Patents by Inventor Makiko Ota

Makiko Ota 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: 8562430
    Abstract: A game system includes: a display device that displays a screen of a game; and partial information presenting device that causes the display device to display a part of customization information of which setting is to be performed by a player on the game by utilizing waiting time of the game, and wherein the partial information presenting device varies a display range which is to be displayed at the display device as a part of the customization information in accordance with customization time allocated to setting of the customization information among the waiting time of the game so that the amount of the customization information included in the display range is increased when the customization time is long and is decreased when the customization time is short.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Shota Katagiri, Yuma Takafuji, Masahiro Kiyomoto, Mayumi Okuyama, Tatsuya Iyama, Makiko Ota
  • Patent number: 8303409
    Abstract: The game apparatus indicates to a player the slide playing technique that not less than two of fret buttons are operated according to the alignment sequence thereof. When the operation in replay to the indication is evaluated, the game apparatus determines whether the operation for the slide playing technique has succeeded or not, under such condition that with respect to the operations of adjacent two fret buttons, the operation to the preceding fret button to be operated precedingly is detected, the operation to the next fret button to be operated next is detected, and after detecting the operation, the release operation of the preceding fret button is detected, the condition being at least one part of required condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomomi Tsubakisawa, Makiko Ota
  • Publication number: 20120077590
    Abstract: A game system includes: a display device that displays a screen of a game; and partial information presenting device that causes the display device to display a part of customization information of which setting is to be performed by a player on the game by utilizing waiting time of the game, and wherein the partial information presenting device varies a display range which is to be displayed at the display device as a part of the customization information in accordance with customization time allocated to setting of the customization information among the waiting time of the game so that the amount of the customization information included in the display range is increased when the customization time is long and is decreased when the customization time is short.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao YAMAMOTO, Shota KATAGIRI, Yuma TAKAFUJI, Masahiro KIYOMOTO, Mayumi OKUYAMA, Tatsuya IYAMA, Makiko OTA
  • Publication number: 20110077077
    Abstract: The game apparatus indicates to a player the slide playing technique that not less than two of fret buttons are operated according to the alignment sequence thereof. When the operation in replay to the indication is evaluated, the game apparatus determines whether the operation for the slide playing technique has succeeded or not, under such condition that with respect to the operations of adjacent two fret buttons, the operation to the preceding fret button to be operated precedingly is detected, the operation to the next fret button to be operated next is detected, and after detecting the operation, the release operation of the preceding fret button is detected, the condition being at least one part of required condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomomi Tsubakisawa, Makiko Ota