Patents by Inventor Masahio Nishiyama

Masahio Nishiyama 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 server device, game terminal device, secondary game management system, and secondary game management method
    Patent number: 8137190
    Abstract: A game server device communicably connected to a plurality of client terminal devices includes: a multiple-choice question communication control unit that obtains player capability information in information on a player who plays at a terminal device; a multiple-choice question related information storage unit that stores secondary games classified according to a player capability respectively; a multiple-choice question communication control unit that distributes to the terminal device in play a secondary game in a classification according to a capability of a player, who is in play, obtained from the terminal device; a multiple-choice question communication control unit that receives play results in regard to play of the distributed secondary game from the plurality of terminal devices; a multiple-choice question management unit that tabulates the play results received from the terminal devices respectively; and a multiple-choice question communication control unit that returns tabulated results to terminal
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Nagatomo, Masakazu Shibamiya, Kazuma Konishi, Masahio Nishiyama