kouzo Nagashima

Kouzo Nagashima 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).

  • Server providing competitive game service, program storage medium for use in the server, and method of providing competitive game service using the server
    Patent number: 7377852
    Abstract: A competitive game program and virtual game player list are previously stored in a server. The server provides on network a competitive game service to a plurality of game players' terminals via communication lines. The server sets such that, under the condition that the number of competitors against the game players is below a predetermined number, the competitive game program is activated to play the competitive game with the game players, and notifies, as a competitor, a virtual game player's name previously entered on the virtual game player list, to the game players who are to play the competitive game with the competitive game program. Therefore, the game player can enjoy the competitive game with the virtual game player, even if the number of competitors is insufficient when receiving the competitive game service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Aruze Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kouzo Nagashima
  • Server providing competitive game service, program storage medium for use in the server, and method of providing competitive game service using the server
    Publication number: 20020082088
    Abstract: A competitive game program and virtual game player list are previously stored in a server. The server provides on network a competitive game service to a plurality of game players' terminals via communication lines. The server sets such that, under the condition that the number of competitors against the game players is below a predetermined number, the competitive game program is activated to play the competitive game with the game players, and notifies, as a competitor, a virtual game player's name previously entered on the virtual game player list, to the game players who are to play the competitive game with the competitive game program. Therefore, the game player can enjoy the competitive game with the virtual game player, even if the number of competitors is insufficient when receiving the competitive game service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventor: Kouzo Nagashima